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`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 152
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`Form
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`A - Request
`the rules of
`See § 670.3 of
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`Appellate
`for
`this court
`for dirediens
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`Division
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`this form (22 NYCRR 670.3)
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`CHARLES
`deceased
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`SIMON and CHARLES
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`SIMON,
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`as Administrator
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`of
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`the Estate
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`of JULIE SIMON,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`-against-
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`GRANITE
`CORP.
`
`2, LLC, KULKA CONTRACTING,
`BUILDING
`d/b/a DEV CONSTRUCTION,
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`LLC, and FXR CONSTRUCTION
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`Defendants.
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`Civil Action
`O CPLR Article
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`03.
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`04. Public Employment
`05. Social Services
`OS. Other
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`3, g
`O 1. Partnership/Join Venture
`O 2. Business
`O 3. Religious
`O 4. Not-for-Profit
`O 5. Other
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`Paper
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`O 1. Brokerage
`O 2. Commercial
`O 3. Construction
`O 4. Employment
`O 5.
`Insurance
`O 6. Real Property
`7. Sales
`O 8. Secured
`O 9. Other
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`Article
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`O CPLR
`78 Preeeding
`O Special
`Other
`Proceeding
`O Habeas Corpus Proceeding
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`O 1. Adoption
`O 2. Attomey's Fees
`O 3. Children- Support
`4. Children - Custody/Visitation
`O 5. Children- Terminate Parental
`Rights
`O 6. Children - Abuse/Neglect
`O 7. Children - JD/PINS
`O 8. Equ!Lable Distribution
`O 9. Exclusive Occupancy of
`Residence
`O 10. Expert's Fees
`O 11. Maintenance/Alimony
`O 12. Marital Status
`O 13. Patemity
`O 14. Spousal Support
`15. Other
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`O 1. Constructive
`Trust
`O 2. Debtor & Creditor
`O 3. Dec!eratory
`Judgment
`O 4. Election
`Law
`O 5. Notice of Claim
`O 6. Other
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`couNTY
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`O Original
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`O 1. D%!p8!ne
`O 2. Jail Time Calculation
`O 3. Parole
`O 4. Other
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`1. CGñdamnation
`O 2. Determine Title
`O 3. Easements
`O 4. Environmental
`O 5. Llens
`O 6. Mortgages
`O 7. Partition
`O 8. Rent
`O 9. Taxation
`10. Zoning
`O 11. Other
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`O 1. Assault, Battery, False
`Imprisonment
`O 2. Conversion
`O 3. Defamation
`O 4. Fraud
`Infilction of
`5. |ñten5onal
`Emotional Distress
`O 6. Interference with Contract
`O 7. Malicious Prosecution/Abuse
`of Process
`O 8. Malpractice
`S 9. Negligence
`O 10. Nuisance
`O 11. Products Liability
`O 12. Strict Liability
`O 13. Trespass and/or Waste
`O 14. Other
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`O 1. City of Mount Vernon Charter
`§§ 120, 127-f, or 129
`O 2. Eminent Domain Procedure
`Law § 207
`O 3. General Municipal Law § 712
`O 4. Labor Law § 220
`O 5. Public Service Law §§ 128 or
`170
`O 6. Other
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`O 1. Accounting
`O 2. Discovery
`O 3. Probets/Administration
`O 4. Trusts
`O 5. Other
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`ent
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`Court:
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`Dated:
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`April
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`Judge
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`(Name
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`Honorable
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`Jeffrey
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`S. Brown
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`S Final
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`O Post-Final
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`Nassau
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`April
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`26, 2016
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`Index No.:
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`22101/2008
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`Court:
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`specify
`pursuant
`to CPLR §
`transiscred
`in this court
`or
`cr-mmen-md
`the nature of
`under CPLR § 5704, briefly describe
`the ex parte
`
`of
`the motions
`granted
`which
`is from an Order
`appeal
`in part
`denied
`and
`in part
`below
`the court
`of
`The
`and for a new trial
`2 LLC to set aside
`the verdict
`LLC and Granite
`Kulka Contracting
`defendants
`Building
`the motion
`to set aside
`the verdict
`in toto,
`as to liability
`below
`denied
`and demeges.
`on liability
`court
`The
`thereof.
`As
`in support
`had been
`raised
`by the defendants
`of
`but did ngt address
`the arguments
`that
`any
`to the award
`to
`to set aside
`the verdict
`in toto as pertained
`below denied
`the motion
`the court
`to damages,
`the court
`of claimed
`As to the other
`the Estate
`of Julie Simon
`terror.
`elements
`for pre-impact
`damages,
`the award
`unless
`stipulated
`the verdict
`plaintiff
`to a reduction
`of
`gented
`the motions
`below
`to set aside
`as to plaintiff
`and a reduction
`of
`the entire
`damages
`award
`to the Estate
`of Julie Simon
`for pecuniary
`loss,
`Charles
`individually.
`Simon,
`
`Amount:
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`is from a money
`If an appeal
`the issues prepesed
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`awarded.
`the amount
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`
`or application
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`for CPLR § 5704 review.
