Legal Opinion
Phillipps v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 12, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*474Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol E. Huff, J.), entered July 9, 2010, upon a jury verdict awarding plaintiff $300,000 for past pain and suffering and $300,000 for future pain and suffering, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The verdict was not contrary to the weight of the evidence adduced at trial (see Cohen v Hallmark Cards, 45 NY2d 493 [1978]). In light of the unrefuted testimony of plaintiffs medical expert that a medical record entry, reflecting plaintiffs statement to hospital personnel that his injuries occurred when he fell on his back due to a sudden, violent movement…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cohen v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. OrtegaNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
- Rodgers v. 72nd Street AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Fonseca v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Morales v. HeronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Weston v. CastroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- Benavides v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014