Vatalaro v. Cnty. of Suffolk

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  1. Vatalaro v. Cnty. of Suffolk

    163 A.D.3d 893 (N.Y. App. Div. 2018)   Cited 4 times

    ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed and cross-appealed from, without costs or disbursements. During the liability portion of a bifurcated wrongful death trial, the jury determined that the defendants were solely at fault for the happening of a motor vehicle accident that caused the death of Jenna Alyse Vatalaro (hereinafter the decedent) (seeVatalaro v. County of Suffolk , 163 A.D.3d 891, 81 N.Y.S.3d 444, 2018 WL 3447695 [Appellate Division Docket No. 2015–11573; decided herewith] ). After the ensuing damages trial, the jury awarded the plaintiff damages in the principal sums of $250,000 for pre-impact terror, $1,250,000 for post-impact conscious pain and suffering, and $170,000 for economic loss.