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In the Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation.--------------------------------Dorcas Hackshaw,, Appellant,v.ABB, Inc.,, et al., Defendants, Crane Co., Respondent.

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32 Cited authorities

  1. Fuentes v. Shevin

    407 U.S. 67 (1972)   Cited 3,410 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that disputed possessory interest in personal property is a protected property interest

  2. Cohen v. Hallmark Cards

    45 N.Y.2d 493 (N.Y. 1978)   Cited 1,944 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the standard of review in assessing a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict is whether there is "simply no valid line of reasoning and permissible inferences which could possibly lead rational [people] to the conclusion reached by the jury on the basis of the evidence at trial"

  3. McDermott v. Coffee Beanery

    9 A.D.3d 195 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)   Cited 172 times   1 Legal Analyses

    2982. May 20, 2004. APPEAL from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Ralph Boniello, J.), entered June 11, 2003 following a jury trial in a personal injury action. The order granted plaintiffs' motion to set aside the verdict in favor of defendant-appellant as being against the weight of the evidence, and remanded the matter for a new trial on the issues of proximate cause and damages. Goldman Grossman ( Eleanor R. Goldman and Jay S. Grossman of counsel), for appellant. William D. Fireman

  4. Konstantin v. 630 Third Ave. Assocs. (In re N.Y.C. Asbestos Litig.)

    121 A.D.3d 230 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)   Cited 115 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a duty to warn may arise in such a situation

  5. Forbes v. Trigg

    976 F.2d 308 (7th Cir. 1992)   Cited 170 times
    Holding that urinalysis is analogous to a blood test

  6. Sweberg v. Abb, Inc. (In re N.Y.C. Asbestos Litig.)

    143 A.D.3d 483 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016)   Cited 67 times
    In Sweberg, the trial court upheld a jury award of $5 million for two years of past pain and suffering, and reduced the jury award of $10 million for one and a half years of future pain and suffering to $5 million.

  7. Hackshaw v. Abb, Inc. (In re N.Y.C. Asbestos Litig.)

    143 A.D.3d 485 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016)   Cited 64 times
    In Hacksaw, the jury award of $10 million for one year of past pain and suffering was reduced to $6 million by the trial court and to $3 million by the First Department.

  8. Reed v. City of New York

    304 A.D.2d 1 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)   Cited 90 times   1 Legal Analyses
    In Reed there was no indication that the plaintiff had been engaged in an ambitious or personally rewarding career, nor that she had harbored a "true goal" of motherhood that her injuries now precluded.

  9. Peraica v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co.

    143 A.D.3d 448 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016)   Cited 59 times

    10-06-2016 Ivana PERAICA, etc., et al., Plaintiffs–Respondents, v. A.O. SMITH WATER PRODUCTS CO., et al., Defendants, Crane Co., Defendant–Appellant. K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh, PA (Michael J. Ross of the Pennsylvania bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), for appellant. Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., New York (Alani Golanski of counsel), for respondents. K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh, PA (Michael J. Ross of the Pennsylvania bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), for appellant. Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.,

  10. Lowery v. Jefferson Cty. Bd. of Educ

    586 F.3d 427 (6th Cir. 2009)   Cited 61 times
    Upholding denial of attorney fees where case survived a motion for a directed verdict after plaintiff presented its case at trial