CORRADO, KATHLEEN v. DAVULURI, M.D., CHOUDARY

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department [1150] CA 14-00672 PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., FAHEY, SCONIERS, WHALEN, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ. KATHLEEN CORRADO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF LUCAS DELGATTO, INFANT, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, V MEMORANDUM AND ORDER CHOUDARY DAVULURI, M.D., ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER’S MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CENTER AND ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. MARTIN, GANOTIS, BROWN, MOULD & CURRIE, P.C., DEWITT (DANIEL P. LARABY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT CHOUDARY DAVULURI, M.D. HANCOCK ESTABROOK, LLP, SYRACUSE (ASHLEY D. HAYES OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER’S MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CENTER AND ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER. DEFRANCISCO & FALGIANTANO LAW FIRM, SYRACUSE (CHARLES L. FALGIATANO OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT. Appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Donald A. Greenwood, J.), entered June 25, 2013. The order denied the motion of defendants for a directed verdict. It is hereby ORDERED that said appeals are unanimously dismissed without costs. Memorandum: Defendants appeal from an order denying their motion for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s case (see CPLR 4401). The jury was unable to reach a verdict after the close of evidence, and Supreme Court declared a mistrial. The appeals must be dismissed. The court’s order denying the motion for a directed verdict embodies “determinations in the nature of rulings by the court during the trial and is not appealable” (Covell v H.R.H. Constr. Corp., 24 AD2d 566, 567 , affd 17 NY2d 709 ; see Kinker v 6409-20th Ave. Realty Corp., 28 AD2d 907, 908 , appeal dismissed 20 NY2d 796 ; see also Kemp v Lynch, 283 AD2d 934, 934 ), either as of right or by permission (see Radford v Sheridan Prods., 181 AD2d 667, 668 ). Entered: November 21, 2014 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court