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NEGLIGENT MAINTENANCE: SNOW & ICE
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
42
11/24/2015
Verdict- Plainti
$175,000
Smith v. Concourse Village, Inc
Housingcomplex’s manager ignored icy sidewalk, suit alleged
Andrea V. Borden of Burns & Harris, New York, NY
42
8/11/2011
Mediated Settlement
$175,000
Massey v. Newburgh W. Realty Inc.
Plainti , store owner debated presence of ice on sidewalk
Amy Rosenbloom & Erik L. Gray of Weiss & Rosenbloom, PC, New York, NY
46
1/4/2011
Settlement
$165,000
Reid v. City of New York
Bus’s passenger claimed she was discharged in icy area
Lester C. Rodriques of Kahn, Gor- don, Timko & Rodriques, PC, New York, NY
47
2/28/2012
Settlement
$150,000
Baez v. Sullivan County Community College
College’s sta didn’t clear icy walkway, student alleged
Robert M. Ginsberg of Ginsberg & Wolf, PC, NewYork, NY
48
6/15/2012
Mediated Settlement
$125,000
Kane v. Turf Parillo, LLC
Hotel’s parking lot icy and poorly lighted, injured guest claimed
Patricia A. Lynn-Ford of Lynn Law Firm, Syracuse, NY
48
4/16/2015
Settlement
$125,000
Horton v. Lucchese
Home’s owners ig- nored icy walkway, visitor claimed
David Block of Lewis & Lewis, PC, Bu alo, NY
50
3/15/2012
Mediated Settlement
$115,000
Gallagher v. Loris
Driveway wasn’t shoveled after two snowstorms, tenant alleged
Richard Greenblatt of Rutberg Basso Personal Injury Law, Pough- keepsie, NY
51
8/22/2013
Settlement
$100,000
DePrima v. Dura- zinski
Cleaningcrewcreated icy hazard in parking lot, plaintiff claimed
Michael C. Conway of Harris, Con- way & Donovan, PLLC, Albany, NY
52
4/23/2012
Settlement
$97,500
Smith v. 22 Wright Street Corp
Parking lot’s defec- tive drain caused icy hazard, suit alleged
Joseph G. Fritsch, Jr. of Joseph G. Fritsch Jr., Esq., Rochester, NY
53
8/23/2011
Settlement
$90,000
Aikenv.OnondagaCounty ConventionCenterWar MemorialComplex ManagementCorp.
Suit: Convention cen- ter’s icy sidewalk not promptly addressed
Amy M. Vanderlyke of Sugarman Law Firm LLP, Syracuse, NY
54
4/11/2011
Settlement
$85,000
Secreto v. Mid-Hud- son Park Manage- ment Corp.
Trailer park, resident, disputed li- ability for icy culvert
Michael Forrester of Silver, For- rester, Schisano & Lesser, PC, New Windsor, NY
55
9/12/2011
Settlement
$75,000
Gordon v. Village of Port Dick- inson
Garage’s drainage gutters created icy condition, suit alleged
Victoria Lieb Lightcap of Finkelstein & Partners LLP, Liverpool, NY
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