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7 New York opinions name it 1 courts 2019–2025 6 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by New York courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Shuofang Yang v. Sanacoregreen2 sentences2025"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Angelillo v Guerin , 219 AD3d 556, 557 ), but "a driver traveling with the right-of-way may nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Ibas v Peralta , 237 AD3d 680 , 681-682). 2023"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Mu- Jin Chen v Cardenia , 138 AD3d 1126, 1127 ), but "'a driver traveling with the right-of-way may nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident'" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 , quoting Arias v Tiao , 123 AD3d 857, 858 ; see Fergile v Payne , 202 AD3d 928, 930 ). | 3 | 3 |
Angelillo v. Gueringreen2 sentences2025The plaintiffs appeal. "'A driver who enters an intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1110(a) is negligent as a matter of law'" ( Angelillo v Guerin , 219 AD3d 556, 557 , quoting Wynter v City of New York , 173 AD3d 1122 , 1123). 2024"A driver who enters an intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1110(a) is negligent as a matter of law" ( Angelillo v Guerin , 219 AD3d 556, 557 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Duvalsaint v Yupe-Garcia , 169 AD3d 864 , 864-865; Joaquin v Franco , 116 AD3d 1009, 1009-1010 ). | 2 | 3 |
Kirby v. Lettgreen2 sentences2025"A driver who enters an intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1110(a) is negligent as a matter of law" ( Degachi v Faridi , 230 AD3d 634 , 635 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Kirby v Lett , 208 AD3d at 1175). 2023Accordingly, the defendants did not establish, prima facie, that Susan's failure to yield the right-of-way was the sole proximate cause of the accident and that the defendants were themselves free from fault ( see Kirby v Lett , 208 AD3d at 1175; Blake v Francis , 205 AD3d at 673 ; Tornabene v Seickel , 186 AD3d at 646-647 ). | 2 | 2 |
Arias v. Tiaogreen2 sentences2023"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Mu- Jin Chen v Cardenia , 138 AD3d 1126, 1127 ), but "'a driver traveling with the right-of-way may nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident'" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 , quoting Arias v Tiao , 123 AD3d 857, 858 ; see Fergile v Payne , 202 AD3d 928, 930 ). 2022"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Mu-Jin Chen v Cardenia , 138 AD3d 1126, 1127 ), but "'a driver traveling with the right-of-way may [*2]nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident'" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 , quoting Arias v Tiao , 123 AD3d 857, 858 ; see Fergile v Payne , 202 AD3d 928, 930 ). | 2 | 2 |
Mu-Jin Chen v. Cardeniagreen2 sentences2023"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Mu- Jin Chen v Cardenia , 138 AD3d 1126, 1127 ), but "'a driver traveling with the right-of-way may nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident'" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 , quoting Arias v Tiao , 123 AD3d 857, 858 ; see Fergile v Payne , 202 AD3d 928, 930 ). 2022"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Mu-Jin Chen v Cardenia , 138 AD3d 1126, 1127 ), but "'a driver traveling with the right-of-way may [*2]nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident'" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 , quoting Arias v Tiao , 123 AD3d 857, 858 ; see Fergile v Payne , 202 AD3d 928, 930 ). | 2 | 2 |
Fergile v. Paynegreen2 sentences2023"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Mu- Jin Chen v Cardenia , 138 AD3d 1126, 1127 ), but "'a driver traveling with the right-of-way may nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident'" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 , quoting Arias v Tiao , 123 AD3d 857, 858 ; see Fergile v Payne , 202 AD3d 928, 930 ). 2022"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Mu-Jin Chen v Cardenia , 138 AD3d 1126, 1127 ), but "'a driver traveling with the right-of-way may [*2]nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident'" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 , quoting Arias v Tiao , 123 AD3d 857, 858 ; see Fergile v Payne , 202 AD3d 928, 930 ). | 2 | 2 |
Ibas v. Peraltagreen1 sentence2025"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Angelillo v Guerin , 219 AD3d 556, 557 ), but "a driver traveling with the right-of-way may nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Ibas v Peralta , 237 AD3d 680 , 681-682). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
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| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Guo v. Efkarpidis
green
