Edwards v Singer

Holding The Appellate Division affirmed the dismissal of the complaint, holding that the plaintiff’s signed release barred his personal injury claims. The court determined that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate that the release was voidable due to mutual mistake or fraud, as his injuries were known at the time of signing.

The court’s words

Generally, a valid release constitutes a complete bar to an action on a claim which is the subject of the release

2026 NY Slip Op 04565, at the official text

the language of [the] release is clear and unambiguous and establishes that plaintiff's action against defendants to recover for personal injuries is barred

2026 NY Slip Op 04565, at the official text

it cannot be said that plaintiff's neck and shoulder injuries constituted unknown injuries warranting vacatur of the release on the basis of mutual mistake

2026 NY Slip Op 04565, at the official text

plaintiff failed to demonstrate that the release should not be enforced inasmuch as it was induced by fraud

2026 NY Slip Op 04565, at the official text