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PREMISES LIABILITY
VERDICT & SETTLEMENTS
HALL OF FAME
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
Category Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti Law Firm
Homeowner didn’t warn of attic’s hazard, repairman claimed
Paul J. Edelstein & Daniel Thomas of The Edelsteins, Faegenburg & Brown LLP, & Boris Zivotov, Esq., PC,
1
9/25/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$8,979,045
Epshteyn v. Branchinelli
2
2/15/2015
Mediated Settlement
$3,000,000
Soto v. Deco Towers Assocs. LLC
Workers left boxes in dangerous spot, plainti claimed
Thomas K. Miller of Thomas K. Miller, Esq., New York, NY
3
10/29/2014
Mediated Settlement
$2,000,000
Boucaud v. 1-10 Industry Associates, LLC
Loading dock’s stairs unstable, hazardous, visitor claimed
Jonathan S. Damashek of Hecht Kleeger & Damashek, PC, New York, NY
4
2/14/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$1,830,000
Waring v. Sun- rise Yonkers SL, LLC
Ramp’s grade and lack of railings a haz- ard, plainti claimed
Seth A. Harris & Andrea V. Borden of Burns & Harris, New York, NY
5
10/17/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$1,593,000
Roche v. Soho House New York, LLC
Club’s freshly paint- ed stairs a hazard, guest alleged
Natascia Ayers of Jarosla- wicz & Jaros, New York, NY
6
12/3/2015
Settlement
$1,550,000
Antonio v. 2775 King Terrace Assoc. LLC
Building’s entryway not safe, tenant alleged
San Razzano of The Law O ces of Omrani & Taub, PC, New York, NY
7
2/4/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$1,480,000
Rogers v. Hi-Tek United Corp
Fall in car wash led to cognitive impairment, plainti claimed
Herbert Rodriguez, Jr. of Schwartz, Goldstone & Campisi, LLP, New York, NY
8
6/9/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$1,255,000
Cusumano v. City of New York
Handrail violated building codes, injured re- man claimed
Michael P. Eisenman & Jona- than M. Kanuck of Miller & Eisenman, LLP, New York, NY
9
2/3/2011
Settlement
$1,240,000
Allow v. Spivey Oil Burner Ser- vice Inc.
Repairman, lack of smoke alarm blamed for re’s fatal result
Laurence C. Tarowsky, New York, NY & David Huber- man of White & Williams LLP, Philadelphia, PA
10
5/15/2014
Verdict- Plainti
$1,126,500
Brody v. Capua- no
Girl fractured neck during unsuper- vised dive into pool
Mark E. Alter & Alexander J. Galvez of Law O ces of Mark E. Alter, Mineola, NY
11
4/14/2015
Mediated Settlement
$1,100,000
Schwartz v. Kale Realty Corp
Parking lot’s con guration led to accident, lawsuit alleged
Patrick S. Owen of Patrick S. Owen PLLC, Middletown, NY
11
12/13/2013
Settlement
$1,100,000
Jenkins v. Trustees of the Masonic Hall & Asylum Fund
Misplaced coat hanger caused trip and fall, plainti claimed
Jason Shapiro of Shapiro Law O ces, PLLC, Bronx, NY
22 September 2016