Legal Opinion
Cooper v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 30, 1986No. 84 Civ. 1711 (RWS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEET, District Judge.
This personal injury suit arises out of a collision between a United States Postal Service vehicle and Florence Cooper (“Cooper”), a pedestrian. The complaint asserts two claims. The first, based on the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2671-2680, seeks damages for pain and suffering. The second seeks reimbursement for out-of-pocket medical expenses incurred as a result of the accident allegedly due under New York State’s Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Insurance Rep aration’s Act (“no-fault law”), N.Y. Insurance Law §§ 5101-5108 (McKinney 1985) (referred to…
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- Laird v. NelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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