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`not
`but are
`on appeal
`include
`to be raised
`proposed
`issues
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`of Julie Simon
`of
`the Estate
`in favor
`the verdict
`to set aside
`failing
`by the
`and
`record
`$500,000
`which
`was
`üñsupported
`excessive;
`terror
`is not sustainable;
`several
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`of pre-impact
`
`to (1)
`limited
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`
`erred
`in
`below
`court
`the
`in the amount
`of
`terror
`for a duration
`of, at most,
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`the court
`suffering"
`
`in failing
`consequent
`since,
`danger"
`
`to plaintiff
`the award
`to vacate
`below erred
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`and future
`for past
`Simon
`Charles
`(2)
`danger"
`and
`at
`of
`in the "zone
`been
`Simon
`Charles
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`allegedly
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`plaintiff
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`plaintiff
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`arguendo,
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`aside
`the verdict
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`below
`erred
`in conditionally
`the court
`insufficient;
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`to vacate
`in toto or
`to set aside
`the wrongful
`death
`award
`for
`the court
`below
`erred
`in failing
`that
`the
`(3)
`of Julie Simon
`as such
`award
`was wholly
`to the Estate
`speculative.
`loss
`purportsd
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`pecuniary
`loss was
`sustained
`to the Estate
`of Julie
`of her
`even
`Simon
`reason
`arguendo,
`assuming
`pecuniary
`by
`erred
`in conditionally
`aside
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`as
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`the
`court
`below
`verdict
`the
`proposed
`death,
`setting
`remittitur
`was
`to vacate
`that
`the court
`below
`erred
`in failing
`in toto or set aside
`the award
`insufficiêñt;
`(4)
`Simon
`to plaintiff
`Charles
`for
`past
`and
`future
`economic
`loss
`as
`such
`award
`was
`individually
`wholly
`speculative.
`economic
`loss was
`sustained
`even
`by Charles
`Simon
`arguendo,
`Moreover.
`assuming
`nevertheless
`the court
`below erred
`in conditionally
`aside
`the verdict
`as the proposed
`emittitur
`was
`setting
`that
`the court
`below erred
`in failing
`to set aside
`the liability
`verdict
`by reason
`of numerous
`insufficient;
`(5)
`an improper
`errors
`committed
`the
`trial
`court
`improper
`verdict
`and
`instructions,
`sheet,
`by
`including
`jury
`other
`in the
`below
`either
`which
`erroneous
`rulings
`court
`or cumulatively
`deprived
`êvidêñtiary
`singularly
`defêñdant
`Kulka Contractirig
`LLC of a fair
`that
`dêfêñdañt
`Kulka Contracting
`LLC did not owe
`trial;
`(6)
`of care
`to the plaintiff
`and therefore
`as a matter
`of
`law plaintiff's
`claims
`and cross-claims
`should
`have
`duty
`dismissed
`and
`such
`other
`been
`against
`Kulka
`and
`further
`argument
`as may
`LLC;
`Contracting
`(7) any
`become
`apparent
`from a review
`of
`the record.
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`of Julie Simon
`I Estate
`I
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`I
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`Plaintiff
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`Instructions:Fill in the namesof the attomeysor linns of attomeysfor the
`respectiveparties. If this form is to be filed with the noticeof petitionor orderto
`show causebywhich a specialproceedingis to be commencedin theAppellate
`Division,only thename of the allomey for he petitionerneed be provided.
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`Attomey
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`Name:
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`Rosenberg
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`& Gluck,
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`LLP
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`Address:
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`1176 Portion Road
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`Attomey
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`Name:
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`Quirk and Bakalor,
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`P.C.
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`Address:
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`1325 Franklin Avenue
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`Plaza, Suite 250
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`City:
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`Garden City
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`State:
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`NY
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`Zip:
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`11530
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`Attomey
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`Name:
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`Armienti,
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`DeBe!!is, Guglielmo
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`Address:
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`39 Broadway,
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`New York
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`Attorney
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`Addres::
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`Name:
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`White Fleischner
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`& Fino
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`61 Broadway,
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`New York
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`(212) 487-9700
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`Attomey
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`Name:
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`Cartiglia Connolly
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`& Russo
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`Address:
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`1050 Franklin Ave. Suite # 308
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`State: NY
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`Zip: 11530
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`Name:
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`Attorney
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`POLLACK,
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`POLLACK,
`
`ISAAC & DECICCO,
`
`LLP
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`Address
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`225 Broadway,
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`Suite 307
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`City:
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`New York
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`State: NY
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`Zip: 10007
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`Attorney
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`Name:
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`SHAUB,
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`AHMUTY,
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`CITRIN & SPRATT,
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`LLP
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`New York
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`NAV8244
`OF THE STATE
`COURT
`SUPREME
`OF NASSAU
`COUNTY
`----------------------------------------------------------X
`CHARLES
`SIMON
`CHARLES
`and
`of
`Estate
`of
`Administrator
`
`the
`
`deceased,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`as
`
`SIMON,
`SIMON,
`
`JULIE
`
`-against-
`
`Index
`
`No.:
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`022101/08
`
`NOTICE
`
`OF APPEAL
`
`BUILDING
`GRANITE
`CONTRACTING,
`CONSTRUCTION
`CONSTRUCTION
`
`,
`
`KULKA
`2, LLC,
`and FXR
`d/b/a DEV
`
`LLC,
`CORP.
