2021, and punitive damages in the amount of $2,655.86, with disbursements to claimant in the
amount of $20.00.
This constitutes the decision, verdict, and order of the court.
Dated: April 6, 2022
New York, New York
RICHARD TSAI, J.
Judge
of the Civil Court
Footnotes
Footnote 1: "'[C]osts' refers to those items of
expense incurred in litigation that a prevailing party is allowed by rule to tax against a losing
party. The term 'disbursements' includes out-of-pocket expenses incurred by a party in the
preparation of and during the trial of an action; statutory 'costs,' however, are amounts awarded
for various phases of litigation that are fixed by statute and have no relation to a party's actual
expense" (24 NY Jur 2d Costs in Civil Actions § 2).