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NEGLIGENT MAINTENANCE: SNOW & ICE
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
22
6/1/2012
Settlement
$465,000
Ingrassia v. Simon Property Group Inc.
Maintenance crew overlooked mall’s icy sidewalk, suit alleged
Stuart L. Finz & Todd M. Rubin of Finz & Finz, PC, Mineola, NY
23
7/7/2011
Settlement
$450,000
Paternostro v. Glen- dale Business Park Ass.
Building’s owner, tenant didn’t clear icy lot, plainti alleged
Adam C. Yanover of Yanover & Yanover, Garden City, NY
23
3/29/2012
Settlement
$450,000
Spohn-Lind v. Casa- rella Foreign and American Car Auto Repair Inc.
Plainti claimed she slipped on ice at gasoline station
Richard S. Vecchio of Worby Groner Edelman, LLP, White Plains, NY
25
6/15/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$400,000
Arroyo v. New York City Housing Author- ity
Building’s tenant fell in icy parking lot
Tina M. Wells of Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman, PC, NewYork, NY
25
1/24/2014
Verdict- Plainti
$400,000
Wintermute v. VanDeMark Chemi- cal, Inc
Plant’s operator didn’t remove snow and ice, worker claimed
Patrick F. Bisogno of Bisogno & Meyerson, LLP, Brooklyn, NY
27
9/20/2012
Settlement
$350,000
Gray v. Dykes Lum- ber Co Inc
Lumber yard’s operator ignored icy parking lot, patron claimed
Herbert Moreira-Brown of Law O ces of Herbert Moreira-Brown, Bronx, NY
28
4/15/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$340,000
Chien v. Costco Wholesale
Retailer ignored icy parking lot, patron alleged
Christina M. Killerlane & James J. Killerlane of Law O ces of James J. Killerlane, White Plains, NY
29
3/23/2011
Settlement
$325,000
Gecaj v. AutoZone Inc.
Store ignored icy parking lot, plainti claimed
Stuart M. Risso , Garden City, NY
29
3/11/2014
Settlement
$325,000
Reyes v. Nunez Food Corp.
Supermarket’s operator ignored icy ramp, deliveryman claimed
Timothy M. Sullivan of The Sullivan Law Firm, New York, NY
31
6/17/2013
Settlement
$295,000
Holman v. Prisco
Home’s tenants didn’t shovel after snowstorms, plainti claimed
Richard S. Vecchio of Worby Groner Edelman LLP, White Plains, NY
32
3/31/2011
Mediated Settlement
$290,000
Gonzalez v. 106-20 Shorefront Realty, LLC
Defendants didn’t clear icy parking lot, plainti alleged
Craig C. DeMeo of DeMeo & Associ- ates, LLC, Syosset, NY
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