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Barbara Connolly, et al., Respondents,v.Long Island Power Authority, et al., Appellants, et al., Defendant.

Brief

72 Cited authorities

  1. Filarsky v. Delia

    566 U.S. 377 (2012)   Cited 538 times
    Holding that "[a]nyone whose conduct is fairly attributable to the state can be sued as a state actor under § 1983"

  2. McLean v. City of New York

    2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 2449 (N.Y. 2009)   Cited 552 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing shortcomings in conduct of municipal employees that could have prevented harm incurred by plaintiffs, but noting that "this is not the test" for municipal liability

  3. Valdez v. City of New York

    2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 7252 (N.Y. 2011)   Cited 464 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Discussing the "fundamental obligation of a plaintiff pursuing a negligence cause of action to prove that the putative defendant owed a duty of care"

  4. Lauer v. City of New York

    95 N.Y.2d 95 (N.Y. 2000)   Cited 544 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Medical Examiner's statutory duty to prepare post-autopsy reports and report to the District Attorney benefits "the public at large" and was not enacted for individual benefit

  5. Cuffy v. City of New York

    69 N.Y.2d 255 (N.Y. 1987)   Cited 710 times
    Finding “as a matter of law” that plaintiffs' injuries were not the result of justifiable reliance on assurances of police protection

  6. Applewhite v. Accuhealth, Inc.

    2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 4727 (N.Y. 2013)   Cited 293 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Finding "municipal emergency response system - including the ambulance assistance rendered by first responders such as FDNY EMTs ...- should be viewed as 'a classic governmental function'"

  7. Miller v. State of New York

    62 N.Y.2d 506 (N.Y. 1984)   Cited 502 times
    Holding college liable for rape of student occurring in dorm room

  8. Friedman v. State of New York

    67 N.Y.2d 271 (N.Y. 1986)   Cited 457 times
    Applying rule to state highway design

  9. Tango v. Tulevech

    61 N.Y.2d 34 (N.Y. 1983)   Cited 476 times
    Applying governmental immunity in negligent performance of duties claim

  10. Turturro v. City of N.Y.

    2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 8579 (N.Y. 2016)   Cited 160 times
    In Turturro, for example, a 12–year–old plaintiff was struck by a speeding car while he attempted to ride his bicycle across a four-lane road as to which the City had received numerous complaints of excessive speed (28 N.Y.3d at 485, 45 N.Y.S.3d 874, 68 N.E.3d 693).

  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 484,823 times   687 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

  12. Section 29 - Authorization of acquisition and cession of jurisdiction thereupon, during use for purposes thereof, with reservation of right to serve process

    N.Y. State Law § 29   Cited 43 times

    The United States has been authorized to acquire the following tracts or parcels of land, and jurisdiction thereof has been ceded to the United States upon such acquisition on condition that the jurisdiction so ceded should not prevent the execution thereon of any process, civil or criminal, issued under the authority of the state, except as such process might affect the property of the United States therein, and that such jurisdiction shall continue in the United States so long only as the land

  13. Section 218.1 - Prohibition of certain limitation of liability provisions

    N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 16 § 218.1   Cited 11 times

    Every gas corporation, electric corporation and gas and electric corporation shall, where necessary, amend its filed tariff schedules by eliminating therefrom: (a) Provision attempting to relieve such corporation from liability arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of its officers, agents or servants. (b) Provisions limiting the liability of the corporation for damages resulting from its own negligence in connection with the property owned, installed or maintained by a customer

  14. Section 500.13 - Content and form of briefs in normal course appeals

    N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 500.13

    (a) Content. All briefs shall conform to the requirements of section 500.1 of this Part and contain a table of contents, a table of cases and authorities, questions presented, point headings, and, if necessary, a disclosure statement pursuant to section 500.1(f) of this Part. Such disclosure statement shall be included before the table of contents in the party's principal brief. Appellant's brief shall include a statement showing that the court has jurisdiction to entertain the appeal and to review