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PREMISES LIABILITY
VERDICT & SETTLEMENTS
HALL OF FAME
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DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
Category Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti Law Firm
45
6/14/2011
Mediated Settlement
$205,000
Tahmaz v. City of New York
Street’s excavated area not safely covered, plainti claimed
Stuart M. Risso of Law O ce of Stuart M. Risso , Garden City, NY
46
1/30/2013
Settlement
$195,000
Biscardi v. Res- taurant Depot, LLC.
Store’s overloaded, unattended cart a hazard, shopper claimed
Denny Brown & Anthony Ciaccio of Gruenberg Kelly Della, Ronkonkoma, NY
47
4/17/2014
Settlement
$150,000
Klotz v. Cli star Corp.
Fair’s dirt path a hazard, attendee claimed
Scott D. Carlton of Cellino & Barnes, PC, Rochester, NY
47
9/20/2011
Settlement
$150,000
Sawyer v. Town of Lebanon
Poor paving work led to accident, motorcyclist alleged
Stephen P. Joyce of Joyce and Holbrook, Sherburne, NY
47
9/9/2011
Mediated Settlement
$150,000
Page v. Trade Fair Supermar- kets
Supermarket’s cus- tomer tripped on box of merchandise
Michael Finkelstein of Ja- coby & Meyers, Hempstead, NY
50
4/30/2015
Settlement
$125,000
Strong v. Ni- agara Charter School
School didn’t ad- dress gym’s hazard, student claimed
Robert B. Nichols, Bu alo, NY
50
5/9/2012
Settlement
$125,000
Lianandonakis v. Petco
Parking lot’s ramp not noticeable, plainti claimed
Denny Brown of Gruenberg Kelly Della, Ronkonkoma, NY
52
4/11/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$120,000
Padilla v. Con- cord Buying Group Inc.
Shopper claimed he was cut by loose knife left on shelf
Edmond J. Pryor of Law O ces of Edmond Pryor, Bronx, NY
52
9/22/2011
Settlement
$120,000
Isham v. North- ern Radiology Associates PC
Medical facility’s tight quarters a haz- ard, patient claimed
Michael G. Bersani of Michaels & Smolak, PC, Auburn, NY
54
3/15/2013
Settlement
$115,000
Jones v. Bag- shaw Realty
Home’s entrance had dangerous drop-o , tenant claimed
Michael DellaUniversita of Gruenberg Kelly Della, Ronkonkoma, NY
55
6/27/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$100,000
Hunte v. Le
Salon’s makeshift doormat a hazard, patron claimed
David E. Waterbury of trial counsel, Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, PC, New York, NY
55
5/10/2013
Mediated Settlement
$100,000
Estate of Turpyn v. Zaleski
Residence wasn’t safe during renovation, estate alleged
Gary J. Gianforti of Culley, Marks, Tanenbaum & Pezzulo, LLP, Roches- ter, NY & Alan S. Ripka of Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP, NewYork, NY
26 September 2016