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DeSimone v. Royal GM, Inc.DeSimone v. Royal GM, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Mar 4, 2008
Versions:49 A.D.3d 490
856 N.Y.S.2d 628
856 N.Y.2d 628

By failing to move for a directed verdict pursuant to CPLR 4401 on the issue of whether the plaintiff sustained a “serious injury” under Insurance Law § 5102 (d), the defendants implicitly conceded that the issue was for the trier of fact (see Miller v Miller, 68 NY2d 871, 873 [1986]; Hurley v Cavitolo, 239 AD2d 559 [1997]). Furthermore, the jury verdict finding, inter alia, that the plaintiff sustained a “significant limitation of use of a body function or system” should not be set aside as against the weight of the evidence, as it could have been reached on a fair interpretation of the evidence (see Bendersky v M & O Enters. Corp., 299 AD2d 434, 435 [2002]). Lastly, the jury award of damages for the plaintiff‘s rotator cuff injury and herniated cervical disc did not deviate from what would be reasonable compensation (see CPLR 5501; Severin v Benenati, 251 AD2d 316, 317 [1998]). Ritter, J.P., Florio, Carni and Leventhal, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: DeSimone v. Royal GM, Inc.
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Mar 4, 2008
Citations: 49 A.D.3d 490; 856 N.Y.S.2d 628; 856 N.Y.2d 628
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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