Adams v. Genie Industries, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marilyn Shafer, J.), entered January 17, 2007, which denied defendant’s motion to set aside the jury verdict or for judgment in its favor, and granted plaintiffs cross motion by conditionally setting aside the verdict and directing a new trial on damages for past and future pain and suffering unless defendant stipulated to increase those awards from $100,000 and $400,000 to $500,000 and $750,000, respectively, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

In this products liability action, the trial court providently exercised its discretion in determining that…