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2014
TOP SETTLEMENTS NY
Employment: Disability Discrimination
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Founders Pavilion Inc.
Jan 13
U.S. District Court ,W.D.N.Y
Nurses claimed pregnancy, injuries led to termination
Konrad Batog, Elizabeth Anne Grossman and Michael J. O'Brien, New York, NY of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
370,000
Government: Police
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Castro v. City of New York
Sep 12
Bronx Supreme
Arrestee claimed he was beaten for disput- ing traffic ticket
Alan M. Greenberg (lead) and Robert J. Menna, New York, NY of Law Offices of Alan Greenberg, P.C.
500,000
Labor Law: Worker/Workplace Negligence
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Escobar v. GFC Fifth Avenue Owner, LLC
Feb 12
New York Supreme
Labor Law: Carpenter claimed nerve dam- age from 20-foot fall
Andrew M. Laskin and Joel H. Robinson, New York, NY of Robinson & Yablon, P.C.
4,000,000
2
Estate of Shatlaw v. Olori Brothers, LLC
Apr 01
Orange Supreme
Labor Law: Worker not provided area to attach safety line, estate claimed
Greg M. Sobo, Middletown, NY of The Law Offices of Sobo & Sobo, L.L.P.
3,000,000
3
Su v. Point 128 LLC.
May 13
Kings Supreme
Labor Law: Electrician claimed shaky lad- der caused fall, disabling injuries
James J. McCrorie, Jericho, NY of Law Offices of James J. McCrorie, P.C.
2,325,000
4
Jimenez-Sanchez v. City of New York
Feb 03
Bronx Supreme
Labor Law: Worker knocked off trailer when struck by crane's load
Steven R. Payne, New York, NY of Ginarte O'Dwyer Gonzalez Gallardo & Winograd, LLP
2,200,000
5
Casale v. Turner Construction Co.
Jun 11
Bronx Supreme
Labor Law: Protruding reinforcement bar a hazard, worker claimed
Lawrence Piergrossi, Bronx, NY of Corpina Piergrossi Klar & Peterman, LLP
2,100,000
6
Harsch v. City of New York
Mar 24
Kings Supreme
Labor Law: Unfinished roadway a hazard, worker claimed
Judd F. Kleeger, New York, NY of Hecht Kleeger & Damashek, PC
1,900,000
7
Nalepa v. 130 Owners Group LLC
Jul 16
New York Supreme
Labor Law: Foreman didn't provide safety equipment, worker claimed
Slawek W. Platta and Brian J. Vannella, New York, NY of The Platta Law Firm, PLLC
1,600,000
8
Mahmoud v. Amsterdam Gourmet
Sep 29
Kings Supreme
Labor Law: Employer-provided ladder wasn't safe, plaintiff claimed
Jeffrey A. Guzman, New York, NY of Krentsel & Guzman LLP
900,000
9
Hafeez v. Ishak
Feb 03
Bronx Supreme
Labor Law: Mason plummeted 30 feet when wind tipped scaffold
Jason Shapiro, Bronx, NY of Shapiro Law Offices, PLLC
850,000
10
Calciano v. 343 LLC.
Mar 06
Kings Supreme
Labor Law: Job site's stairway was a messy hazard, worker claimed
Martin Wolf, New York, NY of Ginsberg & Wolf, P.C.
592,000
11
Aleman v. Archdiocese of New York
Jul 21
Bronx Supreme
Labor Law: Neglected pulley jammed and caused accident, laborer claimed
Pat James Crispi, New York, NY of Keogh Crispi, P.C.
500,000
12
Dixson v. Waterways at Bay Pointe Home Owners Association Inc.
May 13
Suffolk Supreme
Labor Law: No protection from slippery conditions, painter claimed
Glenn Auletta and Michael DellaUniversita, Ronkonkoma, NY of Gruenberg Kelly Della, PC
425,000
13
Alberts v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
Jun 30
Bronx Supreme
Labor Law: Contractor provided unstable ladder, injured worker claimed
Pat James Crispi, New York, NY of Keogh Crispi, P.C.
290,000
14
Quinones v. LeFrak SBN Limited P artnership
May 14
New York Supreme
Labor Law: Boss allowed use of defective nail gun, worker claimed
Alan M. Greenberg, New York, NY of Law Offices of Alan Greenberg, P.C.
275,000
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