A state appeals court is allowing a suit to be filed on behalf of a child who was brain-damaged at birth into a New York State indemnity fund created to cover medical malpractice expenses to move forward, which may be a hopeful sign for hundreds of other plaintiffs fighting similar cases.

The ruling by a four-judge panel from the Appellate Division, Second Department affirms Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Marsha Steinhardt’s ruling to deny the Attorney General’s Office’s motion to dismiss the suit.