1/31/2007 Trumboli v. 5th Avenue Paving, Inc. et al. In Trumboli v. 5th Avenue Paving, Inc. et al. plaintiff was caused to trip and fall due to an alleged dip in the parking lot at the Gateway Motor Inn located at 1780 Sunrise Highway in Merrick, New York. The property was owned and operated by

1/19/2007 On January 19, 2007, Kathleen Mulholland was a panelist at the annual meeting for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (also known as “CPR Insititute”). Kathleen’s panel was entitled “The Role of Insurers in Mediation” and its primary focus was on the various insurance coverage issues that must be addressed before a

1/18/2007 Lamana v. Jankowski et. al. Andrea Sacco Camacho rececently secured a directed verdict in Supreme Court, Bronx County. In Lamana v. Jankowski et. al., plaintiff injured her right eye in an automobile accident. Plaintiff claimed that the injury resulted in blindness. Ms. Camacho disagreed, arguing that the injury, a torn iris, was not a

12/14/2006 Chao v, GNOC Corporation d/b/a Atlantic City Hilton Christopher C. Mauro recently secured a defense verdict in a damages trial in Supreme Court, Kings County. In Chao, the plaintiff was struck in the face by a bathroom stall door. Atlantic Hilton knew the door was broken and did not give notice of the condition

12/4/2006 Tomeo v. Marina Associates In Tomeo, plaintiff tripped and fell on an alleged defect in the sidewalk in front of Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City. As a result, plaintiff suffered a rotator cuff tear, a torn ligament in her left foot, a herniated disc with compression at C4-5, and an ACL tear of the

11/21/2006 Chauvet v. City of New York Third-party plaintiff, the City of New York, alleged that our client, a water main and sewer contractor, created a defective condition on the curb of a sidewalk during the course of water line replacement work. The plaintiff, a pedestrian allegedly tripped over the defective curb as she exited

11/15/2006 Lefcofrides v. Bally’s Park Place Christopher C. Mauro recently secured a defense verdict in Federal Court, Eastern District of New York. In Lefcofrides v. Bally’s Park Place, LLC. the plaintiff argued that she was caused to trip and fall due to ripples in the carpeting on the sixth floor atrium of the casino. Christopher

10/25/2006 Ferrero v. Best Modular Homes, Inc. The Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed the Supreme Court’s decision granting summary judgment to our client. Plaintiff, a part time employee of co-defendant Lawn Ranger, Inc., was cutting down trees in order to clear a lot for the construction of a new home. Our client, Best Modular Home,

9/20/2006 Riccardi v. Atlantic City Showboat Inc. Christopher C. Mauro recently secured a defense verdict in Middlesex County Superior Court, an extremely difficult venue for defendants in the State of New Jersey. In Riccardi v. Atlantic City Showboat Inc., plaintiff slipped and fell due to water leaking through the ceiling in the entrance area of

7/18/2006 Berardi v. Coney Island Avenue Realty, LLC The Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed the Supreme Court decision granting summary judgment to our client. At the time of the plaintiff’s accident, he was voluntarily cleaning leaves from a gutter of our client’s premises. Kathleen M. Mulholland successfully argued that the plaintiff was not a “worker”