`
`----------------------------
`
`Defendants.
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`-----X
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`23
`
`JUN
`
`2016
`GUuNTY
`NA55AU
`OFFICE
`COUNTY
`CLERK'8
`
`PLEASE
`
`TAKE
`
`NOTICE,
`
`that
`
`defendant,
`
`KULKA
`
`CONTRACTING,
`
`LLC,
`
`hereby
`
`appeals
`
`to
`
`the Appellate
`
`Division,
`
`Second
`
`Department
`
`from
`
`an order
`
`of
`
`the judge
`
`of
`
`the within
`
`named
`
`court
`
`(Brown,
`
`J.), dated
`
`April
`
`22,
`
`2016
`
`and
`
`entered
`
`in the Office
`
`of
`
`the Nassau
`
`County
`
`Clerk
`
`on April
`
`26, 2016,
`
`a copy
`
`of which
`
`is annexed
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"A".
`
`This
`
`appeal
`
`is from
`
`each
`
`and
`
`every
`
`Dated:
`
`part
`
`thereof
`
`adverse
`
`to defendant
`
`KULKA
`
`CONTRACTING
`
`LLC.
`
`New York,
`June
`22,
`
`New York
`2016
`
`'
`
`'
`
`LLP
`
`LLC.
`
`Vaness'a
`
`M. Corchi
`
`Es'q.
`
`DeBELLIS,
`ARMIENTI,
`& RHODEN,
`GUGLIELMO
`for Defendant
`Attorneys
`KULKA
`CONTRACTING,
`39 Broadway-Suite
`520
`New York
`New York,
`809-7074
`(212)
`
`10006
`
`

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`TO:
`
`& RUSSO
`
`CONNOLLY
`for Plaintiff
`Simon
`of Julie
`Franklin
`
`CARTIGLIA,
`Attomeys
`Estate
`1050
`Garden
`
`City,
`877-0800
`
`(516)
`
`on the Cotmter-Claim
`Suite
`308
`11530
`
`Avenue,
`New York
`
`& FINO,
`
`LLP
`
`FLEISCHER
`WHITE
`for Defendant
`Attorneys
`FXR Construction,
`Inc.
`DEV Construction
`Floor
`18th
`61 Broadway,
`New York
`New York,
`509-0500
`(212)
`
`d/b/a
`
`10006
`
`of
`
`of
`
`& GLUCK,
`ROSENBERG
`for Plaintiff
`Attorneys
`Charles
`Charles
`the Estate
`1176
`Portion
`
`LLP
`
`and
`
`11742
`
`individually,
`Simon,
`as administrator
`Simon
`deceased
`of Jedie Simon,
`Road
`New York
`Holtsville,
`451-7900
`
`(631)
`
`to
`LLP
`
`POLLACK,
`POLLACK,
`& DECICCO,
`ISAAC
`LLP
`Counsel
`Appellate/Special
`& GLUCK,
`ROSENBERG
`for Plaintiff
`Attomeys
`Charles
`individually,
`Simon,
`as administrator
`Simon
`Charles
`deceased
`of Julie
`the Estate
`Simon,
`307
`Suite
`225 Broadway,
`New York,
`New York
`10007
`233-8100
`(212)
`
`and
`
`QUIRK
`Attorneys
`Granite
`1325
`Garden
`
`(212)
`
`Building
`Franklin
`
`City,
`319-1000
`
`& BAKALOR,
`for Defendant
`2, LLC
`Avenue
`Plaza,
`New York
`11530
`
`P.C.
`
`Suite
`
`250
`
`& SPRATT,
`& BAKALOR,
`
`LLP
`P.C.
`
`AHMUTY,
`SHAUB,
`CITRIN
`to QUIRK
`Counsel
`Appellate
`for Defendant
`Attomeys
`2, LLC
`Granite
`Building
`Suite
`702
`77 Water
`Street,
`New York
`New York,
`10005
`599-8200
`(212)
`
`the
`
`defendant
`of
`
`is no
`
`PLEASE
`defendant
`Defendant
`Hon.
`
`NOTE
`following:
`pursuant
`to
`a Stipulation
`NDG Architects,
`P.C
`Sue Marber
`dated
`The Office
`of Hon.
`Randy
`plaintiffs'
`
`Randy
`defendant,
`defendant;
`the Order
`of
`virtue
`by
`to that
`judgment
`MCLO Structural
`Appellate
`Division,
`
`defendant;
`were
`Corp.
`Steel
`Second
`Department
`
`Kulka
`
`Corp.
`
`Construction
`Discontinuance
`defendant
`
`Voluntary
`longer
`a party
`2012
`
`by
`February
`
`by
`summary
`granting
`is no longer
`LLP.,
`2012
`dated
`30,
`July
`Canatal
`defendants
`the Decision
`virtue
`of
`13, 2014.