2 sentences2025"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Angelillo v Guerin , 219 AD3d 556, 557 ), but "a driver traveling with the right-of-way may nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Ibas v Peralta , 237 AD3d 680 , 681-682). 2023"The operator of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to assume that others will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield" ( Pei Ru Guo v Efkarpidis , 185 AD3d 949, 951 ; see Mu- Jin Chen v Cardenia , 138 AD3d 1126, 1127 ), but "'a driver traveling with the right-of-way may nevertheless be found to have contributed to the happening of the accident if he or she did not use reasonable care to avoid the accident'" ( Shuofang Yang v Sanacore , 202 AD3d 1120, 1122 , quoting Arias v Tiao , 123 AD3d 857, 858 ; see Fergile v Payne , 202 AD3d 928, 930 ). | 3 | 2022–2025 |
Wynter v. City of New York
neutral
2 sentences2025The plaintiffs appeal. "'A driver who enters an intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1110(a) is negligent as a matter of law'" ( Angelillo v Guerin , 219 AD3d 556, 557 , quoting Wynter v City of New York , 173 AD3d 1122 , 1123). 2023"A driver who enters an intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1110(a) is negligent as a matter of law" ( Wynter v City of New York , 173 AD3d 1122 , 1123). | 3 | 2022–2025 |
Joaquin v. Franco
green
2 sentences2024"A driver who enters an intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1110(a) is negligent as a matter of law" ( Angelillo v Guerin , 219 AD3d 556, 557 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Duvalsaint v Yupe-Garcia , 169 AD3d 864 , 864-865; Joaquin v Franco , 116 AD3d 1009, 1009-1010 ). 2019A driver who enters an intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1110(a) is negligent as a matter of law ( see Napolitano v Sanderson , 167 AD3d 1024 ; Jian-Hong Chen v Heart Tr., Inc. , 143 AD3d 945, 946 ; Joaquin v Franco , 116 AD3d 1009, 1010 ). | 2 | 2019–2024 |
Degachi v. Faridi
green
1 sentence2025"A driver who enters an intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1110(a) is negligent as a matter of law" ( Degachi v Faridi , 230 AD3d 634 , 635 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Kirby v Lett , 208 AD3d at 1175). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Pivetz v. Brusco
green
1 sentence2025"A driver who has the right-of-way is entitled to anticipate that other drivers will obey traffic laws that require them to yield" ( Pivetz v Brusco , 145 AD3d 806, 807 ). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Callahan v. Glennon
green
1 sentence2023Thus, although the defendants submitted some evidence that Susan failed to yield the right-of-way to the defendants' vehicle at the intersection in apparent violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1141, the evidence submitted by the defendants failed to eliminate triable issues of fact as to whether Peter entered the intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1111(d)(1) or, if the traffic light was green in his favor, failed to exercise reasonable care notwithstanding the invitation to proceed by the green light facing him ( see Blake v Francis , 205 AD3d | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Tornabene v. Seickel
green
2 sentences2023Accordingly, the defendants did not establish, prima facie, that Susan's failure to yield the right-of-way was the sole proximate cause of the accident and that the defendants were themselves free from fault ( see Kirby v Lett , 208 AD3d at 1175; Blake v Francis , 205 AD3d at 673 ; Tornabene v Seickel , 186 AD3d at 646-647 ). 2023Thus, although the defendants submitted some evidence that Susan failed to yield the right-of-way to the defendants' vehicle at the intersection in apparent violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1141, the evidence submitted by the defendants failed to eliminate triable issues of fact as to whether Peter entered the intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1111(d)(1) or, if the traffic light was green in his favor, failed to exercise reasonable care notwithstanding the invitation to proceed by the green light facing him ( see Blake v Francis , 205 AD3d | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Blake v. Francis
green
2 sentences2023Accordingly, the defendants did not establish, prima facie, that Susan's failure to yield the right-of-way was the sole proximate cause of the accident and that the defendants were themselves free from fault ( see Kirby v Lett , 208 AD3d at 1175; Blake v Francis , 205 AD3d at 673 ; Tornabene v Seickel , 186 AD3d at 646-647 ). 2023Thus, although the defendants submitted some evidence that Susan failed to yield the right-of-way to the defendants' vehicle at the intersection in apparent violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1141, the evidence submitted by the defendants failed to eliminate triable issues of fact as to whether Peter entered the intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1111(d)(1) or, if the traffic light was green in his favor, failed to exercise reasonable care notwithstanding the invitation to proceed by the green light facing him ( see Blake v Francis , 205 AD3d | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Jiang-Hong Chen v. Heart Transit, Inc.
green
1 sentence2019A driver who enters an intersection against a red traffic light in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1110(a) is negligent as a matter of law ( see Napolitano v Sanderson , 167 AD3d 1024 ; Jian-Hong Chen v Heart Tr., Inc. , 143 AD3d 945, 946 ; Joaquin v Franco , 116 AD3d 1009, 1010 ). | 1 | 2019–2019 |