Legal Opinion

Wimbish v. New York City Transit Authority

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

Decided May 19, 2003PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schneier, J.), entered March 25, 2002, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $300,000 for past pain and suffering and $500,000 for future pain and suffering.

*587Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

On September 13, 1993, the plaintiff was in her automobile waiting to make a left turn at an intersection when her vehicle was hit from behind and then sideswiped by a bus. As a result, she sustained…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Rivera v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Crosland v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Lesser v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Fishman v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. In re DinhoferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Lauro v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. Eastman v. NashAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. Madia v. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  4. Madia v. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  5. Salmon v. Wendell Terrace Owners Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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