Legal Opinion
Tancredi v. ACandS, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 31, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Helen E. Freedman, J.
These motions and cross motion seeking declaratory relief1 in four asbestos-related personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits2 raise a critical issue about judgment molding3 that affects not only these four actions, but the tens of thousands of *216cases now pending before me in the New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL).3 4 The question is whether, under article 16 of the CPLR, a solvent tortfeasor in a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit whose percentage of fault is less than 50% must absorb the liability for noneconomic losses of a tortfeasor…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- James v. Alderton Dock Yards, Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Prashker v. United States Guarantee Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Morgenthau v. ErlbaumNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Cuomo v. Long Island Lighting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Artibee v. Home Place CorporationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Artibee v. Home Place CorporationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Bifaro v. Rockwell AutomationDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2003
- Brash v. RichardsNew York Supreme Court · 2010