Legal Opinion
In re Demesyeux
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 23, 2013PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward W. McCarty III, J.
In this proceeding for leave to compromise an action for wrongful death, the adequacy of the settlement was approved by the order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, the Honorable Thomas Feinman, on March 7, 2012. Justice Feinman’s order also fixed attorneys’ fees and disbursements and, by discontinuing the cause of action for conscious pain and suffering, effectively allocated all of the net proceeds to the cause of action for wrongful death. Pursuant to Justice Feinman’s order, the net proceeds of $162,271.96 are to be held by plaintiff’s…
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