Figueredo v. Daily News, Inc.

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Milano, J.), entered May 23, 2000, which, upon a jury verdict on the issue of liability, is in favor of the defendants and against her.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

A court has the power to “set aside a jury verdict and grant a new trial when the jury’s determination is palpably incorrect and a substantial injustice would be done if the verdict were sustained” (Kaminski v Modern Italian Bakery, 270 AD2d 232 [internal quotation marks omitted];…