New York Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of New York or Court of Appeals of New York where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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Threatt v. Seton Health System - 11/22/2000
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Lynch, J.), entered April 21, 2000 in Schenectady County, which granted plaintiffs' motion to vacate an automatic dismissal and restore the case to the trial calendar.
Plaintiffs...
McKee v. J & J Otsego Properties - 11/22/2000
Cross appeals from an order of the Supreme Court (Dowd, J.), entered January 10, 2000 in Otsego County, which granted a motion by defendant J&J;Otsego Properties Inc. for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against it and...
Bliss v. State - 11/21/2000
OPINION OF THE COURT
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be modified, without costs, by denying defendants' motion for summary judgment and remitting to the Court of Claims for further proceedings in...
Hill v. New York Hospital - 11/21/2000
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Barbara Kapnick, J., and a jury), entered August 30, 1999, in a medical malpractice action, inter alia, awarding plaintiff, upon her stipulation in lieu of a new trial on damages, $500,000...
Camp Scatico v. Columbia County Department of Health - 11/16/2000
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Cobb, J.), entered November 30, 1999 in Columbia County, which denied petitioner's motion for a preliminary injunction.
Following the July 1998 accidental drowning of a child who was...
Kindelan v. Society of the New York Hospital - 11/16/2000
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (George Friedman, J.), entered February 10, 2000, which granted defendant Amy Beth Goldman, M.D.'s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against her, unanimously reversed, on the...
Scott v. Scott's Landing - 11/13/2000
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for injuries he sustained when he fell off the roof of defendant's place of business while attempting to secure a metal sheet...
Dorsey v. Yantambwe - 11/13/2000
Order modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Opinion by Wisner, J.: This wrongful death action, which arises from a single-car accident in the Town of Preble involving a vehicle...
Carney v. Wopperer - 11/13/2000
Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum:
Defendants appeal from an order granting their motion to renew and upon renewal denying their motion...
Hageman Santasiero - 11/13/2000
Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Plaintiff commenced this medical malpractice action alleging that defendants were negligent in failing to make a timely referral to an eye specialist so that...
Trzaska v. Cincinnati - 11/13/2000
Order insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion denied and affirmative defenses based upon General Obligations Law §15-108 reinstated.
Memorandum:
Plaintiff commenced this action to...
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. New York - 11/13/2000
Order insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum:
Plaintiff commenced this...
Davidson v. Steer/Peanut Gallery - 11/13/2000
Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings on the motion.
Memorandum:
Plaintiff commenced this personal injury action seeking damages for injuries that...
Levin v. Carbone - 11/13/2000
Order and judgment reversed on the law without costs, motions denied and verdict reinstated.
Memorandum:
Defendant contends that Supreme Court erred in setting aside the jury's verdict and directing a verdict on liability...
Gennaro v. Dziuban - 11/13/2000
Order unanimously affirmed with costs.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court properly granted that part of the motion of Stanley W. Dziuban, Jr., M.D. and Albany Cardiothoracic Surgeons, P.C. (defendants) seeking summary judgment...
Hageman v. Santasiero - 11/13/2000
(1740)
(Erie Co.)
Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Plaintiff commenced this medical malpractice action alleging that defendants were negligent in failing to make a timely referral to an...
Salva v. Blum - 11/13/2000
Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum:
Plaintiff commenced this personal injury and wrongful death action, alleging the liability of multiple...
Barton v. Executive Health Examiners - 11/9/2000
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered January 10, 2000, denying plaintiff's motion to vacate the dismissal of the complaint for failure to appear at an "old case calendar" conference, unanimously...
Rosato v. Port Authority Of New York And New Jersey - 11/9/2000
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Ramos, J.), entered April 10, 2000, which denied defendant Otis Elevator's motion pursuant to CPLR 3216 to dismiss the complaint in this personal injury action for want of prosecution...
Reja v. Romo - 11/9/2000
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Huff, J., and a jury), entered August 12, 1999, in a medical malpractice action, awarding plaintiff damages in the principal amount of $175,000, unanimously modified, on the facts, to...
Viruet v. City Of New York - 11/9/2000
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lucindo Suarez, J.), entered July 8, 1999, as amended by order, same court and Justice, entered on or about November 24, 1999, which, in an action for dental malpractice, insofar as appealed from,...
Avacato v. Mount Sinai Medical Center - 11/9/2000
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Esposito, J.), entered May 17, 2000, which, in an action to recover for alleged medical malpractice, denied defendants-appellants' motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without...
Hill v. Warner Brothers - 11/2/2000
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sheila Abdus-Salaam, J.), entered April 7, 1999, which granted defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiff failed to...
Edmonds v. Quellman - 11/2/2000
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Dier, J.), entered June 24, 1999 in Warren County, which, inter alia, denied a motion by defendant North Country Vascular Diagnostics Inc. for summary judgment dismissing the complaint...
Krinsky v. Rachleff - 10/31/2000
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, etc., the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Levitt, J.), entered August 18, 1999, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff...
