New York Court of Appeals

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, Respondent v. Lorna McBarnette, as Executive Deputy Commissioner of…

June 30, 199484 N.Y.2d 194

Summary

The Court held that a four‑month statute of limitations under CPLR 217 governs declaratory‑judgment actions challenging quasi‑legislative Medicaid rate‑making, rendering the plaintiff’s claims untimely. It affirmed the Supreme Court’s judgment and reversed the Appellate Division’s contrary ruling.