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NEGLIGENT REPAIR/MAINTENANCE: PARKING LOTS & GARAGES
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
8
9/28/2015
Settlement
$42,000
LaBuda v. Playtogs Center Acqusition LP
Parking lot’s broken pavement a hazard, plainti claimed
Marc S. Schauer of Law O ces of Sobo & Sobo L.L.P., Middletown, NY
9
3/18/2014
Settlement
$32,000
Sullivan v. Ulster
County Board of Cooperative Educa- tional Services
Parking lot’s broken walkway a hazard, plainti claimed
Regina FitzpatrickofMainetti, Mainetti & O’Connor, PC, Kings- ton, NY
10
3/30/2011
Settlement
$15,000
Brochu v. Murbro Parking Inc.
Hazardous park- ing lot was site of two falls, plainti alleged
James A. Meggesto & Heather LaDieu of Meggesto, Crossett & Valerino, Syracuse, NY
NEGLIGENT REPAIR/MAINTENANCE: SIDEWALKS
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
1
5/8/2014
Verdict- Plainti
$3,967,266
McLaughlin v. Ann- Gur Realty Corp.
Sloping sidewalk should have had rail- ing, plainti claimed
Pablo A. Sosa of Law O ce of Wil- liam A. Gallina, PLLC, Bronx, NY
2
1/8/2014
Mediated Settlement
$2,750,000
Lopez v. Toys “R” Us NY Limited Partner- ship
Plainti claimed shopping center didn’t x uneven sidewalk
DanielP.O’Toole&Scott Occhio- grosso of Block, O’Toole & Murphy, LLP, NewYork, NY
3
7/29/2011
Verdict- Mixed
$1,320,000
Roimesher v. 770 Lex- ington Assocs. Inc.
Utility damaged side- walk during work, plainti alleged
Seth A. Harris & Alison R. Keenan of Burns & Harris, New York, NY
4
10/4/2013
Settlement
$1,200,000
Mellone v. N.R.S. Inc.
Pub’s owner, opera- tor ignored damaged sidewalk, suit alleged
Jason L. Paris of Paris & Chaikin PLLC, NewYork, NY
5
5/8/2015
Verdict- Mixed
$1,104,000
Tafti v. La Terrine LLC
Building’s owner didn’t repair cracked sidewalk, plainti claimed
Daniel T. Leav of Leav & Steinberg, L.L.P., NewYork, NY
6
7/24/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$1,015,000
Deng v. Plaza East Hotel, L.L.C.
Plainti broke shoulder in fall on damaged sidewalk
Douglas E. Ho er of Dansker & Aspromonte Associates, NewYork, NY
7
11/14/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$1,000,000
Bradbury v. Greys
Plaintiff sustained three-part fracture of leg in fall on sidewalk
Martin Wolf & Dov Medinets of Ginsberg & Wolf, PC, New York, NY
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