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Kent Frezzell, Appellant,v.City of New York, et al., Respondents.

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19 Cited authorities

  1. Szczerbiak v. Pilat

    90 N.Y.2d 553 (N.Y. 1997)   Cited 761 times
    Finding that the police officer's striking a pedestrian, while glancing down from the road momentarily to turn on his emergency lights, was "a momentary judgment lapse," which did not alone rise to the level of recklessness

  2. Saarinen v. Kerr

    84 N.Y.2d 494 (N.Y. 1994)   Cited 404 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"

  3. Kabir v. County of Monroe

    16 N.Y.3d 217 (N.Y. 2011)   Cited 122 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding rear-end collision is prima facie evidence of negligence of the operator of the rear vehicle under state law

  4. Williams v. City of New York

    2 N.Y.3d 352 (N.Y. 2004)   Cited 122 times
    Discussing General Municipal Law § 205-e, the sister provision of section 205-a

  5. Desmond v. City of New York

    88 N.Y.2d 455 (N.Y. 1996)   Cited 69 times
    Holding that an internal NYPD policy does not constitute a "requirement" that would support a police officer's statutory claim

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Nikolov v. Town of Cheektowaga

    96 A.D.3d 1372 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012)   Cited 17 times

    2012-06-8 Nikola K. NIKOLOV, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA, Town of Cheektowaga Police Department and Police Officer Timothy Turnbull, Defendants–Respondents. Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, Buffalo (John A. Collins Of Counsel), for Plaintiff–Appellant. Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C., Buffalo (Arthur A. Herdzik of Counsel), for Defendants–Respondents. Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, Buffalo (John A. Collins Of Counsel), for Plaintiff–Appellant. Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte

  9. Corallo v. Martino

    58 A.D.3d 792 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)   Cited 17 times

    No. 2007-10494. January 27, 2009. In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants Paul Martino, Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, City of New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and New York City Transit Authority appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Gigante, J.), dated October 5, 2007, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against them. Morris Duffy Alonso Faley, New York

  10. 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.