Legal Opinion
Ventra v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 8, 2000No. 99 Civ. 10649(SHS)PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEIN, District Judge.
This action arises out of a motor-vehicle accident between a bus and a United States Postal Service tractor-trailer. Three of the bus passengers are suing the owner of the bus, the bus driver, and the United States for their injuries pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act and New York state law. The United States has moved for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56 against one of the plaintiffs - Maria Dellicarpini - on the grounds that she did not sustain a serious injury as required by the New York Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Insurance Reparations Act…
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