Another certified question. The Second Circuit has certified another question to the New York State Court of Appeals. The question is:

Does CPLR 205(a) allow a corporation to refile an action within six months when a previously, timely-filed action has mistakenly been commenced in the name of a different, related corporate entity and has been dismissed for naming the wrong plaintiff.

The decision in Reliance Insurance Co. v. Polyvision Corp. can be found here.