Legal Opinion

Lifshits v. Variety Poly Bags

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 15, 2004PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ruchelsman, J.), dated December 9, 2002, as granted those branches of the defendants’ motion which were pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the jury verdict as excessive to the extent of granting a new trial unless she stipulated to reduce the award for past pain and suffering from the sum of $200,000 to the sum of $150,000 and to reduce the award for future pain and suffering from the sum of $825,000 to the sum of $100,000, and the defendants…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Toure v. Avis Rent a Car Systems, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. Lifshits v. Variety Poly BagsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Deshommes v. HussainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. Eastman v. NashAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. Pitera v. WinzerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Zelaya v. BregerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  5. Conlon v. FoleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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