Wing Shung Lam v. Chung-Ko Cheng

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order entered on or about August 31, 2001 affirmed, with $10 costs.

The action, sounding in defamation, was tried over numerous court days spanning more than a month and culminated, after tumultuous deliberations, in a jury verdict largely favorable to defendants. In support of their CPLR 4404 motion to set aside the verdict, plaintiffs submitted affidavits by two jurors, Daniel and Garrison, the latter the jury foreperson, alleging, inter alia, that racial bias permeated the jury’s deliberations. The juror affidavits specifically alleged that Daniel, a black male, was…