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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Park v. City of New York

In a personal injury action arising from a construction site accident, the Supreme Court, New York County, initially reduced a jury's award for past pain and suffering from $1,500,000 to $600,000. On appeal, the order was unanimously modified by the Appellate Division. The appellate court further directed a new trial on future pain and suffering unless the plaintiff agreed to a reduction of the award from $800,000 to $400,000. The decision was based on a comparison to similar cases involving comminuted elbow/arm fractures, multiple surgeries, and permanent limitations, while noting the plaintiff's non-dominant wrist fracture added little value as it resolved without surgery.

Personal InjuryConstruction Site AccidentDamagesPain and SufferingJury Award ReductionAppellate ReviewFractureElbow InjuryWrist InjuryStipulation
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
Nov 21, 1983

People v. Balls

The defendant, charged with manslaughter in the second degree, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide for the death of his seven-week-old daughter. The primary issue on appeal was whether the prosecutor's summation comments regarding the defendant's prearrest silence constituted reversible error. The court found these comments to be a permissible 'response in kind' to the defense's characterization of the defendant's behavior and deemed them harmless error, citing overwhelming evidence of guilt, including medical testimony of a comminuted skull fracture. The judgment was affirmed, and the imposed sentence of 1 1/3 to 4 years imprisonment was upheld.

Criminally Negligent HomicideManslaughter Second DegreeInfant DeathFractured SkullCircumstantial EvidenceProsecutorial MisconductPre-arrest SilenceHarmless ErrorSufficiency of EvidenceMedical Expert Testimony
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
Jul 25, 2011

Alfonso v. Metropolitan Transit Authority

The plaintiff, a 52-year-old office worker, sustained a comminuted intraarticular fracture of the distal radial metaphysis of her right wrist and a cervical herniated disc after being struck by a truck owned by the Transit Authority. After a failed closed reduction, she underwent open reduction surgery with internal fixation and extensive physical therapy, resulting in reduced range of motion, continued pain, and progressive arthritis. A jury awarded the plaintiff $450,000 for past pain and suffering and $800,000 for future pain and suffering. The Supreme Court, New York County, affirmed this judgment, determining that the awards did not materially deviate from reasonable compensation.

personal injurymotor vehicle accidentfracturewrist injuryneck injuryshoulder injurypain and sufferingjury verdictaffirmationnegligence
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Britvan v. Plaza at Latham, L. L. C.

Plaintiff Grigory Britvan suffered a comminuted fracture of his right heel after falling from a scaffold at a construction site. The Supreme Court granted partial summary judgment to plaintiffs on liability. During the trial, the court precluded a psychologist's testimony regarding Britvan's anxiety disorder because the expert could not separate the psychological impact of the accident from the employer's failure to provide workers' compensation insurance. The jury awarded Britvan $20,000 for past pain and suffering, $5,000 for future pain and suffering, and his wife $2,500 for a derivative claim. Plaintiffs appealed, arguing the awards were inadequate and the preclusion of testimony was erroneous. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding the awards reasonable and the preclusion of expert testimony proper.

Personal injuryScaffold accidentHeel fracturePsychological damagesExpert testimony preclusionWorkers' compensationDamages awardJury verdictAppellate review
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
Jul 16, 2003

Baez v. New York City Transit Authority

The Supreme Court, Bronx County, entered a judgment on or about July 16, 2003, upholding a jury verdict that awarded the plaintiff $600,000 for past pain and suffering and $380,000 for future pain and suffering. This judgment also brought up for review an order from November 26, 2002, which denied the defendants' motion to deem the damages verdict excessive. The plaintiff, a 56-year-old home-health-aide, sustained a severe comminuted midshaft humeral fracture in her right arm, requiring multiple surgeries including rod and plate placements, and extensive physical therapy. Despite healing, she was left with limited forearm rotation, numbness, hand weakness, and three large keloid scars. The court unanimously affirmed the damages awards, finding them to be reasonable compensation under the circumstances, referencing CPLR 5501 [c] and Martinez v Gouverneur Gardens Hous. Corp.

