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NEGLIGENT MAINTENANCE: SNOW & ICE
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
55
8/24/2011
Settlement
$75,000
Hayes v. Norstar Apartments LLC
Apartment com- plex’s sta ignored icy lot, plainti alleged
Frank S. Gattuso of O’Hara, O’Connell & Ciotoli, Fayetteville, NY
55
5/14/2014
Settlement
$75,000
Weir v. Amerada Hess Corp.
Gas station’s sta didn’t address icy conditions, suit alleged
Lee Greenstein of Law O ces of Lee Greenstein, Delmar, NY
58
10/10/2015
Arbitration
$70,000
Park v. Theodoratos
Homeowners
neglected icy sidewalk, plainti claimed
Robert Alan Saasto, Woodbury, NY
58
10/19/2012
Settlement
$70,000
Ireland v. Fishkill Plaza Partners, LP
Mall’s parking lot an icy hazard, plainti claimed
Lawrence A. Breslow of Rutberg Basso Personal Injury Law, Pough- keepsie, NY
60
4/17/2012
Settlement
$57,500
Franklin-Williams v. City of New York
City ignored side- walk after blizzard, plainti claimed
Sal A. Spano of Edelman, Krasin & Jaye, PLLC, Carle Place, NY
61
9/7/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$52,526
Vincent v. Landi
Restaurant’s owner ignored icy hazard, patron claimed
John J. Muldowney of Fischer, Bes- sette & Muldowney, L.L.P., Malone, NY
62
12/18/2015
Settlement
$50,000
Gurrieri v. New Paltz Housing Associates
Housing complex didn’t address icy walkway, tenant claimed
Halina Radchenko of Hach & Rose, LLP, New York, NY
63
7/23/2013
Settlement
$35,000
Holloway v. Lockport City School District
Snow not cleared from school’s park- ing lot, plainti claimed
Paul A. Bender of Bender & Bender, LLP, Bu alo, NY
64
1/6/2015
Mediated Settlement
$25,000
Streck v. Van Buren Apartments
Plainti claimed icy walkway caused fall, permanent foot injury
Matthew J. Kelly of Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux LLP, Albany, NY
36 September 2016