New York City Transit Authority v. Eisen - 10/31/2000
The New York City Transit Authority ("NYCTA") brought this action to recover monies paid in two personal injury actions where it was the defendant. In both of those actions, the plaintiffs were represented by Morris P. Eisen, P.C....
Public Administrator of Kings County as Administrator of the Estate of Matin v. Barkdull - 10/31/2000
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for wrongful death, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schneier, J.), dated February 4, 2000, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing...
Heaney v. Ismet Hiz - 10/31/2000
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from so much of (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Underwood, J.), dated June 15, 1998, as granted the motion of the defendant Ismet Hiz...
Casalone v. Presbyterian Hospital of the City of New York - 10/31/2000
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Karla Moskowitz, J.), entered June 8, 1999, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint so as to add a cause of action for...
Miller v. Akronchem Corp. - 10/31/2000
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Lorraine Miller, J.), entered June 17, 1999, which granted defendants-respondents' motions and cross-motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against them, unanimously affirmed,...
Frankie v. Glen Cove Housing Authority - 9/30/2000
Argued-September 11, 2000
2605B
DECISION & ORDER
Ahmuty, Demers & McManus, Albertson, N.Y. (Frederick B. Simpson and Brendan T. Fitzpatrick of counsel), for third-party defendant American International...
Eagle Insurance Co. v. Nowaz - 9/30/2000
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to stay arbitration of an uninsured motorist claim, the petitioner appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Adams, J.), dated...
County of Nassau v. Michigan Mutual Insurance Co. - 9/30/2000
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of contract, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Carter, J.), dated April 19, 1999, which denied its motion for summary judgment on the...
Elliott v. New York Hospital - 9/30/2000
Argued-June 15, 2000
2424B
DECISION & ORDER
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bellard, J.), entered September...
Giovinco v. Goldman - 9/30/2000
Submitted-September 11, 2000
2586B
DECISION & ORDER
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Catterson, J.), dated...
Ramos v. Shah - 9/30/2000
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Cozzens, J.), dated June 14, 1999, which, upon a jury verdict in their favor and against the...
Vugman v. Vugman - 9/30/2000
In three related actions to recover damages for personal injuries and wrongful death, Fred C. Trump, Jr., Maryanne Desmond, Elizabeth Trump, Donald Trump, Robert Trump, Matthew J. Tosii as Trustee of a Trust for the Benefit of Fred...
Siebuhr v. Booth Memorial Hospital - 9/30/2000
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for medical malpractice, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Price, J.), dated July 1, 1999, which granted the motion of the defendant Genetrix,...
Neils v. Putnam Hospital Center - 9/30/2000
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, etc., the defendant Robert Roffman appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (Hickman, J.), entered May 24, 1999, as,...
Damino v. Stern - 9/30/2000
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (O'Connell, J.), dated September 17, 1999, which granted the defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint...
Bassi v. Carbonell - 9/30/2000
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Underwood, J.), dated December 7, 1999, as, in...
Abitol v. Schiff - 9/30/2000
In an action to recover damages for wrongful death, etc., the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lonschein, J.), entered June 1, 1999, which, in effect, denied as untimely her motion to dismiss the...
O'Leary v. Greenport Fire Department - 9/30/2000
Argued-September 18, 2000
2715B
DECISION & ORDER
In related actions, inter alia, to recover damages for wrongful death, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County...
Alvarez v. Tele-Mechanics Inc. - 9/30/2000
Submitted-September 11, 2000
2675B
DECISION & ORDER
In related actions, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries and wrongful death, the defendant Commercial Roof Services, also s/h/a John B....
Villarin v. Onobanjo - 9/30/2000
Submitted-September 5, 2000
2569B
DECISION & ORDER
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries and wrongful death, the plaintiffs appeal from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond...
DeCintio v. Ahmed - 9/30/2000
Submitted-September 6, 2000
2620B
DECISION & ORDER
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Cowhey, J.),...
Asia-Lee v. Gandin Schotsky and Rappaport - 9/30/2000
Argued-September 8, 2000
2575B
DECISION & ORDER
In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), dated June 8, 1999,...
Fields v. Sisters of Charity Hospital - 9/29/2000
(1392.1)
(Erie Co.)
Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs, motion denied and complaint reinstated.
Memorandum
Plaintiff's decedent was examined in the emergency room of defendant, Sisters of Charity...
Smith v. Monro Muffler Brake - 9/29/2000
(1438)
(Erie Co.)
Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs and new trial granted on damages for past pain and suffering only unless defendant, within 20 days of service of a copy of...
Genco v. Millard Fillmore Subruban Hospital - 9/29/2000
(1237)
(Niagara Co.)
Order and judgment unanimously affirmed with costs.
Memorandum
Plaintiff commenced this medical malpractice action against defendant Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital (Hospital) and...
Bubeck v. Main Urology Associates - 9/29/2000
(1207)
(Erie Co.)
Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum
Plaintiff was represented by J. Vaughan Millane, Jr., Esq. when she commenced this medical malpractice action against defendants. At a...
Sherman v. Kang - 9/29/2000
(1415)
(Onondaga Co.)
Order and judgment unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court properly granted defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff commenced this...
