Legal Opinion
Alcantara v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 8, 2016No. 2014-03931PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Velasquez, J.), dated March 20, 2014, which, upon a jury verdict on the issue of liability finding it 100% at fault in the happening of the accident, and upon a separate jury verdict on the issue of damages awarding the plaintiff $5,000,000 for past pain and suffering and $11,000,000 for future pain and suffering for period of 16 years, is in favor of the plaintiff and against it in the principal sum of $16,000,000.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the facts…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Taylor v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Ferlito v. Great South Bay AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Davis v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Turturro v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Marinkovic v. IPC International of IllinoisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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