`
`is no
`dated
`virtue
`
`a party
`longer
`May
`2014;
`2,
`the Order
`of
`judgment
`to
`defendant
`a party
`granting
`Industries,
`and Order
`
`of
`that
`
`summary
`Inc.
`and
`the
`of
`
`31,
`January
`of
`James
`Ruderman,
`Sue Marber
`claims
`against
`dismissed
`dated
`
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`UPREME
`COUNTY
`
`COURT
`OF THE
`OF NASSAU
`
`STATE
`
`OF NEW Y ORK
`
`P R E S E N T : HON.
`
`JEFFREY
`
`S. BROWN
`JUSTICE
`
`.
`
`CHARLES
`the Estate
`of
`
`SIMON
`of JULIE
`
`and CHARLES
`SIMON,
`SIMON,
`deceased,
`
`as Administrator
`
`Plaintiff(s),
`
`-against-
`
`X
`
`TRIAL/IAS
`
`PART
`
`13
`
`INDEX
`Mot
`Mot.
`Submit
`
`# 22101/08
`Seq.
`22, 23
`Date
`11.6.15
`Date
`1.7.15
`
`GRANITE
`
`BUILDING
`
`LALEZARIAN
`2, LLC,
`KULKA
`CONSTRUCTION
`CORP.,
`PROPERTIES,
`LLC,
`KULKA
`FXR CONSTRUCTION
`CONTRACTING,
`LLC,
`DEV CONSTRUCTION
`CANATAL
`CORP.
`D/B/A
`INC., MCLO STRUCTURAL
`STEEL
`INDUSTRIES
`NEWMAN
`and THE OFFICE
`DESIGN
`LLC
`GROUP,
`JAMES
`RUDERMAN,
`LLP,
`
`CORP.,
`
`CORP.,
`OF
`
`______________---------..-_____________________x
`
`Defendant(s).
`
`...
`
`,
`
`__.____.__....___
`
`The
`
`following
`
`papers
`
`were
`
`read
`
`on this motion:
`
`Notice
`
`of Motion,
`Affidavit
`Answering
`Affidavit....................
`Reply
`
`Affidavits
`..............
`
`(Affinnations),
`
`...
`
`Exhjbite
`
`Annexed......
`.................................
`.................
`
`Numbered
`
`Papers
`MS 22
`1, 2
`3, 4, 5
`6, 7
`
`MS 23
`8, 9
`3, 4,10
`11
`
`the foregoing
`papers,
`2 LLC (hereinafter
`and
`5501(c):
`the $6,000,000.00
`
`Upon
`
`Granite
`
`Building
`§§4401,4404(a)
`remittitur
`of
`and suffering,
`Charles
`Simon
`$1,440,000.00
`
`loss,
`
`(5) granting
`
`(3)
`for
`
`jury
`
`,
`
`it
`
`is ordered
`
`of
`
`that
`which
`Granite),
`a new trial
`(1) granting
`verdict
`awarded
`jury
`a remittitur
`or granting
`vacating
`economic
`and future
`past
`loss,
`vacating
`(4)
`to the Estate
`Simon
`of Julie
`verdict
`awarded
`or
`remittitur
`the $500,000.00
`a new trial
`of
`
`the application
`seeks
`an order
`as to liability,
`(2)
`Simon
`to Charles
`the
`$1,495,000.00
`or granting
`for
`past
`verdict
`
`interposed
`pursuant
`
`by defendant,
`to CPLR
`a new trial
`or
`granting
`pain
`and future
`for
`past
`awarded
`verdict
`jury
`a remittitur
`of
`the
`and
`future
`economic
`to the Estate
`awarded
`
`to
`
`of
`
`jury
`
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`Julie
`
`Simon
`
`for pre-impact
`and the application
`§4545(a);
`an order
`which
`seeks
`Kulka),
`(Sequence
`and damages
`
`#023),
`
`and (6)
`terror,
`granting
`interposed
`by defendant,
`pursuant
`to UPLit
`§4404(a)
`are determined
`forth
`as set
`
`a collateral
`Kulka
`
`source
`
`hearing
`LLC
`Contracting,
`a new trial
`granting
`hereinafter.
`
`to CPLR
`pursuant
`(hereinafter
`as to both
`
`liability
`
`Suburbañ
`Support
`
`Charles
`
`in the GMC
`On February
`a passenger
`was
`the plaintiff,
`Simon,
`13, 2008,
`(see Bakalor
`Julie
`in
`Affidavit
`Simon
`by his wife,
`plaintiff's
`operated
`decedent,
`of whom were
`at Exh. C at pp.
`762).
`both
`the Simons,
`On said
`wallpaper
`date,
`733,
`there
`owned
`at an office
`by Granite
`where
`were
`scheduled
`to commence
`work
`hangers,
`building
`at pp.
`the scope
`included
`the underground
`of which
`lots
`(ld
`was ongoing
`parlsing
`Granite
`engaged
`to serve
`1048-1049).
`In connection
`Kulka
`therewith,
`703,
`55, 702,
`d/b/a DEV
`FXR Construction,
`which
`in tum contracted
`with
`Inc.
