Legal Opinion

Cusumano v. City of New York

New York Court of Appeals

Decided October 14, 2010No. 161PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Pigott, J.

On December 22, 1999, plaintiff Nocenzo Cusumano, a firefighter in the New York City Fire Department attending a first responders training session, fell down a flight of stairs that ran from the first floor to the basement of a building owned by defendant City of New York. Plaintiff commenced this action against the City pursuant to General Municipal Law § 205-a, asserting a statutory cause of action for firefighters who sustain a line of duty injury “as a result of any neglect, omission, willful or culpable negligence of any person or persons in failing to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Williams v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. Cusumano v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

3Cited by35 opinions

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  2. Langer v. 116 Lexington Avenue, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Fishelson v. Kramer Properties, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. Centeno v. 575 E. 137th St. Real Estate, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. Miki v. 335 Madison Avenue, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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