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Megna v. Becton Dickinson Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 15, 1995
215 A.D.2d 542 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

May 15, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Hart, J.).


Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The Supreme Court correctly determined that the plaintiff's complaint failed to adequately allege a cause of action, inasmuch as it was devoid of specific factual allegations and did not indicate the material elements of a claim and how they would apply to the case (see, CPLR 3013; see, e.g., Willis v Kepner, 109 A.D.2d 950). Moreover, to the extent that the plaintiff suggests the action is premised upon breach of warranty or lack of informed consent, neither theory of recovery would be available to the plaintiff against this defendant under the circumstances presented. Similarly, we agree with the Supreme Court's observation that even if the complaint had adequately pleaded a negligence or strict products liability cause of action, such claims would be barred by the applicable Statute of Limitations (see, CPLR 214; see generally, Martin v Edwards Labs., 60 N.Y.2d 417).

Finally, we note that in reaching our determination, we have not considered those documents submitted by the plaintiff which are dehors the record. Sullivan, J.P., Thompson, Copertino and Florio, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Megna v. Becton Dickinson Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 15, 1995
215 A.D.2d 542 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

Megna v. Becton Dickinson Company

Case Details

Full title:CATHERINE MEGNA, Appellant, v. BECTON DICKINSON COMPANY, Respondent

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: May 15, 1995

Citations

215 A.D.2d 542 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
626 N.Y.S.2d 546

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