Legal Opinion
Williams v. Turner Construction Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 11, 2003PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Marcy Friedman, J.), entered December 6, 2002, which, upon a jury verdict, awarded plaintiffs damages, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Viewed in light of the relevant considerations (see Morsette v “The Final Call, ” 309 AD2d 249, 256 [2003]), the jury’s awards of $300,000 and $1 million for past and future pain and suffering, respectively, do not deviate materially from what is reasonable compensation under the circumstances. As for the award for lost future earnings, the assumption of the economics expert supporting the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Faas v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Morsette v. "The Final Call"Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Czerniejewski v. Stewart-Glapat Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Thompson v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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