Legal Opinion
Ford v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1992PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward H. Lehner, J.
The issues presented on defendants’ motions for summary judgment are (i) whether a person who allegedly was exposed to microwave radiation between 1965 and 1967 may be deemed to have been exposed to a "substance” so as to be entitled to the benefits of the date of discovery limitation provisions of CPLR 214-c, and (ii) whether the person’s claim is barred by subdivision (4) of that section because this action was commenced more than one year after discovery of the cause of the illness.
Plaintiff Thomas J. Ford alleges that he developed a cancerous…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Steinhardt v. Johns-Manville Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Central Hanover B. & T. Co. v. Commissioner of Int. Rev.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Abood v. Hospital Ambulance Service, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Di Marco v. Hudson Valley Blood ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Prego v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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