Legal Opinion
Purkiss-Riddle v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 22, 2011PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1002On April 29, 2006, the 69-year-old plaintiff injured her left knee and left shoulder when she fell on an escalator in the defendant’s subway station. After receiving physical therapy for several months, on June 5, 2007, the plaintiff had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus. The doctor who performed the surgery testified at trial that the plaintiff also suffered traumatically-induced grade four chondromalacia and synovitis in her knee. After a brief period during which her knee began to feel better, the pain eventually returned. The plaintiff was treated with cortisone…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ness v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Harris v. City of New York Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Lopez v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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