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PREMISES LIABILITY
VERDICT & SETTLEMENTS
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Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
12
6/6/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$1,392,335
Mata v. 167 8th Avenue, LLC
Landlord ignored damaged sidewalk for years, suit alleged
Ira M. Perlman of trial counsel, Reid B. Wissner, NewYork, NY
13
12/6/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$1,290,000
Dema v. Rubin Ocean LLC
Building’s landlord ignored leaky ceiling, tenant claimed
Glenn P. Dolan of Morgan Levine Dolan, PC, NewYork, NY
14
5/19/2014
Settlement
$950,000
Bermudez v. Berriman Realty, LLC
Landlord’s disre- gard of leak led to cabinet’s fall, tenant claimed
Stephen J. Murphy & Michael J. Hurwitz of Block O’Toole & Murphy, LLP, NewYork, NY
15
12/22/2014
Mediated Settlement
$900,000
Estate of Hop v. 550 Ocean Avenue LLC
Landlord’s inaction allowed fatal beat- ing of tenant, suit alleged
DanielJ.Hansen &Douglas Milchof Hansen & Milch LLP, New York, NY
15
6/29/2011
Mediated Settlement
$900,000
Caraballo v. 783 Beck Street Housing Devel- opment Fund Corp.
Landlord ignored slippery steps, tenant alleged
William RiciglianoofWilliam Ricigliano, PC, NewYork, NY
17
5/9/2014
Settlement
$825,000
Pickett v. 675 Logan Corp.
Tenant: Landlord’s neglect of leak led to ceiling’s collapse
Stephen Z. Williamson of NewYork, NY, trial counsel, Elliot Ifraimo & Associates, NY, Forest Hills, NY
17
12/11/2013
Settlement
$825,000
Runcanu v. Clemenza
Landlord ignored roof’s leak, injured tenant claimed
Peggy D. Sanchez of Law O ce of Peggy D. Sanchez, NewYork, NY
19
3/15/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$750,000
Ortiz v. Joremi Enter- prises Inc.
Landlord’s neglect of door led to girl’s injury, suit alleged
John S. Manessis of Mallilo & Gross- man, Flushing, NY
20
6/26/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$670,000
Flaherty v. 97 Realty NY, LLC
Landlord ignored re- gurgitating bathtub, tenant alleged
SethA.Harris&Blake Goldfarbof Burns & Harris, New York, NY
21
2/17/2015
Settlement
$650,000
Shundi v. Mannarino
Landlord didn’t ad- dress roof’s drainage problem, suit alleged
Ylber Albert Dauti of The Dauti Law Firm, PC, NewYork, NY
22
5/27/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$617,000
Groom v. Sagamore Realty, LLC
Landlord ignored stairway’s broken handrail, tenant alleged
SethA.Harris&Alison Keenanof Burns & Harris, New York, NY
23
7/8/2014
Settlement
$550,000
Alcime v. NY A ord- able Housing EP I Associates LLC
Landlord ignored broken walkway, visitor claimed
Stuart WagnerofMorrison&Wag- ner, LLP, NewYork, NY
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