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Criteria for Common Carrier Liability for Injury Caused by a Sudden Stop Explained (Not Met Here)

In affirming the grant of summary judgment to the defendant transit authority, the Second Department explained the circumstances under which a common carrier may be liable for injuries to a passenger caused by a sudden stop:

To prevail on a cause of action alleging that a common carrier was negligent in stopping a bus, a plaintiff must prove that the stop was unusual and violent, rather than merely one of the sort of ‘jerks and jolts commonly experienced in city bus travel’… . Moreover, a plaintiff may not satisfy that burden of proof merely by characterizing the stop as unusual and violent … . There must be ‘objective evidence of the force of the stop sufficient to establish an inference that the stop was extraordinary and violent, of a different class than the jerks and jolts commonly experienced in city bus travel and, therefore, attributable to the negligence of defendant’ … . In seeking summary judgment dismissing the complaint, … common carriers have the burden of establishing, prima facie, that the stop was not unusual and violent … .  Alandette v New York City Tr. Auth., 2015 NY Slip Op 03113, 2nd Dept 4-15-15

 

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