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

Brief

36 Cited authorities

  1. Valdez v. City of New York

    2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 7252 (N.Y. 2011)   Cited 467 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"

  2. Applewhite v. Accuhealth, Inc.

    2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 4727 (N.Y. 2013)   Cited 296 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'"

  3. Vucetovic v. Epsom Downs

    2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 4901 (N.Y. 2008)   Cited 334 times
    In Vucetovic, the plaintiff was injured when he stepped into a tree well and tripped on one of the cobblestones surrounding the dirt area.

  4. 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

  5. Turturro v. City of N.Y.

    2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 8579 (N.Y. 2016)   Cited 161 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).

  6. Sebastian v. State

    93 N.Y.2d 790 (N.Y. 1999)   Cited 193 times
    In Sebastian v. State of New York (93 N.Y.2d 790 [1999]), the Court held that the State's supervision of a juvenile incarcerated at a Division for Youth facility was a quintessentially governmental function for which the State was protected by broader immunity than a private litigant would enjoy.

  7. Steering Comm. v. Port Auth. of New York (In re World Trade Ctr. Bombing Litig. )

    2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 6501 (N.Y. 2011)   Cited 135 times
    Holding "when official action involves the exercise of discretion, the officer is not liable for the injurious consequences of that action even if resulting from negligence or malice"

  8. Haddock v. City of New York

    75 N.Y.2d 478 (N.Y. 1990)   Cited 227 times
    Upholding verdict of $2.5 million in case involving rape of child in New York City playground

  9. Wittorf v. City of N.Y.

    2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 4037 (N.Y. 2014)   Cited 80 times   1 Legal Analyses
    In Wittorf v City of New York (23 NY3d 473, 479 [2014]), the plaintiff commenced a personal injury action against the City of New York alleging its negligence in the maintenance, repair, and control over the roadway, proximately caused her to sustain injuries while she was riding her bicycle on the 65th Street transverse in Central Park.

  10. Weiner v. Transp. Auth

    55 N.Y.2d 175 (N.Y. 1982)   Cited 199 times
    Holding public transit authority engages in "common carrier activity"

  11. 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