The merit of plaintiffs' causes of action was amply demonstrated by the sworn affidavit of a physician clearly qualified to opine on the standards of care that defendants should have provided to the decedent, which affidavit clearly explained how defendants' departures from those standards contributed to the decedent's death. We have considered defendants' other arguments and find them to be without merit.
SULLIVAN, J.P., NARDELLI, WILLIAMS, MAZZARELLI, ANDRIAS, JJ.