Legal Opinion
Castorina v. A.C. & S.
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 2017PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bakbaka Jaffe, J.
On November 3, 2016, a jury trial commenced in this case against defendants Burnham LLC, Mario & DiBono Plastering Co., Inc., and Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc. On December 13, 2016, after the close of the evidence in the case, I granted Burnham’s motion for a trial order of dismissal, having denied plaintiffs’ request that I instruct the jury that it must presume that plaintiff Robert Castorina, decedent, would have heeded a warning about the hazards of asbestos, if given, and finding that absent any evidence that Castorina would have heeded such…
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