Giles v. State

OPINION OF THE COURT

Norman I. Siegel, J.

This claim by Lawrence Giles seeks to recover damages for injuries sustained by claimant on May 4, 2005 allegedly as a result of defendant’s negligence. A bifurcated trial on the liability portion of the claim was held on May 11-12, 2009.

Claimant testified that on May 4, 2005 he was an inmate at Camp Georgetown, a New York State correctional facility, where he had been since September or October 2004. Mr. Giles was working in the laundry storehouse, where he had worked since November 2004. There were three other people who worked in the laundry with…