Legal Opinion
Santos v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 2010PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1079OPINION OF THE COURT
Thomas P. Phelan, J.
Plaintiff moved for an order, pursuant to Frye v United States (293 F 1013 [1923]), excluding the testimony of defense witness Dr. Jozef Urbas concerning the results of computer fire modeling utilized by Dr. Urbas. At the time the motion was made, plaintiff contended that Dr. Urbas utilized the computer fire modeling to determine the origin and cause of a fire that occurred at plaintiffs premises known as 168 North First Street, Bethpage, New York, on January 20, 2006. By short form order dated January 26, 2010 (Phelan, J), this court ordered a Frye…
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- People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Parker v. Mobil Oil Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2006
- Cumberbatch v. BlanchetteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- DeMeyer v. Advantage AutoNew York Supreme Court · 2005
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