Opinion Excerpt

VanLaeken v Nakamura 2026 NY Slip Op 05656 October 2, 2026 Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. RICHARD D. VANLAEKEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF MICHELLE H. VANLAEKEN, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v CHESTER M. NAKAMURA, M.D., CLIFTON SPRINGS MEDICAL SERVICES, PLLC, FLH MEDICAL, P.C., ROCHESTER