Legal Opinion

Sanchez v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 25, 2013PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and plaintiffs complaint reinstated.

Most personal injury claims are governed by a three-year statute of limitations (see CPLR 214 [5]). Plaintiff has alleged that she was injured while working at Penn Station on February 10, 2005. She commenced this negligence action against defendant National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) and another entity on February 6, 2008. Amtrak responded with an affidavit by plaintiffs supervisor and purported business documents indicating that the accident occurred…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Travis v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Sanchez v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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