Legal Opinion

Ortiz v. Jaramillo

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 3, 2011PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice and wrongful death, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Steinhardt, J.), dated April 13, 2009, which granted that branch of the motion of the defendant George Tsioulas pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) which was to set aside a jury verdict in favor of them and against that defendant and for a new trial in the interest of justice.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

“[L]itigants are entitled, as a matter of law, to a fair trial free from improper comments by counsel or the trial court”…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brooks v. Judlau Contracting, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. Rodriguez v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. Vassura v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. Gomez v. Park Donuts, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. DeCrescenzo v. GonzalezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Nieves v. Clove Lakes Health Care & Rehabilitation, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  3. Coward v. Consolidated Edison, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  4. Nelson v. Bogopa Service Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. Valenti v. GadomskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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