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NEGLIGENT MAINTENANCE: WET FLOOR
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
10
4/24/2012
Settlement
$250,000
Lopez v. Pastilha
Apartment’s terrace cracked and slip- pery, guest claimed
Eric H. Morrison of Morrison & Wagner, New York, NY
12
6/15/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$240,000
Falzon v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Bank’s sta didn’t address slippery vestibule, patron alleged
Anthony J. Emanuel of Bornstein & Emanuel, PC, Garden City, NY
13
7/3/2012
Settlement
$175,000
Iaquez v. 13th Street Entertainment, LLC
Nightclub’s patron claimed spill wasn’t properly removed
Eric R. Bernstein of Law O ces of Eric R. Bernstein, New York, NY
14
7/13/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$160,665
Creagh v. Trata Estiatorio
Restaurant’s patron fell in puddle, blamed leaky refrig- erator
Debra S. Reiser, New York, NY
15
11/12/2013
Mediated Settlement
$160,000
Sykes v. Newmark Knight Frank Global Management
No warning of wet oor in mall’s restroom, patron claimed
Brad A. Kau man of Law O ces of Brad A. Kau man, PLLC, New York, NY
15
2/10/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$160,000
Lomanto v. Wasser- man
Building’s lobby slip- pery on rainy day, tenant alleged
Christopher J. Donadio of Burns & Harris, NewYork, NY
17
6/30/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$125,000
Moody v. B & T Sub- way Inc.
Sandwich shop’s patron slipped on freshly mopped oor
Alan M. Greenberg of Law O ces of Alan M. Greenberg, PC, New York, NY
18
6/2/2014
Verdict- Plainti
$105,000
Magee v. Cumber- land Farms Inc
Store’s sta didn’t warn of wet oor, shopper claimed
Brandon Cotter of The Law O ces of Sobo & Sobo L.L.P., Middletown, NY
19
1/23/2015
Verdict- Plainti
$100,000
Espinosa v. Mika Pro- duce & Meat Corp.
Supermarket’s sta ignored puddle, shopper claimed
Philip Newman of Philip Newman, PC, Bronx, NY
NEGLIGENT REPAIR AND/OR MAINTENANCE
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
1
7/18/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$20,000,000
Reyes v. Children’s Rescue Fund
Tot’s fall caused damage of brain, mother claimed
Thomas P. Giu ra & Jeremy A. Hell- man of Rheingold, Valet, Rhein- gold, McCartney & Giu ra LLP, New York, NY
2
8/23/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$9,903,825
Nudelman v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
Shopper injured by runaway cart on store’s escalator
Michael B. Ronemus of Ronemus & Vilensky LLP, New York, NY
38 September 2016