*1 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 914

CA 15-00256

PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., SMITH, CENTRA, PERADOTTO, AND CARNI, JJ. PAUL K. ISAAC AND PARAMOUNT SETTLEMENT

PLANNING, LLC, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,

V ORDER MEDICAL LIABILITY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

RINGLER ASSOCIATES, INC., BLACK, HOLCOMB,

SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC., KIPNES CROWLEY

GROUP, LLC, THE PENSION COMPANY, AND JMW

SETTLEMENTS, INC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

LAW OFFICE OF J. MICHAEL HAYES, BUFFALO (J. MICHAEL HAYES OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS.

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP, NEW YORK CITY (RONALD G. BLUM OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT MEDICAL LIABILITY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

HODGSON RUSS LLP, BUFFALO (RYAN J. LUCINSKI OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS BLACK, HOLCOMB, SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC. AND KIPNES CROWLEY GROUP, LLC.

CONNORS & VILARDO, LLP, BUFFALO (LAWLOR F. QUINLAN, III, OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT THE PENSION COMPANY.

LANDMAN CORSI BALLAINE & FORD P.C., NEW YORK CITY (MARK S. LANDMAN OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT JMW SETTLEMENTS, INC. Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Timothy J. Walker, A.J.), entered April 23, 2014. The order granted the motions of defendants to dismiss the second amended complaint.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision at Supreme Court.

Entered: October 2, 2015 Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court