Humeral fracturePain and sufferingDamages awardJury verdictAppellate affirmationSurgical interventionPhysical therapyKeloid scarsLimited range of motionMedical hardware
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Case No. ADJ12427109
Regular
Apr 04, 2023

RICHARD ADAMS vs. MR. PLASTICS, INC., EMPLOYERS ASSURANCE COMPANY

This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation award finding an industrial injury to the applicant's right hand. The applicant claimed a fracture occurred while operating a machine, though medical records initially focused on a non-industrial injury from a ladder. Crucially, a Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) opined the fracture was consistent with the applicant's described work mechanism. The Board denied reconsideration, adopting the WCJ's reasoning which prioritized the QME's opinion and medical records documenting the fracture prior to termination, over the defendant's arguments regarding proof of injury and temporary disability.

Petition for ReconsiderationIndustrial InjuryTemporary DisabilityMachine OperatorRight Hand InjuryScaphoid FractureAOE/COEContemporaneous Medical RecordsQualified Medical Examiner (QME)Dr. Roland
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
May 11, 1990

Claim of Johnson v. New York City Board of Education

This case involves an appeal from a decision and an amended decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board. The Board had ruled that the claimant sustained a consequential injury and subsequently restored the case to the trial calendar. The appellate court affirmed the Board's decision, finding that the claimant's physician's testimony, despite some lack of clarity, met the requirement of signifying a probability as to the cause of the injury and was supported by a rational basis. Specifically, the determination that the claimant’s left ankle fracture was a consequence of an earlier work-related ankle fracture, which left the ankle in a weakened condition, was supported by substantial evidence.

Workers' CompensationAppealConsequential InjuryAnkle FractureMedical EvidencePhysician TestimonySubstantial EvidenceAppellate AffirmationWork-Related InjuryMedical Causation
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Case No. CA 13-02156
Regular Panel Decision
Jun 20, 2014

CLAYPOOLE, CHRISTINA v. TWIN CITY AMBULANCE CORP.

Plaintiffs Christina and Joseph Claypoole brought a personal injury action against Twin City Ambulance Corp., alleging negligence by defendant's employees resulted in Christina sustaining a hip fracture during ambulance transport. Defendant sought summary judgment, denying negligence and lack of causation. The Supreme Court denied the motion, leading to defendant's appeal. The Appellate Division affirmed the lower court's decision, concluding that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur was applicable. The court found that the evidence, including Christina being unconscious and in defendant's exclusive custody when she sustained the fracture, raised triable issues of fact regarding defendant's negligence, thus properly denying the summary judgment motion.

Personal InjuryNegligenceAmbulanceHip FractureRes Ipsa LoquiturSummary JudgmentAppellate ReviewExclusive ControlProximate CauseMedical Transport
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Case No. 534831
Regular Panel Decision
Oct 12, 2023

In the Matter of the Claim of Susan Zuhlke

Susan Zuhlke appealed two decisions by the Workers' Compensation Board concerning a schedule loss of use (SLU) award for her right leg injuries. Zuhlke, a teacher, suffered right ankle and knee/tibia fractures in October 2018, later including fibular neuropathy. While a 25.8% SLU for her right foot was stipulated, a dispute arose over the right knee, with the Board ultimately affirming a 15% SLU based on the carrier's medical consultant's opinion and denial of reconsideration. The Appellate Division affirmed the Board's determination, finding substantial evidence supported the 15% SLU award for the right knee, consistent with impairment guidelines and prior Board decisions regarding tibial plateau fractures.

Workers' CompensationSchedule Loss of UseSLURight Leg InjuryTibial Plateau FractureFibular NeuropathyMaximum Medical ImprovementImpairment GuidelinesMedical OpinionsAppellate Review
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
May 13, 2013

Claypoole v. Twin City Ambulance Corp.

Plaintiffs, including Christina Claypoole, initiated a personal injury action against an unnamed defendant, alleging negligence during Claypoole's ambulance transport which led to a hip fracture. The defendant sought summary judgment to dismiss the complaint, asserting a lack of negligence and evidence of injury under their care. The Supreme Court denied this motion, prompting the defendant's appeal. The appellate court affirmed the lower court's decision, concluding that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur was applicable based on the defendant's own submissions, thereby establishing triable issues of fact concerning negligence. The evidence indicated that Claypoole, while unconscious and in the exclusive custody of the defendant, sustained a hip fracture, and experienced pain only after being in the ambulance, reinforcing the applicability of res ipsa loquitur.

Personal InjuryNegligenceRes Ipsa LoquiturSummary JudgmentAmbulance TransportHip FractureAppellate ReviewExclusive ControlTriable Issues of FactProximate Cause
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