`general
`the
`the construction
`the underground
`at pp.
`to undertake
`of
`lots
`(id.
`Construction
`FXR)
`a pit was
`the end of
`the course
`of
`this
`excavated
`at
`project,
`During
`lot
`the subterranean
`then
`into
`in a 32 foot
`under
`construction
`(id
`drop
`of FXR removed
`two
`of
`the
`employees
`12-foot
`sections
`a tractor-trailer
`to permit
`to deliver
`rebar
`200).
`subsequent
`135,
`134,
`162,
`the fence
`of
`it had
`removed
`(fd
`
`as
`
`the
`
`to
`at
`
`However,
`previously
`
`12, 2008,
`the west
`work
`(id
`to replace
`
`lot
`
`parking
`at pp.
`83,
`57,
`sections
`those
`
`construction,
`723,
`718,
`contractor,
`(hereinafter
`1051).
`
`1048,
`
`1049,
`55, 56,
`lot
`west
`resulting
`parking
`On February
`at pp. 56-57).
`link
`fence
`chain
`surrounding
`the concrete
`for
`FXR failed
`
`necessary
`this
`delivery,
`pp. 57, 200).
`
`was
`
`On the morning
`of February
`13, 2008,
`and ice (id.
`at pp. 271-73,
`slush
`727,
`787,
`782,
`sleet,
`rain,
`through
`unable
`the property
`the Simons
`were
`to access
`site,
`proceeded
`ingress
`to the west
`lot
`successfully
`parking
`gaining
`by FXR (id
`The
`675).
`left
`pavement
`at pp.
`731,
`162, 200,
`at p. 733).
`(ld.
`excavation
`pit was
`discemable
`not
`immediately
`but her attempts
`were
`the vehicle
`came
`into
`view
`to stop
`unavailing
`the lot below
`the 32 foot
`and into
`precipice
`over
`going
`was
`to extricate
`over
`the edge, Mr.
`Simon
`able
`himself
`to do so and died
`on impact
`after Mr.
`was
`unable
`Simon
`2006).
`
`the weather
`
`732,
`
`ultimately
`to going
`Simon
`pp. 735,
`
`736,
`
`798,
`
`of snow,
`inclement
`a mix
`with
`the work
`Upon
`798).
`at
`arrival
`788,
`the main
`entrance
`and consequently
`in the fence
`thereto
`via the opening
`in the west
`lot was
`icy and the
`As Mrs.
`the pit
`Simon
`proceeded,
`as it began
`to slide,
`at pp. 733,
`(id
`734,
`from the vehicle,
`however,
`heard
`his name
`her
`scream
`
`736).
`
`Prior
`Mrs.
`(id.
`
`at
`
`A trial
`on the within
`20 days
`action
`on May
`11, 2015,
`commencing
`the defendants:
`against
`asserted
`theories
`the following
`which
`liability
`failing
`barrier
`to employ
`the west
`a sufficient
`vehicle
`the gate
`lot;
`parking
`surrounding
`failing
`to plow
`and or salt
`the west
`the pit,
`and failing
`the perimeter
`(see Bakalor
`lot
`of
`parking
`at 14, Exh. C at pp. 55-61,
`On June
`63).
`in Support
`returned
`a
`the jury
`16, 2015,
`60% to Granite;
`same
`as follows:
`the defendants
`as to liability
`against
`apportioning
`10% to FXR (see Bakalor
`at 14).
`awarded
`Affidavit
`in Support
`The
`same jury
`and;
`estate
`and the decedent's
`a total
`which
`was
`broken
`as follows:
`of $9,435,000.00,
`down
`
`during
`close
`around
`Affidavit
`verdict
`to Kulka,
`plaintiff
`
`place
`
`took
`of
`
`over
`were
`
`-2-
`
`to
`
`30%
`the
`
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`Pain
`
`Finn-Economic
`Awards:
`and Suffering
`Decedent's
`(for
`Emotional
`Distress
`and Pre-Impact
`Past Pain
`Plaintiff's
`and Suffering
`Plaintiff
`and Suffering
`s Future
`Pain
`
`Terror)
`
`Loss
`
`Awards
`
`of Annuity
`
`and
`
`Funding
`
`of Julie
`Simon's_Economic
`Estate
`Lost
`Past
`Earnings
`Future
`Lost
`Eamings
`Past Household
`Services
`Future
`Household
`Services
`Past Lost
`Employer
`Pension
`Lost
`Future
`and Pension
`Income
`Total:
`
`Employer
`and Social
`
`Funding
`Security
`
`of Annuity
`Retirement
`
`Simon's
`
`Economic
`
`Loss Awards
`
`Plaintiff
`Charles
`Past Lost
`Earnings
`Future
`Lost
`Earnings
`Lost Health
`Insurance
`Past
`Lost Health
`Insurance
`Future
`Past Lost
`Employer
`Future
`Employer
`Lost
`Lost
`Employer
`Past
`Future
`Employer
`Lost
`Future
`Lost Retirement
`Total:
`
`of Annuity
`of Annuity
`of Pension
`of Pension
`
`Funding
`Funding
`Funding
`Funding
`Income
`
`500,000
`$
`$3,000,000
`$3,000,000
`
`S
`$
`S
`$
`$
`
`$
`
`200,000
`500,000
`100,000
`400,000
`40,000
`
`200,000
`
`S 1,440,000
`
`S 300,000
`700,000
`$
`50,000
`5
`$
`30,000
`40,000
`$
`S 100,000
`50,000
`$
`S 125,000
`S 100,000
`S 1,495,000
`
`(for
`
`24 Years)
`
`(over
`
`13 years)
`
`(over
`
`27 years)
`
`(over
`
`13 years)
`
`(over
`
`11 years)
`
`(over
`
`13 years)
`
`(over
`(over
`
`8 years)
`11 years)
`
`The within
`ensued.
