Legal Opinion
Roman v. Sullivan Paramedicine, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 6, 2012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This action seeks recovery for injuries, including a disabling lower back injury, which required surgery, allegedly sustained by plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident. CPLR 3403 (a) (3) provides that special trial preferences shall be granted in “an action in which the interests of justice will be served by an early trial.” While plaintiff failed to meet her burden in initially moving for a special trial preference on the ground of destitution (see Martinkovic v Chrysler Leasing Corp., 29 AD2d 636 [1st Dept 1968]), the deficiencies were cured on renewal, with the submission of a further…
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