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Appellate court denies summary judgement in a “storm in progress” case. Powell v. MLG Hillside Associates, L.P., 290 A.D.2d 345, 737 N.Y.S.2d 27 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)

On March 7, 1999 at 9:15am, the plaintiff slipped and fell in the snow in front of her apartment building, injuring her ankle.  In the hours preceding her fall, there was a snow storm with about two inches of snow accumulating. The plaintiff filed a personal injury lawsuit against her…

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Appellate court rejects New York State’s “storm in progress” defense.  Scheuer v. State of New  (2021 NY Slip Op 05906)

In the case of a car accident that killed one person and severely  injured another, the appellate court was asked to consider whether the “storm in progress” defense  applied. Background On March 2, 2005, 25-year-old Jeremy Killenberger and 25-year-old James Croote were passengers in a car being driven by Kevin…

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