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PREMISES LIABILITY
VERDICT & SETTLEMENTS
HALL OF FAME
INADEQUATE OR NEGLIGENT SECURITY: LOCKS & DOORS
Category Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Type
Plainti Law Firm
1
10/26/2011
Settlement
$2,000,000
Doe v. Bertuna
Building not closed to outsiders, assaulted tenant claimed
Eric Richman of Law O ce of Eric Richman, New York, NY
2
1/15/2013
Settlement
$650,000
Garcia v. Genue Estate Inc.
Robbery victim claimed landlord ig- nored broken locks
Andrew M. Laskin of Robin- son & Yablon, PC, New York, NY
3
10/12/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$500,000
Phillips v. Kashtan Realty LLC
Building’s broken door lock allowed assault of tenant
Robert P. Kelly of Kelly & Rubin, L.L.P., New York, NY
4
12/17/2012
Mediated Settlement
$225,000
Soto v. Putnam Holding Co. LLC
Landlord ignored broken door lock, tenant claimed
Alan M. Greenberg of Law O ces of Alan M. Green- berg, PC, New York, NY
5
5/16/2012
Settlement
$190,000
LaPosta v. Follini
Landlord’s failure to x door led to rape, tenant claimed
Nancy Y. Morgan of Fin- kelstein & Partners, LLP, Newburgh, NY
NEGLIGENT ASSEMBLY OR INSTALLATION
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
1
2/5/2015
Verdict- Plainti
$5,700,000
Brenner v. Mosholu Preser- vation Corp
Restaurant’s exterior tiles were slippery, unsafe, patron claimed
Vito A. Cannavo of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo PC, New York, NY
2
3/7/2013
Mediated Settlement
$3,000,000
Berisha v. 1957 Bronxdale Corp
Toddlers’ burns caused by shaky stove, mother claimed
Ylber Albert Dauti of The Dauti Law Firm, PC, New York, NY
3
11/7/2013
Settlement
$350,000
Marquez v. City of Yonkers
Teen’s leg remains shortened, scarred after playground accident
Gary M. Gash of Gash & Associates, PC, White Plains, NY
4
5/2/2014
Settlement
$310,000
Lopez v. Won- derland Midway Corp.
Street fair’s carousel had dangerous gap, patron claimed
Daniella Levi of Daniella Levi & Associates, PC, Fresh Meadows, NY
5
1/17/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$119,415
Labuguen v. Hope Lounge Inc.
Deliveryman claimed concussion and strains led to loss of job
Stephen M. Zeitlin & Nathan M. Belofsky of Stephen M. Zeitlin, PC, Brooklyn, NY
30 September 2016