POMMELLS v. PEREZ


4 N.Y.3d 566 (2005)

830 N.E.2d 278

797 N.Y.S.2d 380

ANTHONY POMMELLS, Appellant, v. FRANCISCO R. PEREZ et al., Respondents. DAVID G. BROWN, Appellant, v. ATHENA D. DUNLAP et al., Respondents. MIGUEL CARRASCO, Appellant, v. AURORA MENDEZ, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & De Cicco, New York City (Brian J. Isaac of counsel), and Ripka, Rotter & King, LLP (Alan S. Ripka of counsel) for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Norman Volk & Associates, New York City (Michael I. Josephs of counsel), for Francisco R. Perez, respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Galvano & Xanthakis, P.C., New York City (Matthew Kelly of counsel), for Rohit Latchman, respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Barry Siskin, New York City, for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale (Cheryl F. Korman, Evan H. Krinick and Stuart M. Bodoff of counsel), for Athena D. Dunlap and another, respondents in the second above-entitled action.

Curtis Vasile Devine & McElhenny, Merrick (Samantha B. Lansky of counsel), for Trucklease Corporation and others, respondents in the second above-entitled action.

Ginsberg & Katsorhis, P.C., Flushing (Nicole D. Katsorhis of counsel), for appellant in third above-entitled action.

Epstein, Grammatico, Frankini & Marotta, Woodbury (Mona Haas of counsel), for respondent in the third above-entitled action.

Before: Judges G.B. SMITH, CIPARICK, ROSENBLATT, GRAFFEO, READ and R.S. SMITH concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge KAYE.

In 1973 the Legislature enacted the "Comprehensive Automobile Insurance Reparations Act" (see L 1973, ch 13)—commonly known as the No-Fault Law—with the objective of promoting prompt resolution of injury claims, limiting cost to consumers and alleviating unnecessary burdens on the courts (see Governor's Mem approving L 1973, ch 13, 1973 McKinney...

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