{"id":2788,"date":"2020-05-14T18:13:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T22:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2788"},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:13:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T22:13:38","slug":"summary-judgment-to-pedestrian-on-issue-of-liability-in-crosswalk-accident-case-affirmed-by-new-york-appellate-tribunal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/summary-judgment-to-pedestrian-on-issue-of-liability-in-crosswalk-accident-case-affirmed-by-new-york-appellate-tribunal\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary Judgment to Pedestrian on Issue of Liability in Crosswalk Accident Case Affirmed by New York Appellate Tribunal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are four steps to establishing liability in a Syracuse car accident case: duty, breach of duty, causation, and damages. Once each of these elements has been proven, the remaining issue is usually the amount of money damages necessary to compensate the plaintiff for his or her pain and suffering, lost wages, and medical expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, the trial court will rule, in advance of trial, that the plaintiff is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law as to liability because the defendant has not presented enough evidence for the case to go the jury on this issue. When this happens, a trial is only necessary if the parties cannot agree on a dollar figure on the damages issues. Of course, a defendant may resist a pre-trial ruling on liability, and he or she may even ask for appellate review if such a ruling is made.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a recent pedestrian accident <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/new-york\/appellate-division-first-department\/2020\/11447-160139-17.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">case<\/a> arising in the Supreme Court of New York County, the plaintiff was a woman who claimed that the defendant motorist struck her while she was crossing an intersection. The plaintiff further averred that she was within the crosswalk at the time of the accident, that the traffic light was in her favor, that the defendant was making a left turn at the time of impact, and that she suffered numerous injuries due to his negligence. The plaintiff filed a motion for partial summary judgment, seeking judgment as a matter of law on the issue of liability. The defendant opposed the plaintiff&#8217;s motion, but the trial court rejected the defendant&#8217;s arguments and ruled in the plaintiff&#8217;s favor. The defendant appealed.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/summary-judgment-to-pedestrian-on-issue-of-liability-in-crosswalk-accident-case-affirmed-by-new-york-appellate-tribunal\/#more-2788\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are four steps to establishing liability in a Syracuse car accident case: duty, breach of duty, causation, and damages. Once each of these elements has been proven, the remaining issue is usually the amount of money damages necessary to compensate the plaintiff for his or her pain and suffering, lost wages, and medical expenses. 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