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DORFMAN v. LEIDNER

76 N.Y.2d 956 (1990)

Lewis Dorfman, Individually and as Administrator of The Estate of Regina Dorfman, Deceased, Appellant, v. Sheldon Leidner, Respondent. (Action No. 1.) Dena Davidson, Appellant, v. Community General Hospital, Defendant, and Joseph Lauterstein, Respondent. (Action No. 2.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 20, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Orseck for appellants.

Myra I. Packman for respondents.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division in each case should be affirmed, with costs.

Plaintiffs' lawyer in these two medical malpractice cases used the same process server in an attempt to start the actions by delivering copies of the summonses and complaints to employees at the defendant doctors' offices. Subsequently, copies of the summonses and complaints were mailed to the doctors' offices. Supreme Court...

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