6 Cited authorities

  1. Saarinen v. Kerr

    84 N.Y.2d 494 (N.Y. 1994)   Cited 405 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a standard of "reckless disregard for the safety of others" required evidence that defendant had engaged in conduct "of an unreasonable character in disregard of a known or obvious risk that was so great as to make it highly probable that harm would follow and ha[d] done so with conscious indifference to the outcome"
  2. Tutrani v. County of Suffolk

    64 A.D.3d 53 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)   Cited 34 times

    Nos. 2006-04840, 2006-07448. May 5, 2009. APPEAL, following remittitur by the Court of Appeals ( see 10 NY3d 906), from (1) an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (John J.J. Jones, Jr., J.), dated May 12, 2006, and (2) an order of that court (Denise F. Molia, J.) dated July 18, 2006. The interlocutory judgment, insofar as appealed from, was entered in Plaintiff's' favor upon a jury verdict on the issue of liability finding defendant-appellant Lee Weidl 50% at fault in the

  3. Badalamenti v. City of New York

    30 A.D.3d 452 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)   Cited 36 times

    2005-01492. June 13, 2006. In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Mega, J.), dated January 24, 2005, which granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. DiJoseph Portegello, P.C., New York, N.Y. (Arnold E. DiJoseph III, and Norman I. Lida of counsel), for appellant. Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York, N.Y. (Stephen J. McGrath and Ellen Ravitch of counsel), for

  4. Burrell v. New York

    49 A.D.3d 482 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)   Cited 17 times
    In Burrell, issues of fact existed regarding whether the police vehicle had its siren and lights on and whether the officer accelerated or slowed down while approaching the intersection in order to properly account for pedestrians and motorists.
  5. Elnakib v. Cnty. of Suffolk

    90 A.D.3d 596 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)   Cited 13 times   1 Legal Analyses

    2011-12-6 Amro M. ELNAKIB, respondent, v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, et al., appellants. Christine Malafi, County Attorney, Hauppauge, N.Y. (Ann K. Kandel and Diana T. Bishop of counsel), for appellants. Sanders, Sanders, Block, Woycik, Viener & Grossman, P.C., Mineola, N.Y. (Mark R. Bernstein of counsel), for respondent. PETER B. SKELOS Christine Malafi, County Attorney, Hauppauge, N.Y. (Ann K. Kandel and Diana T. Bishop of counsel), for appellants. Sanders, Sanders, Block, Woycik, Viener & Grossman, P

  6. Frezzell v. City of N.Y.

    105 A.D.3d 620 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013)   Cited 4 times

    2013-04-23 Kent FREZZELL, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants–Respondents. Parker Waichman, LLP, Port Washington (Jay L.T. Breakstone of counsel), for appellant. Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Victoria Scalzo of counsel), for respondents. TOM Parker Waichman, LLP, Port Washington (Jay L.T. Breakstone of counsel), for appellant. Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Victoria Scalzo of counsel), for respondents. TOM, J.P., SWEENY, DeGRASSE