A bicyclist struck by a taxicab door opened by a passenger can apply for compensation from a nonprofit corporation formed to indemnify injured people in accidents where insurance is unavailable, a state judge has ruled.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arlene Bluth (See Profile) rejected the argument of the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation in Samarskaya v. MVAIC, 158018/12, that it has no responsibility for injuries caused by negligent vehicle passengers.
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