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PLAINTIFF RAISED GROUNDS TO INVALIDATE A RELEASE IN THIS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CASE BASED ON FRAUD (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff in this traffic accident case raised grounds to invalidate a release plaintiff had signed  based upon fraud:

Defendants met their initial burden of establishing that they were released from any claims by submitting the release executed by plaintiff … . The burden thus shifted to plaintiff to show that the release was voidable based on fraud … . Plaintiff submitted an affidavit in which she averred that, in the midst of negotiating a settlement of her personal injury claim for pain and suffering, a representative of Morgan’s insurer told her that, “under New York Law, [plaintiff] would not be able to sue . . . because [she] did not have any major surgeries or life-threatening injuries.” Plaintiff further averred that, based on those representations, she agreed to sign the release in exchange for $1,500. Accepting plaintiff’s allegations as true … , we conclude that plaintiff sufficiently alleged grounds on which to invalidate the release … . Cain-Henry v Shot, 2021 NY Slip Op 02961, Fourth Dept 5-7-21

 

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