N.Y. Court Declines to Consolidate Actions by Landlord, Tenant

NEW YORK - Personal injury claims in a $10 million tenant's lawsuit are fundamentally different from nuisance claims the landlord has brought against the tenant, a New York trial court observed in declining to consolidate the two actions. Sharma v. Cohen, et al., No. 108824/04 (N.Y. Sup., N.Y. Cty.).

New York County Supreme Court Justice Sherry Klein Heitler on Nov. 9 denied motions by tenants Clara Sharma and Charles Steene Jr. to consolidate their personal injury lawsuit with a summary proceeding brought by Broadway 111th Street Associates in New York's Civil Court (Index No. 71488/04). The order was filed on …