Wahler v. Lockport Physical Therapy - 9/29/2000
(1202)
(Niagara Co.)
Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed.
Memorandum:
Sandra Wahler (plaintiff) was referred by her physician to defendant Lockport...
Lara v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. - 9/25/2000
This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the Official Reports.
Hospitals--Malpractice
(*1)
DECISION AND ORDER
Motion sequence numbers 003 and 004 are consolidated for disposition. ...
Holloway v. Sacks and Sacks - 9/21/2000
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.), entered March 16, 1999, which denied defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff's malpractice action, granted plaintiff's motion for partial summary...
Structure Tone - 9/7/2000
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Emily Goodman, J.), entered on or about December 20, 1999, denying that portion of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment seeking a declaration that defendant Royal Insurance Company of America...
Lyons v. Medical Malpractice Insurance Association - 8/21/2000
Argued-June 9, 2000
2220B
DECISION & ORDER
In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendants Lonn Berney and Ann Chase, individually and as a partnership, appeal from an order of the Supreme...
In re Braham - 8/21/2000
Argued-May 22, 2000
2401B
DECISION & ORDER
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice and wrongful death, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Levine, J.), dated...
Nelson v. Weiss - 8/21/2000
Argued-May 15, 2000
2487B
DECISION & ORDER
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for medical malpractice, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Cohalan, J.),...
Tryon v. Square D Co. (N.Y.App.Div. 08/17/2000)
[1]
Supreme Court - 8/17/2000
Calendar Date: June 6, 2000
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Dier, J.), entered August 6, 1999 in Warren County, which, inter alia, denied defendants' motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaints and all...
Villano v. Builders Square - 8/17/2000
Calendar Date: June 5, 2000
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Lynch, J.), entered August 4, 1999 in Schenectady County, which, inter alia, granted defendant's and third-party defendants' cross motions for summary...
McGuire v. Tishman Construction Corporation of Manhattan - 8/17/2000
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sheila Abdus-Salaam, J.), entered February 7, 1999, which denied plaintiffs' motion to vacate the CPLR 3404 dismissal of this consolidated construction site injury/medical malpractice action for...
Jump v. Facelle - 8/14/2000
Argued-February 29, 2000
2296B
DECISION & ORDER
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme...
Robinson v. Jewish Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn - 8/14/2000
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the second third-party defendant, Adel Aziz, appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Barasch, J.), entered May 3, 1999, which, upon a jury verdict, is in...
Meckert v. Sears Roebuck & Company - 8/7/2000
Argued-April 24, 2000
1899B
DECISION & ORDER
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for wrongful death and personal injuries arising from strict products liability, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by her...
In re Levantino - 8/7/2000
DISCIPLINARY proceeding instituted by the Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District. The respondent was admitted to the practice of law at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial...
Kirkland v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporations - 8/7/2000
Argued-May 22, 2000
1937B
DECISION & ORDER
In a medical malpractice action, the defendants Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, and Community Family Planning Council, d/b/a United...
Colleran v. Rockman - 8/3/2000
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Paula Omansky, J.), entered on or about September 9, 1999, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by appellant's brief, granted plaintiff's motion for reargument of a prior order which had...
Vaneria v. Norman - 8/3/2000
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Lowe, III, J.), entered October 15, 1999, which denied respondent's motion, pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(2) and (8) and CPLR 3212, for dismissal or summary judgment as to petitioner's...
Benjamin v. Material Damage Adjustment Corp. (N.Y.App.Div. 08/03/2000)
[1]
Supreme Court - 8/3/2000
Calendar Date: June 1, 2000
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Monserrate, J.), entered January 27, 2000 in Broome County, which, inter alia, dismissed petitioner's application pursuant to Judiciary Law § 475 for counsel...
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Brutto (N.Y.App.Div. 08/03/2000)
[1]
Supreme Court - 8/3/2000
Calendar Date: June 7, 2000
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Malone Jr., J.), entered November 3, 1999 in Albany County, which, inter alia, denied plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ...
Puznowski v. Spirax Sarco Inc. (N.Y.App.Div. 08/03/2000)
[1]
Supreme Court - 8/3/2000
Calendar Date: June 6, 2000
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Best, J.), entered April 5, 1999 in Montgomery County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
On February 24,...
Brady v. Dunlop Tire Corp. (N.Y.App.Div. 08/03/2000)
[1]
Supreme Court - 8/3/2000
Calendar Date: June 7, 2000
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Cross appeals from an order of the Supreme Court (Relihan Jr., J.), entered April 8, 1999 in Tioga County, which, inter alia, granted motions by defendants Dunlop Tire...
Perry v. Walter Uccellini Enterprises - 8/3/2000
Calendar Date: June 2, 2000
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Malone Jr., J.), entered May 7, 1999 in Albany County, which denied defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
MEMORANDUM AND...
Bost v. Thomas (N.Y.App.Div. 08/03/2000)
[1]
Supreme Court - 8/3/2000
Calendar Date: May 30, 2000
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Kane, J.), entered November 19, 1999 in Sullivan County, which denied defendant Tamika Thomas' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and cross...
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