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NEGLIGENT REPAIR AND/OR MAINTENANCE: LANDLORD
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
24
12/16/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$500,000
Martinez v. E. Julio G. Realty Corp.
Building’s landlord ignored leaking ceil- ing, tenant claimed
Pablo A. Sosa of Law O ce of Wil- liam A. Gallina, PLLC, Bronx, NY
24
1/19/2011
Settlement
$500,000
Iginosun v. Jerome Cluster 1, LLC.
Landlord ignored leaky pipe, injured tenant claimed
Joseph P. Stoduto of Wingate, Rus- sotti & Shapiro, LLP, NewYork, NY
26
3/12/2012
Settlement
$400,000
Moschella v. Mos- chella
Landlord ignored stairway’s defect, ten- ant claimed
Edward J. Pavia, Jr. of Jonathan D’Agostino & Associates, PC, Staten Island, NY
27
2/27/2014
Mediated Settlement
$350,000
Rosario v. La Cabana Houses
Landlord ignored request for safety rail- ings, tenant claimed
Brad A. Kau man of Law O ces of Brad A. Kau man, PLLC, NewYork, NY
27
6/7/2013
Settlement
$350,000
Chernick v. Brigham Park Co-op Apart- ments Section 3 Inc.
Landlord ignored faulty doorknob, in- jured tenant claimed
Brad A. Kau man of Law O ces of Brad A. Kau man, PLLC, NewYork, NY
29
3/5/2014
Settlement
$315,000
Burns v. Lun
Landlord’s repair work damaged sidewalk, plainti claimed
Martin WolfofGinsberg&Wolf,PC, NewYork, NY
30
1/30/2015
Settlement
$240,000
Ottley v. Snickler Inc.
Landlord didn’t repair persistent leak, tenant claimed
Pat James Crispi of Keogh Crispi, PC, NewYork, NY
30
8/14/2012
Mediated Settlement
$240,000
Dzhurayev v. Pershing Crescent Apartments Company Limited Partnership
Landlord ignored slippery stairway, tenant claimed
Ylber Albert Dauti of The Dauti Law Firm, PC, NewYork, NY
32
12/2/2014
Verdict- Plainti
$225,000
Ramrattan v. Parblu
Landlord neglected icy driveway, tenant claimed
Joseph E. So ey of So ey & So ey, Garden City, NY
33
3/19/2015
Mediated Settlement
$200,000
Vargas-Ventura v. Pondichi
Landlords ignored stairway’s loose rail- ing, tenant claimed
Mitchell J. Rich of Law O ce of Mitchell J. Rich, Wantagh, NY
34
10/10/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$194,414
Papa v. Tara Close Apartment, Corp.
Landlord didn’t clear icy parking lot, ten- ant claimed
James MarinoofLever&Stolzen- berg, LLP, White Plains, NY
35
3/1/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$192,196
Hernandez v. New York City Housing Authority
Landlord too slow to address broken window, plainti claimed
Richard A. Kerner of Kerner & Kerner, NewYork, NY
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