Prasarn v. State of New York

Appeals (1) from a decision of the Court of Claims (Bruening, J.), entered June 10, 2016, following a bifurcated trial in favor of defendant on the issue of liability, and (2) from the judgment entered thereon.

This negligence claim arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred along State Route 96 in the Village of Owego, Tioga County on May 1, 2008. Just prior to the accident, claimant Paul W. Prasarn (hereinafter Prasarn) was proceeding southbound on his 2004 Suzuki motorcycle. Claimant Visut Prasarn, claimant’s father, was following closely behind. The accident occurred when…