Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.
It is well established that when a defendant relies on the findings of defense experts, those findings must be in admissible form, i.e., affidavits or affirmations, not unsworn reports, in order to make a prima facie showing of entitlement to summary judgment (see Pagano v Kingsbury,
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