(DOWNLOAD) "Staffer v. Bouchard Transportation Co." by United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Staffer v. Bouchard Transportation Co.
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Release Date : January 30, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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MINER, Circuit Judge Following a jury trial, judgment was entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Sprizzo, J.) in favor of plaintiff James Staffer for $480,650.38 plus costs and interest against Bouchard Transportation, Inc. and Frederick E. Bouchard, Inc. (collectively ""Bouchard""), his employers, for injuries he suffered while working as a deckhand. Following a second jury trial in the same court, judgment was entered against third-party defendant Joseph Suarez, M.D. in favor of Bouchard for contribution in the sum of $462,489.98 plus costs and interest as a result of the malpractice of Suarez in the treatment of Staffer. The judgment incorporated a finding of no liability on the part of third-party defendant Staten Island Hospital. After entry of a consolidated judgment, Staffer sued the hospital and Suarez in state court for medical malpractice. A motion in federal court by the hospital and Suarez to enjoin the state court proceedings on the ground of res judicata was denied. The hospital and Suarez appeal the denial of their motion to enjoin. Suarez also appeals the award in favor of Bouchard, arguing that he should be entitled to set off from it any monies Staffer has received in maintenance and cure from Bouchard and any social security disability benefits that Staffer has received and will receive. Additionally, Bouchard appeals the denial of its motion for reimbursement from Suarez of attorney's fees incurred in prosecuting its third-party claim.
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