BERMEO v. ATAKENT


241 A.D.2d 235 (1998)

671 N.Y.S.2d 727

Susan Bermeo, an Infant, by Her Father and Natural Guardian, Mario Bermeo, et al., Appellants, v. Yucel Atakent et al., Defendants, and New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

April 23, 1998


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Kressner of counsel, Bronx (B. Jennifer Jaffee on the brief; Belovin & Franzblau, attorneys), for appellants.

Kathleen Alberton of counsel, New York City (Larry A. Sonnenshein and Fay Leoussis on the brief; Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of New York City, attorney), for respondent.

SULLIVAN, J. P., ELLERIN, NARDELLI and MAZZARELLI, JJ., concur.


TOM, J.

Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the trial court that set aside a jury verdict of $45,295,573 and reduced the award to a lump sum of $4.5 million on the grounds that the court erroneously reduced the damage portion of the award and failed to structure the award in compliance with CPLR article 50-B.

This personal injury action was commenced to recover damages for injuries sustained by the infant...

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