· 10/31/1974
Fosco v. Empire Color Litho, Inc.
Citations
- 46 A.D.2d 710
- 360 N.Y.S.2d 319
- 1974 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3765
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- reducing a verdict of $7,000,000 to $1,500,000 for future pain and suffering, where the plaintiff sustained a back injury and underwent spinal fusion surgery
- performing review under § 5501(c) and awarding the “highest amounts that can be justified”
- reducing a $ 1.8 million jury award for loss of consortium to $ 400,000
- upholding an award for lost future earnings based upon the earning capacity of a teacher where the plaintiff demonstrated that there were jobs available in her local school district that required no further training or education
- “[T]here was no evidence that the condition was anything but latent and asymptomatic before the accident. In these circumstances, where the condition never manifested itself before the accident, the requested [aggravation of a pre-existing injury] charge was not warranted.”
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