Legal Opinion
Czech v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 23, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
*701The jury award of $1,500,000 to the injured plaintiff for future pain and suffering deviates materially from what would be reasonable compensation to the extent indicated herein (see CPLR 5501 [c]; see generally Van Ness v New York City Tr. Auth., 288 AD2d 374; Gabor v Goolnick, 288 AD2d 432).
The award of $100,000 to the injured plaintiff’s husband, Leslaw Czech, deviates materially from what would be reasonable compensation to the extent indicated herein (see CPLR 5501 [c]; see generally Palmieri v Long Is. Jewish Med. Ctr., 221 AD2d 511; Lengares v B & A Warehousing, 216 AD2d 273; Kim v…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ness v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Kim v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Lengares v. B & A Warehousing, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Palmieri v. Long Island Jewish Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Gabor v. GoolnickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001