Williams v. Niske-Union Underwear Co., M-4106
| Decision Date | 01 October 1992 |
| Docket Number | M-4106,M-4354 |
| Citation | 593 N.Y.S.2d 391,186 A.D.2d 1099 |
| Parties | Williams v. Niske-Union Underwear Co. NOS |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
1st Dept.
MOTION AND CROSS-MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL TO COURT OF APPEALS GRANTED.
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New York City Asbestos Litigation, In re
...where the plaintiff settles with two or more tortfeasors (Williams v. Niske, 181 A.D.2d 307, 312, 586 N.Y.S.2d 942 lv. granted 186 A.D.2d 1099, 593 N.Y.S.2d 391). In view of the statutory omission, the courts are left to fashion an interpretation which is consistent with the object of the s......
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Pollicina v. Misericordia Hosp. Medical Center
...Law 15-108 was recently considered by this court in Williams v. Niske, 181 A.D.2d 307, 586 N.Y.S.2d 942, lv. granted, 186 A.D.2d 1099, 593 N.Y.S.2d 391. As the court noted therein, "[w]e do not think that [a] result, virtually exonerating the nonsettling defendant notwithstanding its substa......