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SUMMARY JUDGMENT – BRONX COUNTY

2/8/2023 – Martinez v. 411 Rest. Corp. et. al. In this negligence action, plaintiff alleges that she was caused to trip and fall while descending down stairs to the bathroom at the Tonic East Restaurant and Bar. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that the lighting was insufficient and that the stairs were improperly designed and maintained. As

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT – NEW YORK COUNTY

11/10/2022 – Estate of Goodliffe v. City of New York, et. al. Plaintiff alleges that he was caused to trip and fall on a wooden concrete form on the sidewalk adjacent to a New York City tree well located on the sidewalk of 101 University Place. As a result of his fall, he claims that

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT – KINGS COUNTY

12/14/2021 – Carlino v. Shapiro, et al. In this negligence action, plaintiff alleged that his pickup truck was rear-ended by a container truck owned by our client 246 Morgan Avenue Corp. on Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff alleged that the defendants negligently directed traffic and our client’s container truck, thereby causing the otherwise avoidable

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT – NEW YORK COUNTY

10/13/2021 – Jay Lobosco v. New York University, et. al. Mr. Lobosco, a union electrician asserting claims for personal injuries, alleged to have slipped on carpet adhesive applied to the floor of the NYU library by defendant John Knopf Flooring, Inc., during construction and renovation of the premises. We defended NYU and Architectural Flooring Resource

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT – BRONX COUNTY

09/25/2020  – Galeno v. Everest Scaffolding Inc., et. al. Plaintiff claimed that he sustained serious personal injuries on December 20, 2012 while working as a laborer performing brick pointing work on the exterior of 20 West 22nd Street, New York, NY. Plaintiff maintained that he was injured when the sidewalk shed he was working on

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT – BRONX COUNTY

6/10/2020 – Valerio v.  Hazen and Sawyer, D.P.C., Eaton Electric, Inc., and Five Star Electric Corporation Plaintiff was a Union carpenter employed by non-party WDF, Inc., performing miscellaneous work within the swing-path of an interior doorway inside the Jamaica Bay Wastewater Plant (municipal property  owned by the City of New York). Plaintiff was struck by

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APPELLATE VICTORY – SECOND DEPARTMENT – JUNE 10, 2020

In Cantey v. City of New York, plaintiff was a Journeyman electrician employed by our client, third party defendant, Eaton Electric, Inc. performing conduit installation at the Jamaica Bay Wastewater Plant (municipal property  owned by the City of New York) when he was struck on the head by a falling light fixture. On appeal, the

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DEFENSE VERDICT – KINGS COUNTY

03/06/2020 – Tsybulka v. Kostakis. The Tsybulka action arises out of a motor vehicle accident where defendant Kostakis was alleged to have reversed into the front of plaintiff’s luxury sedan on January 12, 2016 on a residential street in Manhattan. Plaintiff claims he sustained injuries to the discs of the lumbar spine, cervical spine, and

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DEFENSE VERDICT – BRONX COUNTY

12/19/19 – Jaiteh v. Hudson CBD Caton et. al. On February 4, 2015, plaintiff alleged he was injured when he slipped and fell on a slippery/wet condition that formed on plywood at a construction site. He claimed violations of Labor Law. It was his claim that he suffered injury to his back and knee and

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DEFENSE VERDICT – QUEENS COUNTY

12/13/19 – Borja v. Hush Café Lounge & Garden, Hush Bros. Inc., and Gimei Realty Corp. The Borja action arises out of allegations that plaintiff slipped and fell on an accumulation of snow and ice on the sidewalk abutting the Hush Café in Maspeth, New York, the evening of February 4, 2011. Plaintiff claims to

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