Legal Opinion
Williams v. Niske
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 9, 1992PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Murphy, P. J.
This appeal presents an issue of first impression in this Department as to the application of General Obligations Law § 15-108 (a) in the context of a multiple defendant tort action where all of the defendants except one settled prior to the verdict. To be determined, is the extent of the verdict reduction required by section 15-108 (a) in light of the prior settlements.
The jury returned a $2.6 million verdict for the infant plaintiff to compensate him for catastrophic burns he suffered as a result of a gasoline fire started by other children with whom he was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dole v. Dow Chemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Rock v. Reed-Prentice Division of Package Machinery Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In Re Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Mielcarek v. KnightsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Williams v. NiskeNew York Supreme Court · 1989
3Cited by11 opinions
- In re New York City Asbestos LitigationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- McBride v. CHEVRON USAMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
- Williams v. NiskeNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Matter of Ny City Asbestos Litig.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- In Re Joint Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
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