Appellate Division, First Department · November 12, 2026 · 2026 NY Slip Op 06575
Larrea v Sanitation Salvage Corp. et al.
Read the official decision: 2026 NY Slip Op 06575
Holding The court affirmed the exclusion of defendants’ biomechanical expert because the methodology was not generally accepted and lacked probative value due to unsupported assumptions. The court modified the judgment to reduce the past pain and suffering award from $2,000,000 to $1,350,000, finding the original amount materially deviated from reasonable compensation.
The court’s words
defendants failed to sustain their burden of demonstrating that the expert's methodology—his own injury causation analysis—was generally accepted in the field of biomechanics
2026 NY Slip Op 06575, at the official text
the proposed biomechanical expert's opinion lacked probative value
2026 NY Slip Op 06575, at the official text
the award of $2,000,000 for past pain and suffering for the 6o-year-old plaintiff... deviated materially from what would be reasonable compensation
2026 NY Slip Op 06575, at the official text
| Court | Appellate Division, First Department |
|---|---|
| Decided | November 12, 2026 |
| Citation | 2026 NY Slip Op 06575 |
| Area of law | Personal Injury and Negligence |
| Week | Week ending November 14, 2026 |
| Official text | Official decision: 2026 NY Slip Op 06575 |
| Publication status | Slip opinions are uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. |
| Source feed | New York slip opinion page |
| Law Watch record id | 1879 |
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