Maliqi v. 17 East 89th Street Tenants, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Dominic R. Massaro, J.

In this workplace injury case involving an undocumented political asylum seeker, the parties request pretrial rulings concerning admissibility of certain evidence proffered for trial.

Defendant’s in limine motion seeks to exclude evidence concerning plaintiffs projected future lost wages and/or medical expenses based upon the possibility that the Board of Immigration Appeals (hereinafter BIA)1 will deny plaintiff political asylum in the United States (see generally Maliqi v Attorney Gen. of U.S., 262 Fed Appx 426 [3d Cir 2008]).

Plaintiff opposes…