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Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
8
6/16/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$930,000
Alvarez v. 437 East 165th Street Realty Corp.
Plainti claimed
building’s owner ignored damaged sidewalk
Andrea V. Borden of Burns & Harris, NewYork, NY
9
4/11/2013
Settlement
$900,000
Leimane v. Jing Xian Inc.
Building’s owner ignored broken sidewalk, plainti alleged
Y. David Taller of Taller & Wizman PC, Forest Hills, NY
10
7/24/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$575,000
Overton v. Blasse
Building’s owner ignored hole in sidewalk, plainti claimed
Glenn K. Faegenburg of The Edelsteins, Faegenburg & Brown, Brooklyn, NY
11
4/10/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$491,800
Wilkowski v. NewYork City Transit Authority
Sloppy workers created hazard on sidewalk, plainti claimed
Gerard LucciolaofRosato&Lucciola, PC, NewYork, NY
12
9/9/2011
Mediated Settlement
$450,000
Rodriguez v. 2395 Washington Ave. Corp.
City, garage owner ignored cracked sidewalk, plainti alleged
Jason L. Paris of Paris & Chaikin, P.L.L.C., NewYork, NY
13
2/14/2014
Settlement
$400,000
Smith v. N.Y.C.H.A.
City ignored broken sidewalk, plainti claimed
Michael MaiolicaofLawO ceof Steven Wildstein, PC, Great Neck, NY
13
1/16/2013
Settlement
$400,000
Desmond v. 233 Bleecker Street LLC
Building’s tenant ignored uneven sidewalk, plainti claimed
Andrew J. Levine & Howard A. Raphaelson of Raphaelson & Levine Law Firm PC, New York, NY
15
9/26/2011
Settlement
$350,000
Sykes v. 247 West 38th Street Realty Corp.
Buildings’ owners ignored broken sidewalk, plainti alleged
Sherri L. Plotkin of Rheingold Valet Rheingold McCartney & Giu ra LLP, NewYork, NY
16
7/10/2013
Decision- Plainti
$331,359
Mizrahi v. IslandTer- race, LLC
Building’s owner ignored broken sidewalk, plainti claimed
Victoria L. Weinman of Harry I. Katz, PC, Fresh Meadows, NY
17
10/24/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$307,000
Khaimova v. City of NY
Sidewalk’s loose bricks a hazard, plainti claimed
Seth M. Katz of Law O ces of Wil- liam Pager, Brooklyn, NY
18
3/1/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$300,000
Killian v. All Area Realty Services Inc.
Sidewalk’s defect ignored for months, plainti claimed
Souren A. Israelyan of Law O ce of Souren A. Israelyan, NewYork, NY
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