`
`thereafter
`
`post-trial
`
`applications
`
`respectively
`
`interposed
`
`by
`
`the maving
`
`defendants
`
`for
`
`it,
`
`motion
`
`liability
`court's
`impossible
`improper
`
`this
`as to liability,
`a new trial
`Granite
`In moving
`erred
`court
`contcads
`its
`in denying
`its failure
`a directed
`the
`or salt
`to plow
`the claim
`premised
`upon
`verdict
`for
`dismissing
`doctrine"
`law by the "storm
`was barred
`as a matter
`of
`claim
`such
`as any
`in progress
`lot,
`parking
`Granite
`in having
`of Law
`11-25).
`at pp.
`stresses
`that
`Memorandum
`the bulk
`(see Defendant's
`claim as cognizable
`the jury
`accepted
`this
`and given
`against
`assessed
`this
`abvianaly
`for
`an itemized
`a new trial
`as to liability
`as it
`its request
`is necessary
`denial
`of
`the verdict
`court
`to determine
`was
`predicated
`for a reviewing
`upon
`this
`at pp. 27-31).
`(id
`theory
`
`of
`
`is
`
`verdict,
`whether
`
`-3-
`
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`Granite
`
`asserts
`
`As
`for
`
`Simon
`
`injuries,
`similarly
`further
`loss was
`vacated
`and 2007,
`exceeded
`
`(id.
`
`the $6,000,000.00
`of damages,
`to the issue
`verdict
`from purely
`past
`and future
`pain
`and
`emotional
`suffering,
`stemming
`and
`deviates
`from prior
`appellate-reviewed
`approved
`sums
`materially
`remittitur
`a significant
`situated
`at pp.
`plaintiffs
`thereby
`warranting
`the $1,495,000.00
`contends
`awarded
`Simon
`to Mr.
`verdict
`and
`not
`substantiated
`with
`and
`degree
`the regnisite
`of certainty
`accordingly
`reduced
`(id.
`at pp.
`or significantly
`44-50).
`Granite
`that
`between
`maintains
`which
`time
`the plaintiff
`was
`the only
`was
`a union
`2007
`during
`the
`1200
`hours
`to receive
`union
`Granite
`posits
`necessary
`economic
`the plaintiff's
`this
`Dr.
`data,
`notwithstanding
`predicate
`his projections
`on data
`extrapolated
`solely
`and future
`to the plaintiff's
`past
`economic
`losses
`that
`in opining
`the plaintiff
`would
`be able
`to work
`consistently,
`either
`the cyclical
`nature
`of wallpaper
`or Mr.
`Simon's
`health,
`hanging
`compromised
`by cryptococcal
`in 201I
`the plaintiff
`meningitis
`causing
`short
`term memory
`and vertigo
`at pp. 48, 49; Bakalor
`loss,
`instability
`Exh. C at p. 755-758,
`793-797).
`
`to Charles
`danger"
`of
`
`be
`2000
`
`as
`
`for
`
`dizziness,
`in Support
`
`at
`
`(id
`past
`
`for
`
`Leiken,
`
`(id).
`
`member,
`benefits
`expert
`economist,
`from 2007
`as speculative
`
`thereby
`(id).
`Dr.
`
`awarded
`"zone
`to
`awarded
`Granite
`31-44).
`economic
`future
`must
`either
`the years
`year
`he
`that
`elected
`to
`his opinion
`rendering
`Granite
`further
`contends
`Leiken
`failed
`to account
`which
`had been
`to experience
`Affidavit
`
`estate
`to the $1,440,000.00
`respect
`With
`to Mrs.
`awarded
`for
`Simon's
`or
`same must
`be vacated
`loss, Granite
`economic
`reduced
`that
`asserts
`similarly
`the decedent's
`which
`failure
`to account
`for
`medical
`Leiken's
`included
`history,
`as due to his exclusive
`and hemiated
`as well
`on employment
`reliance
`discs,
`of Law at pp. 51-53).
`Defendant's
`Memorandum
`Granite
`asserts
`Finally,
`to the decedent's
`estate
`for pre-impact
`spanned
`awarded
`which
`terror,
`only
`deviates
`from that which
`would
`reasonable
`constitute
`compensation
`
`and future
`past
`in the face
`of Dr.
