Legal Opinion
Pires v. Frota Oceanica Brasileira, S.A.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 24, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judg*324ment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Greenfield, J.), entered May 30, 1995, which, after a jury trial, awarded plaintiffs $4 million consequential damages, $1 million loss of consortium and $16 million punitive damages, plus interest and costs, unanimously modified, on the law, to the extent of vacating the award of punitive damages and loss of consortium damages, dismissing said claims, and remanding the matter for an award, if the trial court is so advised, of attorney’s fees to plaintiffs, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.
We previously held in Public Adm’r of County of N.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- St. Jacques v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Paris v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Ellender v. John E. Graham & Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1992
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Heller v. Frota Oceanica E Amazonica, S.A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Holley v. Transoceanic Cable Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Pires v. Frota Oceanica Brasileira, S.A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997