Cummings v. Cummings

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Mastro, J.), dated December 6, 1999, which, upon a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff damages in the sum of $2,802,583 (including $157,583 for past lost earnings, $725,000 for past pain and suffering, $720,000 for future lost earnings, and $1,200,000 for future pain and suffering), and upon the plaintiffs stipulation to reduce the verdict as to past lost earnings to the sum of $118,309.71 and future lost earnings to the sum of $445,680, is in favor of the…