Legal Opinion
Maracallo v. Board of Education
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 2003PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Paul A. Victor, J.
Defendant moves to set aside a verdict of the jury which made: (1) an award of $6,000,000 to the estate of Maracallo for the conscious pain and suffering of Daniel Maracallo, decedent (a drowning victim), and (2) an award of $4,000,000 to Maria Maracallo, his mother, with regard to her cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional harm.
Issues Presented
In addition to the traditional postverdict motion to set aside the verdict of the jury for insufficiency and/or as contrary to the weight of the evidence and/or for excessiveness, the defendant…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Plunkett v. NYU Downtown HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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- Maracallo v. Board of Educ. of the City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 2003
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