N.Y. Appellate Court Orders Dismissal of Claims by 3 of 4 Former Tenants

NEW YORK - A New York appellate panel has reversed a trial court and ordered the dismissal of personal injury mold claims by three former public housing tenants as time-barred. Byrd v. Pinecrest Manor, et al., No. 2010-02236 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. App. Div., 2nd Dept.).

The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department said in its March 8 decision that the defendant landlord was not entitled to summary judgment on claims brought by a fourth family member.

This case was brought in Westchester County (N.Y.) Supreme Court by Emma, Willie, Phillip and Trevor Byrd in 2007, alleging that each …