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DEFENSE VERDICT AND APPELLATE VICTORY – NEW YORK, FIRST DEPARTMENT

1/18/18 Wavertree Corp. v. Bellet Constr. Corp. Plaintiff, a condominium corporation, sought damages for water damage as well as breach of contract stemming from façade work performed pursuant to contract by Bellet. After the trial judge found a question of fact existed as to the negligence and breach of contract claims against Bellet, the matter

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT – QUEENS COUNTY

1/05/18 Richard Rios v. Lincoln Comfy Shop, Inc., et. al. Plaintiff claimed he sustained serious and permanent injuries on September 2, 2013 after tripping over a hole in the sidewalk abutting the cellar doors in front of 3712 Junction Boulevard in Queens. Our client, Guardian Gate Company, Inc., removed the damaged cellar door unit and

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT – KING COUNTY

11/16/17 Nazir Ahmed v. F&G Group, LLC, Taragee Construction and Expert Enterprises, Inc. Plaintiff claimed that he sustained serious personal injuries on October 17, 2013, as a result of falling from a sidewalk shed at 660 East 242nd Street, Bronx, New York. Specifically, the plaintiff chose to climb the cross-braces and support beams of the

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APPELLATE VICTORY-APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT

10/12/17 Goodwin v. Guardian Life Insurance, et al. Plaintiff sought damages for tripping on an alleged misleveled elevator at a property owned by Guardian and managed by Cushman & Wakefield. The elevator service provider was Nouveau at the time of the incident. The lower court summarily dismissed the action against all defendants, prompting an appeal

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EXPANSION OF NEW JERSEY OFFICE

9/1/17  We are pleased to announce the expansion of our New Jersey office to 20 Nassau Street, Suite 405, in Princeton New Jersey.  Please feel free to contact Christopher C. Mauro or Reena Shah if you have any questions about how we can be of assistance with any matters.    Email: NewJersey@cmmattorneys.com Phone: 609.452.7999 Fax: 609.452.9222

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DISMISSAL – QUEENS COUNTY

7/13/17 Xochitl Xique v. Infinity of Florida LLC, Oren Amber, Hristo Hristov, and Atanas Hristov. This action was based upon an accident involving a vehicle alleged to be registered to Infinity of Florida LLC. James Walsh successfully moved to dismiss this action against our client, Infinity of Florida LLC., arguing that the plaintiff could not

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VENUE TRANSFERRED IN COPYRIGHT CASE – SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

6/16/17 FameFlynet, Inc. v. Jasmine Enterprises Incorporated. Plaintiff commenced an action in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York alleging copyright infringement as against our client, Jasmine Enterprises Incorporated, an Illinois based company. James Walsh successfully moved to transfer the action to the United States District Court of the Northern

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DISMISSAL – MIDDLESEX COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

5/17/17 Jennifer and Robert Paul v. Quick Chek Corporation and Unifirst Corporation. Plaintiff alleges that on February 1, 2013, she was a patron at the Quik Chek located in Avenel, New Jersey. As she was exiting the store, she tripped and fell over a floor mat that she claims was not properly placed down. Plaintiff

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DISMISSAL – KINGS COUNTY

4/10/17 Jose A. Rivas v. Diagonal Realty LLC, SS Bridging & Scaffolding, and Dennis Clarke. This action is based upon an alleged trip and fall due to a claimed defect in the sidewalk. Plaintiff alleged that our client, Dennis Clark, was the owner of SS Bridging & Scaffolding and was responsible for an alleged defect

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT – NEW YORK COUNTY

1/9/17 Sara Buscemi-Sanz v. Hudson Meridian Construction Group, LLC, The Beatrice C. Catullo Residence Housing Development Fund Corporation, NDG Architect, PC and Newman & Novak Architects, PC. Plaintiff, an Architect, claimed that she tripped and fell on a loose pipe while conducting a walkthrough of the building located at 1424 Park Street, Bronx, New York,

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