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Appellate Division, First Department · October 6, 2026 · 2026 NY Slip Op 05729

Komlan v Belisle

Read the official decision: 2026 NY Slip Op 05729

Holding The court affirmed the denial of the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment because the submitted surveillance video was not dispositive of the claims and failed to irrefutably demonstrate the defendants’ negligence. The plaintiff did not establish a prima facie entitlement to summary judgment on the issue of liability.

The court’s words

the surveillance video submitted by [plaintiff] is not dispositive of [his] claims

2026 NY Slip Op 05729, at the official text

the accident is not clearly depicted, and the video does not, as [plaintiff] argues, irrefutably demonstrate

2026 NY Slip Op 05729, at the official text

Plaintiff's motion was properly denied without regard to the sufficiency of defendants' papers in opposition

2026 NY Slip Op 05729, at the official text
CourtAppellate Division, First Department
DecidedOctober 6, 2026
Citation2026 NY Slip Op 05729
Area of lawPersonal Injury and Negligence
WeekWeek ending October 10, 2026
Official textOfficial decision: 2026 NY Slip Op 05729
Publication statusSlip opinions are uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
Source feedNew York slip opinion page
Law Watch record id951

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ESQ HQ, New York Law Watch, Komlan v Belisle, 2026 NY Slip Op 05729 (Appellate Division, First Department, October 6, 2026), https://esqhq.com/decisions/2026-ny-slip-op-05729/

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Published October 6, 2026. Updated October 6, 2026.