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Summary Judgment – New York County

1/27/2012 Berger v. Wicked Willy’s In Berger v. Wicked Willy’s, plaintiff sustained severe personal injuries after being struck by a bus while attempting to cross Route 9 in Manalapan, New Jersey. Plaintiff alleged that Wicked Willy’s, a New York establishment, was negligent and in violation of New York’s Dram Shop provision in serving alcohol to

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Summary Judgment- Middlesex County Superior Court

1/20/2012 Davern v. Harrah’s Casino In Davern, plaintiff was injured while walking through the revolving door at Harrah’s Casino. Plaintiff attributed her accident to an improperly maintained revolving door and slippery marble floor. As a result of her fall, plaintiff fractured her right femur requiring surgery and lengthy impatient rehabilitation. Plaintiff was unable to regain

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Summary Judgment- New York County

1/11/2012 Enrique Ali v. 500 Fifth Avenue Plaintiff Ali was an asbestos abatement worker who was electrocuted and thrown from a Baker scaffold while removing asbestos from the basement ceiling of 500 Fifth Avenue. As a result of the accident, plaintiff fractured his thoracic spine. At the close of discovery, Joseph O. Tuffy, relying on

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Summary Judgment-Atlantic County Superior Court

12/29/2011 Robert Miller v. Bally’s Casino In Miller, plaintiff tripped and fell while stepping off of a people mover at Bally’s Casino. As a result of his fall, plaintiff sustained a comminuted fracture of his right femur requiring surgery and a lengthy hospitalization. In order to support his claim against both Bally’s and Schindler Elevator,

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Summary Judgment- Mercer County Superior Court

12/23/2011 Doney v. Harrah’s Casino In Doney, plaintiff slipped and fell on the marble concourse at Harrah’s Casino. Plaintiff alleged that Harrah’s was negligent for overpolishing the marble floors. As a result of her fall, plaintiff sustained disc herniations in cervical and lumbar spine and a tear in her knee requiring surgery. At the close

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Summary Judgment- Passaic County Superior Court

8/19/2011 46 Lounge v. Founders Insurance Company In 46 Lounge v. Founders Insurance Company, a declaratory judgment action, 46 Lounge, a defendant in an underlying personal injury action, brought suit against Founders Insurance Company and AFCO Credit Corporation seeking defense and indemnification pursuant to the policy of insurance for an incident that occurred after date

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Dismissal-Camden County Superior Court

8/19/2011 Angela Mack v. Harrah’s Casino In Mack, plaintiff alleged that she was injured when she attempted to lift a safe located on the floor of the closet in her hotel room at Harrah’s. The safe came crashing down on her hand. It came out during discovery that the safe was supposed to be attached

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Summary Judgment – Westchester County

6/30/2011 Watson v. Tasgarakis In Watson v. Tasgarakis, the plaintiff allegeded to have sustained personal injury after stepping in a pothole in a parking lot outside a bar/restaurant located on the premises owned by our client Dale Tasgarakis and leased to co-defendant Huskers, Inc. At the close of discovery, Eric Cooper moved for summary judgment.

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Summary Judgment- Queens County

6/22/2011 Carnera v. 82-01 Roosevelt Avenue et. al. In Carnera, plaintiff tripped and fell due to a height differential between the sidewalk and street in front of 82-01 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens, New York. As a result of his fall, plaintiff sustained a fractured hip requiring open reduction and internal fixation surgery. Our client, Broadway Bakery

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Summary Judgment-Burlington County Superior Court

3/28/2011 Diane Rykiel v. Atlantic City Showboat, Inc. In Rykiel, plaintiff tripped and fell while walking in the House of Blues Courtyard in Showboat Casino. She claimed she fell due to an unmarked change of elevation between the ceramic floor and slate floor. As a result of her fall, plaintiff sustained a tear of her

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