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Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
48
4/11/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$425,000
Singleton v. RiverBay Corp.
Co-op complex’s tenant claimed she tripped on uneven walkway
Nicole M. Gill of Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro, LLP, NewYork, NY
49
9/8/2014
Settlement
$400,000
Gallo v. Z & F Realty Estate LLC
Deck’s railing col-
lapsed after failed repair, tenant claimed
Edward J. Pavia, Jr. of D’Agostino & As- sociates, PC, Staten Island, NY
49
9/14/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$400,000
Ortiz v. NYCTA
Subway station’s patron claimed she slipped on broken step
Kevin Can eldofNewYork,NY,trial counsel, Stanley K. Shapiro, NewYork, NY
51
6/9/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$380,000
Jean v. Slope 2015, LLC
Residence’s owner ig- nored recurrent leak, plainti alleged
Nicholas E. Tzaneteas of Law O ce of Stephen H. Frankel, ,
52
1/24/2014
Settlement
$375,000
Pagel v. Zorn’s Poultry Farms Inc.
Restaurant neglected damaged oor, deliv- eryman claimed
Matthew MarinoofJacoby&Jacoby, Medford, NY
53
2/23/2011
Decision- Plainti
$360,788
Rivera v. State of New York
Public pool’s dam- aged gutter a hazard, claimant alleged
Steven E. Millon of Shapiro-Millon, NewYork, NY
54
10/23/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$350,000
Ingleton v. 1229-1273 Realty, LLC
Faulty window permanently dam- aged ngers, plainti claimed
Christopher A. Marothy of Dubow, Smith & Marothy, Bronx, NY, trial counsel, Seth Michael Goldstein, Fresh Meadows, NY,
55
5/7/2013
Mediated Settlement
$315,000
Holterback v. Price Chopper Operating Co. Inc.
Store’s freezer door fell o while being opened by shopper
Theodoros BasdekisofScarzafava& Basdekis, Oneonta, NY
56
1/17/2011
Settlement
$297,500
Cappell v. Feinberg
Damaged driveway a hazard, plainti claimed
Stuart WagnerofMorrison&Wagner, NewYork, NY
57
3/1/2012
Settlement
$295,000
Rolack v. AP-Amster- dam 526 West 161st LLC
Mold was ignored until ceiling col- lapsed, plainti claimed
Alan M. Greenberg of Law O ces of Alan M. Greenberg, PC, NewYork, NY
58
7/29/2014
Settlement
$275,000
Sacco v. City of New York
Plainti shattered shoulder in fall on walkway
Vivek Suri of Vivek Suri, Esq., New York, NY & Raymond L. Mylott, Jr., Gibsonia, PA
58
6/15/2011
Settlement
$275,000
Ronda v. Strong Arm Inc.
Postal facility ignored recurrent leak, worker alleged
Pablo A. Sosa of Law O ce of Wil- liam A. Gallina, Bronx, NY
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