`a fractured
`elbow
`data
`(see
`from 2007
`the $500,000.00
`several
`(id
`
`seconds,
`at pp. 53-55).
`
`materially
`
`said
`interposed
`to the application
`by Kulka,
`separately
`Turning
`to the storm
`in progress
`with
`regard
`by Granite
`the arguments
`set
`forth
`measure,
`to utilize
`in failing
`court's
`error
`and this
`for
`an itemized
`verdict
`same,
`necessity
`and thus
`the damage
`a vacatur
`assertions
`awards
`as excessive
`casting
`requiring
`(see DeFand==*'s
`of Law at pp.
`thereof
`reduction
`Memorandum
`22-24,
`71-73;
`67-70,
`52-64,
`at ¶¶l43,144).
`the
`in Support
`Kulka
`Affinnation
`challenges
`Wong
`Additionally,
`specifically
`called
`elicited
`from Detective
`who was
`of
`as well
`by the plaintiff,
`Cefalu,
`testimony
`propriety
`of Granite
`appeared
`a civil
`on behalf
`that
`of Herbert
`(see Defendant's
`engineer
`who
`Heller,
`of Law at pp.
`34, 39-43).
`As
`to Detective
`Kulka
`Memorandum
`asserts
`25, 29-31,
`Cefalu,
`admissions
`given
`the detective's
`not
`undertake
`a reconstruction
`that
`he did
`of
`the accident
`was
`not
`an expert
`in such
`an area,
`that
`the decedent's
`to
`his
`actions
`did
`not
`contribute
`testimony
`the accident
`should
`have
`been
`(see Defendant's
`Memorandum
`of Law
`precloded
`at pp. 25, 29-31,
`in allowing
`34). With
`respect
`to Mr. Heller,
`Kulka
`maintains
`this
`erred
`this witness
`to
`at
`as to the duties
`of a construction
`his
`lack
`of expertise
`(id
`manager
`therein
`testify
`pp. 39-43).
`posits
`it was
`the emergency
`Kulka
`error
`as well
`as in
`
`Finally,
`
`court
`
`considering
`in charging
`
`-4.
`
`darandant
`
`in large
`the
`as those
`
`echoes,
`doctrine,
`as well
`or =k*=ntu
`
`as
`
`that
`and
`
`doctrine,
`
`

`

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`.
`.
`
`the Noseworthy
`giving
`conditions
`attendant
`parties'
`equal
`
`footing
`
`charge,
`on the
`day
`in relation
`
`the former
`with
`the accident,
`of
`to the facts
`
`inapplicable
`being
`and the latter
`being
`the accident
`
`to the adverse
`inappropriate
`(id.
`at 32-38).
`
`weather
`given
`
`the
`
`,
`
`surrounding
`
`The within
`applications
`in their
`set aside
`the verdict
`Toker
`Affirmation
`
`post-trial
`
`are opposed
`applications
`which
`as well
`as by FXR,
`entirety,
`(see Isaac Affirmation
`as to liability
`in Partial
`at 112-4).
`Opposition
`
`by the plaintiff,
`opposes
`only
`in Opposition
`
`who
`opposes
`branches
`those
`at Points
`I
`
`the
`
`to
`
`seeking
`through
`
`X;
`
`reasoning
`conclusion
`
`"conclude
`a court must
`a jury
`To set aside
`verdict,
`which
`could
`and permissible
`inferences
`possibly
`on the basis
`reached
`by the jury
`of
`the evidence
`45 NY2d
`499
`[1978]).
`The
`court
`has carefully
`493,
`Cards,
`ddandaam
`the moving
`and
`based
`thereon
`finds
`no basis
`as to liability
`
`(id.).
`
`of
`
`that
`line
`no valid
`is simply
`there
`lead
`to the
`rational
`[persons]
`trial"
`presented
`(Cohen
`v Hallmark
`considered
`posited
`the
`arguments
`by
`upon
`which
`the jury's
`to disturb
`findings
`
`at
`
`with
`award
`the issue
`is considered
`respect
`a jury's
`of damages,
`thereto
`Addressing
`compensation"
`from what would
`be reasonable
`it deviates
`(CPLR
`"if
`materially
`of CPLR §5501(c)
`While
`the provisions
`to the "appellate
`are specifically
`appellate
`the state
`that
`review
`is equally
`this
`courts
`throughout
`have
`held
`of
`[1" Dept
`169 AD2d
`to the trial
`courts
`v City
`of New
`applicable
`687
`(Ramos
`Yor/c
`687,
`1991]
`179 AD2d
`v Supermarkets
`v Tedesco,
`[2d Dept
`Wendell
`Shurgan
`Gen. Corp.,
`805
`1992];
`805,
`209 AD2d
`1064
`[3d Dept
`Inya
`v Ide Hyundai,
`189 AD2d
`1015
`[4th
`1015,
`Inc.,
`1063,
`1993];
`an award
`and
`for
`the
`Within
`the particular
`context
`of
`Dept
`1994]).
