Legal Opinion
Gravatt v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 18, 1999No. 97 Civ. 0354(RWS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Plaintiff Steven Gravatt (“Gravatt”) seeks to settle a judgment in this action in which he was awarded substantial damages against the defendants the City of New York, Simpson & Brown, Inc. and N. Massand P.C. (“Massand”). See Gravatt v. City of New York, 1999 WL 111922 (S.D.N.Y. March 3, 1999). His proposed judgment is opposed by defendant Mas-sand on the grounds that the judgment should be structured in accordance Article 50-B of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) §§ 5041-5049 (“Article 50-B”). For the reasons set forth below, Article 50-B will be…
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