This Week's Civil Cases at the Court of Appeals

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Heslin v. Coounty of Greene - whether the infancy toll of CPLR 208 can be used on behalf on decedent infant's distributees to extend the statute of limitations for filing a personal injury claim?


Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Gallagher v. The New York Post - whether testimony that there were standing orders to use harnesses or other safety devices when working near any opening in the floor and that these safety devices were available on the job site on the day of the accident were sufficient to raise a question of fact to defeat the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment under Labor Law Sec. 240(1).