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2014
TOP VERDICTS NY
Premises Liability: Negligent Repair and/or Maintenance
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
6
Iannitti v. York Avenue Rest LLC
1/16
Bronx Supreme
Tavern didn't warn of wet floor, injured patron claimed
Marc J. Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP, New York, NY
$500,000
7
Wintermute v. VanDeMark Chemical, Inc
1/24
Niagara Su- preme
Plant's operator didn't remove snow and ice, worker claimed
Patrick F. Bisogno of Bisogno & Meyerson, LLP, Brooklyn, NY
$400,000
7
Krusz v. New York City Transit Authority
11/19
New York Supreme
Subway station's icy stairs were ignored, plaintiff claimed
Eric Turkewitz of The Turkewitz Law Firm, New York, NY
$400,000
9
Ramrattan v. Parblu
12/2
Queens Supreme
Landlord neglected icy driveway, tenant claimed
Joseph E. Soffey of Soffey & Soffey, Garden City, NY
$225,000
10
Magee v. Cumberland Farms Inc
6/2
Orange Supreme
Store's staff didn't warn of wet floor, shop- per claimed
Brandon Cotter of The Law Offices of Sobo & Sobo L.L.P., Middletown, NY
$105,000
11
Estate of Schultz v. 120 West 86th Street LLC
4/2
New York Supreme
Defective door knocked woman down stairs, suit alleged
Richard Ashman of Michelstein & Associates, PLLC, New York, NY
$75,000
12
Husain v. Trump Organization, LLC.
10/8
New York Supreme
Cleaning of sidewalk created slippery hazard, plaintiff claimed
Ellyn Bank Dugow of Law Offices of Ellyn Bank Dugow, PC, New York, NY
$35,000
13
Macon v. Spann
10/17
Erie Supreme
Landlord didn't remove lead-based paint, tenant claimed
Joseph T. Kremer, Zachary J. Woods and Anne E. Joynt of Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC, Buffalo, NY
$15,000
Premises Liability: Recreation
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Brody v. Capuano
5/15
Suffolk Supreme
Girl fractured neck during unsupervised dive into pool
Mark E. Alter and Alexander J. Galvez of Law Offices of Mark E. Alter, Mine- ola, NY
$1,126,500
2
Kennedy v. Riordan
3/19
Ulster Supreme
Pellet-gun accident could have further effects, woman claimed
Steven H. Cohen of Rutberg Breslow Injury Law, Poughkeepsie, NY
$826,080
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