Hudson v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ira Gammerman, J.

This action seeking damages for wrongful death was instituted on July 24, 1986, six days before the applicability of CPLR article 50-B. It was tried, however, in July 1990. Pursu*284ant to section 20 of Laws of 1988 (ch 184), CPLR 4111 (f) was made applicable to all actions in which a trial has not been commenced as of August 1, 1988, irrespective of whether or not that action was covered by either article 50-A or 50-B. Thus in a substantial number of actions, medical malpractice actions commenced before July 1, 1985 and other personal injury or death actions…