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DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
Category Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti Law Firm
57
3/23/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$93,000
Sharobim v. Kings Corner Mini Mart, Inc
Store’s open trapdoor a hazard, customer claimed
Seth M. Katz of Law O ces of William Pager, Brooklyn, NY
58
6/5/2013
Settlement
$85,000
Bentivegna v. City of New York
School’s landing slippery when wet, plainti claimed
Thomas S. Russo of Edelman Krasin & Jaye PLLC, Carle Place, NY
59
11/1/2013
Mediated Settlement
$75,000
O’Shea v. Mod- ern Land ll, Inc
Land ll’s stairway a hazard, injured worker claimed
Michael J. Skoney of Viola, Cummings & Lindsay LLP, Niagara Falls, NY
59
5/6/2013
Settlement
$75,000
Rettner v. Bin- stok
Homeowners’ drainpipe caused ice in street, plainti claimed
Richard Weiss of Law Of- ces of Richard Weiss, New Rochelle, NY
59
3/24/2011
Settlement
$75,000
Gollisz v. NYC Department of Education
Teacher claimed she tripped on computer on classroom oor
Mariangela Chiaravalloti of Fried- man, Friedman, Chiaravalloti & Giannini, NewYork, NY
62
5/16/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$65,000
Feldman v. TJX Cos. Inc.
Accident in store led to tear of knee, plainti claimed
Robert T. Samson of Siben & Siben, LLP, Bay Shore, NY
63
2/15/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$30,000
Auster v. Lent- nek Manage- ment LLC.
Landlord’s over- sights allowed spread of re, ten- ants alleged
Adam E. Glassman of The Law O ce of Alan C. Glass- man, Lynbrook, NY
63
6/29/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$30,000
Nechiporuk v. Lisogor
Suit’s parties de- bated applicability of building codes
Lee M. Huttner of Law Of- ces of Lee Michael Huttner, New York, NY
65
6/17/2015
Settlement
$27,500
Kinsel v. Ulster Performing Arts Center
Theater’s visitor was injured by spigot
Steven Cohen of Rutberg Breslow Personal Injury Law, Poughkeepsie, NY
66
12/14/2015
Settlement
$12,000
Semilof v. Hanaford Bros. Co., LLC
Supermarket’s stacked baskets a hazard, patronclaimed
Michael Mainetti of Mainet- ti, Mainetti & O’Connor, PC, Kingston, NY
DANGEROUS CONDITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
Category Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti Law Firm
1
5/17/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$9,000,000
Howell v. New York City Transit Authority
Subway station’s
platform gap too wide, injured rider claimed
Janet L.H. Smitelli of David- son & Cohen, PC, Rockville Centre, NY
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