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SUMMARY JUDGMENT – QUEENS COUNTY

5/4/16 Jones v. Rochdale Village, Inc. et al. Plaintiff sought to recover damages for significant and permanent injuries alleged to have been sustained when she was caused to trip and fall while stepping through the sliding door of the balcony to her apartment located at Rochdale Village, Queens, New York.  Krima D. Shah filed a

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT –NEW YORK COUNTY

3/3/16 Rhoda Clary v. The City of New York, Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc., Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc., Joseph L Balkan Inc., and Balkan Enterprises, Inc. Plaintiff claimed that she sustained serious personal injuries as a result of a trip and fall which occurred on May 15, 2011 in front of

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MOTION TO DISMISS– KINGS COUNTY

2/2/16 Salvatore A. Manno and Patricia Manno v. 1023 38 th Street Realty LLC, Alnour Associates, Consulting Engineering, P.C., Silvercup Scaffolding 1 LLC and US Demco of Brooklyn, Inc. Plaintiffs Salvatore A. Manno and Patricia Manno claimed property damage to their building located at 1021 38 th Street, Brooklyn, New York as a result of

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APPELLATE VICTORY- NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION

11/23/2015 Selective Insurance Company of America v. ZurichAmerican Insurance Company The plaintiff, Selective Insurance, sought coverage under a Commercial Auto policy issued by Zurich to its insured, Republic Services, for an accident that Selective claimed arose out of the use of a Republic vehicle. The subject accident involved the driver of a Republic truck who

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT- NASSAU COUNTY

2/4/2015 Hartery v. Mulcahy’s of Wantaugh et. al. In Hartery, the plaintiff and his wife went to our client’s bar, Mulcahy’s of Wantaugh to celebrate his birthday. While there he alleged he got into a sudden altercation with a drunken patron and was struck in the face with a bottle sustaining fractures and requiring surgery.

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT- KINGS COUNTY

3/24/2014 Lynn v. Raytone Plumbing Specialties, Inc. In Lynn, plaintiff allegedly tripped and fell over an uneven roadway within a crosswalk at the corner of Bay Ridge Avenue and Third Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. The allegation was that the defendants performed work in the crosswalk which created this condition. After written discovery was exchanged

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT- KINGS COUNTY

3/3/2014 Bournias v. FC Steinway Street Associates In Bournias, the plaintiff alleged that he slipped and fell on a large patch of black ice in a parking lot to a United Artists movie theatre, sustaining injuries to his lower back, neck, shoulder and hand. Our client, Executive Snow Control, was the snow and ice removal

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT- KINGS COUNTY

2/28/2014 Ren v. City of New York In Ren, the plaintiff alleged that he tripped and fell over a defective restoration of a roadway completed following repairs to underground utilities in the area. As a result of the accident, plaintiff sustained a fracture to his ankle requiring surgery. Plaintiff sued our client, Main Man Plumbing,

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT- QUEENS COUNTY

1/23/2014 Schmidt v. City of New York and Matthew and Tara Vigh In Schmidt, plaintiff tripped and fell on a sidewalk abutting Matthen and Tara Vigh’s home in Queen, New York. As a result of the incident, plaintiff sustained a fracture of the right humeral neck. Upon the close of discovery, Philip Odett filed a

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Summary Judgment- Monmouth County Superior Court

12/20/2013 Bailey v. G&D Livery Services In Bailey, a taxi was dispatched to pick up plaintiff and his friends at Brannigan’s Bar & Grill in Red Bank, New Jersey. When the taxi arrived, plaintiff decided he no longer needed the ride. A dispute arose after plaintiff refused to pay for the fare. The taxi driver

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