`pain
`suffering,
`reviewing
`the challenged
`to compare
`the dollar
`amoüñt
`is required
`award
`prior
`court
`to other
`comprising
`with
`similar
`v City
`and approved
`sums
`awarded
`to plaintiffs
`appellate-reviewed
`injuries
`(Donlon
`13, 15 [1" Dept
`284 AD2d
`v Wyassup-Laurel
`91
`Glen
`; Turuseta
`of New York,
`Corp.,
`2001]
`I04 AD3d
`v Liberati,
`2013]).
`634
`[2d Dept
`Kayes
`AD3d
`When
`Dept
`741[2d
`2012];
`632,
`739,
`a new trial
`be
`the trial
`court
`determines
`that
`an award
`proper
`procedure
`is excessive,
`mandates
`ordered
`as to damages
`unless
`the plaintiff
`to a reduction
`(Zukowski
`v Gokhberg,
`consects
`v MCST Preferred
`AD3d
`301 AD2d
`; McNeil
`[2d Dept
`Transp.
`634
`579,
`2006]
`v Stephen M Donis,
`150 AD2d
`; Anderson
`D.P.M
`[2d Dept
`Dept
`416
`, P.C.,
`
`excessive
`5501[c]).
`division,"
`
`633,
`
`2003]
`
`referable
`standard
`

`
`;
`
`Co.,
`414,
`
`3I
`580
`1989]).
`
`[2d
`
`court
`The
`has
`and finds
`herein
`parties
`sum of $6,000,000.00
`from that which
`would
`CPLR §5501[c]).
`
`reviewed
`and mindfully
`carefully
`Simon
`that where,
`as here, Mr.
`and future
`awarded
`past
`pain
`for
`reasonable
`constitute
`
`compensation,
`
`the arguments
`is claiming
`and suffering
`thus
`requiring
`
`purely
`indeed
`
`and cases
`referenced
`emotional
`deviates
`a remittitur
`
`injuries,
`materially
`(id;
`
`by the
`the
`
`As
`
`damages
`decedent's
`Tr. Auth,
`
`635,
`
`1997]
`
`to the economic
`awarded
`damages
`and just
`compensation
`is limited
`to fair
`to the persons
`for whose
`death
`benefit
`240 AD2d
`637
`[2d Dept
`
`; Hyung
`
`a wrongful
`"[i]n
`death
`herein,
`the pecuniary
`for
`injuries
`brought"
`the action
`is
`Kee
`Lee v New
`
`action,
`resulting
`v New
`(Klos
`York Hosp.
`
`of
`
`an award
`from the
`York City
`118
`Queens,
`
`.5-
`
`

`

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`
`"with
`damages
`documentation"
`
`2005]),
`certainty
`[2d Dept
`713
`
`711,
`
`reasonable
`(Karwacki
`and any
`"claims
`and may
`not
`1994]
`quoting
`[2d Dept
`1986]).
`
`on
`Is. Airports
`
`(Balley
`Limousine
`
`Long
`
`as by submitting
`such
`certainty,
`Med.
`v Astoria
`Anesthesia
`Assoc.,
`such
`losses
`'must
`be ascertainable
`for
`conjecture'"
`v Jamaica
`be based
`$erv.
`Corp.
`
`tax
`
`P.C.,
`with
`
`returns
`
`or other
`23 AD3d
`a reasonable
`Buses
`Co.,
`v Northwest
`
`438,
`
`relevant
`439
`degree
`210 AD2d
`Airlines,
`
`[2d Dept
`of
`
`192
`192,
`124 AD2d
`
`As
`lost
`
`future
`
`assumptions,
`necessary
`eamings
`has been
`assumptions
`Jamaica
`439).
`
`transcript,
`union
`benefits,
`eamings,
`including
`which
`that
`the year
`to wit,
`2007,
`during
`was
`for
`union
`funded
`to qualify
`benefits,
`"the market
`and that
`for
`subsequent
`years,
`work."'
`great"
`of
`and there
`be "plenty
`would
`by the record
`and rather
`are supported
`at 192; Karwacki
`v Astoria
`supra
`Buses
`
`recited
`
`in the trial
`
`Leiken's
`
`Dr.
`funded
`
`Co.,
`
`as to the Simons'
`calculations
`were
`predicated
`essentially
`both
`the
`exceeded
`they
`an accurate
`indicator
`of
`for union
`workers
`in this
`neither
`of
`However,
`contradicted
`are directly
`Med.
`Anesthesia
`
`thereby
`P.C.,
`
`Assoc.,
`
`past
`upon
`hours
`1200
`respective
`their
`particular
`these
`essential
`
`and
`two
`
`industry
`
`(Bailey
`supra
`
`v
`at
`
`Initially,
`
`establishes
`
`that
`
`899,
`work"
`
`during
`treasurer
`the time
`or
`"feast
`
`the Simons
`which
`the years
`for
`the record
`during
`those
`that
`accrued
`hours
`less union
`each worked
`members,
`significantly
`they
`his
`renders
`on the anomalous
`year
`of 2007
`reliance
`exclusive
`Dr.
`Leiken's
`901
`78 AD3d
`[2d Dept
`v Michael
`speculative
`Rienzi
`Janda
`T

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