Justice Torres had the authority to consider the motions for reargument, as the Justice who signed the order on the prior motions for summary judgment was unable to hear the motions for reargument (see CPLR 2221 [a]). Justice Torres properly granted the motions for leave to reargue, as the Justice who signed the order on the prior motions failed to address defendants' assertion that the defect which caused plaintiff's accident was trivial (see CPLR 2221 [d]...
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