Opinion
2015-03155, Index No. 56915/12.
05-18-2016
Jose R. LAGOS, appellant, v. Patsy S. FUCALE, et al., respondents.
Omrani & Taub, P.C., New York, NY (Forde & Associates, P.C. [James L. Forde ], of counsel), for appellant. Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, White Plains, NY (Robert Spolzino, Wayne I. Rabinowitz, and Micah I. Friedberg of counsel), for respondents.
Omrani & Taub, P.C., New York, NY (Forde & Associates, P.C. [James L. Forde ], of counsel), for appellant.
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, White Plains, NY (Robert Spolzino, Wayne I. Rabinowitz, and Micah I. Friedberg of counsel), for respondents.
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Adler, J.), dated March 11, 2015, which denied his motion pursuant to CPLR 4404(a) to set aside the jury verdict on the issue of damages as contrary to the weight of the evidence or in the interest of justice and for a new trial.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff's contention that the defendants' trial counsel made various improper comments during the course of the damages trial is unpreserved for appellate review because the plaintiff either failed to object to these comments at trial (see Jean–Louis v. City of New York, 86 A.D.3d 628, 629, 928 N.Y.S.2d 310 ; Lucian v. Schwartz, 55 A.D.3d 687, 689, 865 N.Y.S.2d 643 ; Murray v. Weisenfeld, 37 A.D.3d 432, 434, 829 N.Y.S.2d 592 ; Friedman v. Marcus, 32 A.D.3d 820, 820, 821 N.Y.S.2d 136 ), or did not seek further curative instructions and did not immediately move for a mistrial (see Jean–Louis v. City of New York, 86 A.D.3d at 629, 928 N.Y.S.2d 310 ; Vingo v. Rosner, 29 A.D.3d 896, 897, 816 N.Y.S.2d 517 ; Bacigalupo v. Healthshield, Inc., 231 A.D.2d 538, 539, 647 N.Y.S.2d 32 ; Torrado v. Lutheran Med. Ctr., 198 A.D.2d 346, 347, 603 N.Y.S.2d 325 ).
The plaintiff's remaining contention is without merit. LEVENTHAL, J.P., ROMAN, HINDS–RADIX and BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ., concur.