Legal Opinion

Calzado v. New York City Transit Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 10, 2003PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (George Friedman, J., and a jury), entered on or about November 30, 2001, in an action for personal injuries sustained in a fall on a platform at the base of a set of steps leading up to an elevated subway station, apportioning liability 75% against defendant New York City Transit Authority and 25% against plaintiff, and awarding preapportionment, prestructured damages of, inter alia, $100,000 and $700,000 for past and future pain and suffering, respectively, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

While plaintiff’s attorney’s remarks on summation seeking to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Clarke v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Lanpont v. Savvas Cab Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. Garcia v. Queens Surface Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. Cruz v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Melendez v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  4. 1515 Summer St. Corp. v. ParikhAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Diaz v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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