Ciafone v. Kenyatta
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
S. Miller, J.
Executive Law § 632-a, commonly known as the Son of Sam Law, broadly permits a crime victim to recover damages from his or her assailant. In this case, in 1974, the plaintiff Salvatore Ciafone (hereinafter the plaintiff), then a New York City Transit Authority police officer, was shot by the defendant, Ibn Kenyatta. In 2001, while incarcerated for his crimes, the defendant recovered more than $600,000 from a settlement of a medical malpractice action. The plaintiff was notified of this recovery and commenced this action as permitted by the Son of Sam Law. The…
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