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DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
Category Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti Law Firm
13
6/28/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$1,050,000
Wilson v. Skyline Windows, LLC
Workers’ drop cloth created a hazard, apartment’s tenant alleged
Glenn A. Herman of Law Firm of Jonathan C. Reiter, New York, NY
14
3/19/2014
Verdict- Plainti
$1,000,000
Loughlin v. Great Atlantic and Paci c Tea Corp.
Supermarket’s patron claimed unattended cart created hazard
Raymond Panek of Eleftera- kis, Elefterakis & Panek, New York, NY
14
9/25/2012
Decision- Plainti
$1,000,000
Doino v. Gude- ma
Loft’s shaky ladder a hazard, plainti claimed
Anthony Ciaccio of Gruen- berg Kelly Della, Ronkonko- ma, NY
16
3/20/2013
Mediated Settlement
$950,000
Agosto v. 30th Place Holdings, LLC.
Building’s un- nished lobby oor a hazard, worker claimed
Jason Shapiro of Shapiro Law O ces, PLLC, Bronx, NY
17
9/26/2012
Settlement
$825,000
Balon v. Rite Way Corp.
Market’s open trapdoor a hazard, patron claimed
Erik S. Fremer of Fremer Law O ces, Cedarhurst, NY
18
6/5/2013
Mediated Settlement
$800,000
Lavelle v. Bruno
Plainti : Sloppy contractor created hazard at work site
David B. Golomb of Law O ces of David B. Golomb, New York, NY
19
3/12/2012
Decision- Plainti
$780,114
Delano v. United States of Amer- ica
Postal facility’s loading dock dan- gerously low, suit alleged
J. Michael Hayes of Law O ces of J. Michael Hayes, Bu alo, NY
20
9/30/2014
Mediated Settlement
$761,000
Vigil v. Malone
Painter claimed he wasn’t warned of home’s shaky balcony
Raymond J. Suris & Zandra D’Ambrosio of Suris & As- sociates, Melville, NY
21
4/10/2015
Settlement
$750,000
Martinez v. Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, En- lighten and Serve Addicts Inc.
Building’s makeshift ramp a hazard, de- liveryman claimed
Stephen Z. Williamson of Law O ce of Steve Williamson, PLLC, Forest Hills, NY, trial counsel, Law O ces of Sean H. Rooney, NY, Brooklyn, NY
21
12/4/2014
Settlement
$750,000
Alomar v. Khan
Store’s sta didn’t warn of open stairway, customer claimed
Seth A. Harris of Burns & Harris, New York, NY
21
10/26/2012
Settlement
$750,000
Price v. Chungly Development Corp.
Stairway’s odd step, lack of railing a haz- ard, plainti claimed
Craig D. Rosenbaum of Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum, PC, New York, NY
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