Malaspina v. Victory Memorial Hospital

In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the defendant third-party plaintiff appeals from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hurkin-Torres, J.), dated June 21, 2004, as, upon a jury verdict finding it 50% at fault and awarding damages in the sums, inter alia, of $20,000 *647for past pain and suffering and $220,000 for future pain and suffering, is in favor of the plaintiff and against it, and the plaintiff cross-appeals, as limited by her brief, on the grounds of inadequacy, from so much of the same judgment as awarded her the sum of only $240,000 for past…