6/20/2006 Mejia v. Levenbaum The Appellate Division, First Department, reversed the lower court’s decision denying our motion for summary judgment. In this appeal, Kathleen M. Mulholland successfully argued that our client, as an out of possession landlord, had no knowledge of ongoing work on its premises and could not be held liable under Labor Law

5/9/2006 Larsen v. Congregation B’Nai Jeshurun of Staten Island The Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed the Supreme Court decision granting summary judgment to the defendant and holding that there was no evidence that the defendant had notice of a defect. The plaintiff had claimed that she tripped and fell because of an overturned runner at

4/28/2006 Perez Duran v. Atlantic City Showboat Inc. Christopher C. Mauro recently secured a defense verdict in New Jersey Federal District Court, Camden Vicinage. In Perez Duran, plaintiff claimed she was served a soda in a cracked glass. She alleged to have swallowed the glass causing nerve damage and a loss of the sense of