Legal Opinion
Schifelbine v. Foster Wheeler Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
James E. Euken, J.
*153The issue before the court is the calculation of damages at a CPLR article 50-B hearing. Plaintiff received catastrophic injuries in a fall through Foster Wheeler’s roof on July 27, 1999, rendering him a quadriplegic. Summary judgment was granted under Labor Law § 240 (1) and entered on December 13, 2000, and the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, unanimously affirmed (288 AD2d 903). The liability trial on May 9, 2002 found Mr. Schifelbine’s employer K.C. Swann & Son Roofing Company, Inc., 100% liable.
A second jury awarded damages on May 31, 2002 of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rohring v. City of Niagara FallsNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Bryant v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Rodriguez v. New York City Housing AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Caruso v. Russell P. LeFrois Builders, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Ursini v. SussmanNew York Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Kihl v. PfefferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Ruby v. Budget Rent A Car Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Schifelbine v. Foster Wheeler Corp.New York Supreme Court, Allegany County · 2002