STRAUSS v. BMW VEH. LEASING

8661/09

29 Misc.3d 362 (2010)

906 N.Y.S.2d 490

SEAN D. STRAUSS, Plaintiff, v. BMW FINANCIAL SERVICES VEHICLE LEASING, Doing Business as FINANCIAL SERVICES VEHICLE TRUST, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Kings County.

Decided July 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peknic, Peknic & Schaefere, LLC, Long Beach, for defendants. Gersowitz, Libo & Korek, P.C., New York City, for plaintiff.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HERBERT KRAMER, J.

Does the failure to plead the immunity contained in 49 USC § 30106 (the Graves Amendment) in the defendant's answer waive said immunity? This court holds that the defendant has not waived the affirmative defense of the Graves Amendment by failing to plead it in its answer because the plaintiff has not been prejudiced by any surprise and has had a full opportunity to litigate the issue before the court.

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