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NEGLIGENT REPAIR AND/OR MAINTENANCE: STAIRS
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
37
3/26/2015
Verdict- Plainti
$155,000
Henson v. ATM Three, LLC
Tenant fell on wet stairs, sustained fracture of ankle
Marc A. Becker of Jacoby & Meyers LLC, Hempstead, NY
38
5/6/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$153,357
Marcus v. New York City Transit Authority
Defense: Woman fabricated claim of fall on stairway
Robert D. Becker of Becker & D’Agostino, PC, NewYork, NY
39
2/26/2013
Settlement
$150,000
Desarno v. Faulisi
Stairway’s protruding nail a hazard, plainti claimed
Michael DellaUniversitaofGruen- berg Kelly Della, Ronkonkoma, NY
40
11/16/2015
Settlement
$100,000
Hobaica v. Bannatyne
Restaurant’s sta ignored icy stairs, patron claimed
Larry BreslowofRutbergBreslow Personal Injury Law, Poughkeepsie, NY
40
3/11/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$100,000
Carter v. 2391 David- son Avenue Owner, LLC
Building’s managers ignored dangerous stairs, tenant alleged
Christopher J. Donadio of Burns & Harris, NewYork, NY
42
4/2/2014
Verdict- Plainti
$75,000
Estate of Schultz v. 120 West 86th Street LLC
Defective door knocked woman down stairs, suit alleged
Richard AshmanofMichelstein& Associates, PLLC, NewYork, NY
42
7/20/2015
Verdict- Plainti
$75,000
Gallo v. 259 Associ- ates Inc.
Defense: Woman fully recovered after stairway accident
Gary A. Axisa of Peña & Kahn, PLLC, Bronx, NY
44
12/14/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$71,000
Clemmons v. N.Y.C.T.A.
Subway station’s stairway a hazard, patron alleged
Christopher J. Donadio of Burns & Harris, , NewYork, NY
45
6/6/2011
Settlement
$50,000
Neville v. Golden & Golden Building Co.
Stairway’s warped wooden steps a hazard, claimant alleged
Richard GreenblattofRutberg&As- sociates, PC, Poughkeepsie, NY
46
2/23/2012
Settlement
$30,000
Koresko v. Prudential Real Estate and Relo- cation Services Inc
Stairway’s loose car- pet a hazard, plainti alleged
Christopher S. Ciaccio of Christopher Ciaccio, Esq., Rochester, NY
47
2/14/2012
Settlement
$21,000
Vaisey v. Marks
Residence’s owners neglected icy stairs, visitor claimed
Martin J. Rothschild of Rothschild Law Firm, PC, Syracuse, NY
48
1/28/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$15,000
Russo v. Zopf
Homeowners ignored rotten stair- way, visitor alleged
James F. Leonick of Parisi & Leonick, LLP, Glen Cove, NY
49
9/19/2011
Settlement
$7,500
Collins v. Town of Afton, NewYork
Town didn’t address hazardous stairway, suit alleged
Lauren KileyofLeveneGouldin& Thompson LLP, Binghamton, NY
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