Based upon reasons, hereinafter set forth in detail, the court holds that service of a complaint in a medical or dental malpractice action, unaccompanied by a certificate of merit as required under CPLR 3012-a, constitutes a jurisdictional defect, and renders the action subject to dismissal pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (2).
On or about December 9, 1986, the plaintiff commenced an
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