Widower Can Add Employer as Defendant in Civil Suit

A New York appellate court ruled that a widower could amend his complaint in a civil suit stemming from his wife’s fatal car accident to include a claim against her employer. Case: Ramirez v. Elias-Tejada, Nos. 300174/12, 300885/13, 7801A, 7801, 7800, 7799, 01/03/2019, published. Facts: On Dec. 12, 2011, Jose Elias-Tejada’s car stalled as he was driving across the Throgs Neck Bridge. Jose Corchado, Paulina Cortorreal Hiciano, Pilar Ramirez and Yedmy Batista Peralta were passengers in his car. Ramirez, Peralta, Hiciano and Elias-Tejada were all employees of Fairway and were carp...