Legal Opinion
Gogatz v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 20, 2001PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Lippmann, J.), entered May 18, 2000, upon a special jury verdict as to liability, in defendants’ favor, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The trial court properly exercised its discretion in granting defendants’ application to bifurcate the trial of this personal injury action since plaintiff failed to demonstrate that the nature of his alleged injuries had significant bearing on the issue of liability (see, Barrera v Skaggs-Walsh, 279 AD2d 442).
Although CPLR 3117 (a) (2) provides that a party’s deposi*116tion testimony “may be used for any…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gonzalez v. MedinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Donner v. SeptimusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Barrera v. Skaggs-Walsh, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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- Novas v. ZuckermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Myers v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Shea v. 5008 Broadway AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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