Legal Opinion
Gamache v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided March 26, 2010No. Claim No. 106968Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Melvin L. Schweitzer, J.
This is the court’s decision on liability after a five-day trial (July 13-17, 2009) which followed the court’s earlier summary judgment decision (November 26, 2008) where the court dismissed claimants’ fraud and breach of contract claims, but denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment with respect to claimants’ negligence claim.
The claim arises from the professional boxing match between junior welterweight fighters, Joey Gamache and Arturo Gatti on February 26, 2000 at Madison Square Garden, televised by HBO. The bout was the co-featured prelude…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- McLean v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
- Burgos v. Aqueduct Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Schneider v. Kings Highway Hospital Center, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Pelaez v. SeideNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
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