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PREMISES LIABILITY
VERDICT & SETTLEMENTS
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Category Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti Law Firm
24
11/15/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$675,000
Torres v. Classon Realty LLC
Construction work caused hole in sidewalk, plainti alleged
Kostantinos Mallas of Georgaklis & Mallas PLLC, Brooklyn, NY
25
10/29/2014
Verdict- Plainti
$600,000
Martin v. Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School
School ignored
warning about dangerous gate, suit alleged
Thomas P. Cleere of Napoli, Bern, Ripka, Shkolnik, LLP, Great River, NY
25
9/27/2011
Decision- Plainti
$600,000
Ogman v. Mas- trantonio Cater- ing Inc.
Partygoer scalded after co ee urn toppled
Martin Rubenstein of Law O ces of Howard M. File, Staten Island, NY
27
10/13/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$540,000
Bossewitch v. City of New York
Teacher hit on head when chair fell from top of cabinet
Je rey L. Lesso of Law Firm of Je rey L. Lesso , New York, NY
28
4/25/2013
Mediated Settlement
$500,000
Sainsbury v. 41-09 Star State, LLC
Misuse of extension cord caused re, plainti claimed
Michael W. Lever of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo PC, New York, NY
28
2/28/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$500,000
Sullivan v. Lich- tenstein
Residence’s path un- lighted & dangerous, plainti claimed
Frank V. Kelly of William A. Gallina, PLLC, Bronx, NY
28
3/14/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$500,000
Kahle v. New York State Elec- tric & Gas
Plainti hit by fall- ing debris, claimed injury of neck
Michael C. Scinta of Brown Chiari LLP, Lancaster, NY
31
2/17/2012
Settlement
$450,000
MacFarlane v. 31 Union Square West, LLC
Restaurant’s steps di cult to notice, injured patron claimed
Alan M. Greenberg of Law O ces of Alan M. Green- berg, PC, New York, NY
32
5/17/2011
Settlement
$437,500
Marx v. Reck- son Associates Realty Corp.
Ventilation duct’s cover not prop- erly installed, suit alleged
Ted M. Rosenberg of Rosen- berg & Gluck, L.L.P., Holts- ville, NY
33
10/1/2013
Settlement
$350,000
Majesz v. Kolnid Realty Corp
Butcher’s careless trash disposal led to accident, suit alleged
Lennon C. Edwards of coun- sel, Isaac Tessler, Esq., New York, NY
33
8/2/2012
Settlement
$350,000
Nachman v. Ved
Ice cream shop’s patron hit by falling patio umbrella
James C. Freeman of Kent Hazzard LLP, White Plains, NY
24 September 2016
