*1 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 1322

CA 14-00594

PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., PERADOTTO, CARNI, LINDLEY, AND SCONIERS, JJ. IN THE MATTER OF SMALL SMILES LITIGATION

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KELLY VARANO, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN

OF INFANT JEREMY BOHN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,

V ORDER FORBA HOLDINGS, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS CHURCH STREET

HEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, FORBA, N.Y., LLC,

FORBA, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC, LLC, FORBA

NY, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC NY, LLC, DD

MARKETING, INC., DEROSE MANAGEMENT, LLC, SMALL

SMILES DENTISTRY OF SYRACUSE, LLC, DANIEL E.

DEROSE, MICHAEL A. DEROSE, D.D.S., EDWARD J.

DEROSE, D.D.S., ADOLPH R. PADULA, D.D.S.,

WILLIAM A. MUELLER, D.D.S., MICHAEL W. ROUMPH, NAVEED AMAN, D.D.S., KOURY BONDS, D.D.S., AND

YAQOOB KHAN, D.D.S., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

(APPEAL NO. 1.)

GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP, ALBANY (MATTHEW S. LERNER OF COUNSEL), AND SMITH, SOVIK, KENDRICK & SUGNET, P.C., SYRACUSE, FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS FORBA HOLDINGS, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS CHURCH STREET HEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, FORBA, N.Y., LLC, AND SMALL SMILES DENTISTRY OF SYRACUSE, LLC.

O’CONNOR, O’CONNOR, BRESEE & FIRST, P.C., ALBANY (LIA B. MITCHELL OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS FORBA, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC, LLC, FORBA NY, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC NY, LLC, DD MARKETING, INC., DEROSE MANAGEMENT, LLC, DANIEL E. DEROSE, MICHAEL A. DEROSE, D.D.S., EDWARD J. DEROSE, D.D.S., ADOLPH R. PADULA, D.D.S., WILLIAM A. MUELLER, D.D.S., AND MICHAEL W. ROUMPH.

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP, ALBANY (MELISSA A. MURPHY-PETROS OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS NAVEED AMAN, D.D.S., KOURY BONDS, D.D.S., AND YAQOOB KHAN, D.D.S.

POWERS & SANTOLA, LLP, ALBANY (MICHAEL J. HUTTER OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT. Appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Deborah H. Karalunas, J.), entered December 3, 2013. The order granted the motion of plaintiff for a new trial.

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