Case Name: Rebecca Reyes, Respondent, v. CSX Transportation, Inc., et al., Defendants. (And a Third-Party Action.); CSX Transportation, Inc., Second Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. New York City Economic Development Corporation et al., Second Third-Party Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-06-19
Citations: 52 A.D.3d 375
Docket Number: 
Parties: Rebecca Reyes, Respondent, v CSX Transportation, Inc., et al., Defendants. (And a Third-Party Action.) CSX Transportation, Inc., Second Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v New York City Economic Development Corporation et al., Second Third-Party Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 52
Pages: 375–376

Head Matter:
Rebecca Reyes, Respondent, v CSX Transportation, Inc., et al., Defendants. (And a Third-Party Action.) CSX Transportation, Inc., Second Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v New York City Economic Development Corporation et al., Second Third-Party Defendants.
[859 NYS2d 451]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Larry S. Schachner, J.), entered on or about December 17, 2007, which granted plaintiff's motion to sever the second third-party action, unanimously reversed, on the facts, without costs, and the motion to sever denied.
Severance of the second third-party action, which plaintiff sought because of the delay likely to result from still-outstanding disclosure in the second third-party action, should have been denied in view of second third-party plaintiffs representation that it would not be seeking any further disclosure in the second third-party action. Plaintiff therefore "is no longer faced with any delays" in moving her case to trial (see Sichel v Community Synagogue, 256 AD2d 276, 276-277 [1998] [where issue in a third-party action is respective liability of defendant and third-party defendant for plaintiffs injury, a severance of third-party action should not be ordered unless necessary to prevent prejudice or substantial delay to one of the parties]). Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P, Andrias, Williams and Renwick, JJ.