Plaintiff seeks damages for alleged medical malpractice in connection with spinal surgery that rendered her paralyzed from the waist down.
Le waived his lack of service defense by failing to timely move to dismiss, as required by CPLR 3211 (e). If Le had never filed an answer, CPLR 3211 (e) would not have been implicated and the failure to serve him would have rendered all subsequent proceedings null and void (see Emigrant Mtge. Co., Inc. v Westervelt,
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