Page 65 - Verdicts and Settlements Hall of Fame: Premises Liability

NEGLIGENT REPAIR/MAINTENANCE: SIDEWALKS
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
18
12/20/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$300,000
Mitchell v. City of New York
Plainti : Building’s owner, manager ignored broken sidewalk
Andrea V. Borden of Burns & Harris, NewYork, NY
20
3/12/2015
Mediated Settlement
$250,000
Figueroa v. Don-Lou Realty Inc.
Plainti claimed tree’s root disrupted sidewalk, causing fall
Kevin L. Mosley & Howard E. Shafran of Shafran & Mosley, PC, NewYork, NY
21
1/14/2013
Arbitration
$200,000
Vernescu v. City of NewYork
Sidewalk’s displaced ag a hazard, plainti claimed
Bernard J. Robins, NewYork, NY
21
4/13/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$200,000
Battle v. City of New York
City ignored uneven sidewalk, plainti alleged
Christopher J. Donadio of Burns & Harris, NewYork, NY
21
3/29/2012
Settlement
$200,000
Degtareva v. Kaplan Employment Agency, Inc
Business’s owners
ignored damaged sidewalk, suit alleged
Stuart WagnerofMorrison&Wag- ner, NewYork, NY
24
4/25/2013
Verdict- Plainti
$81,000
Otero v. City of NY
City ignored cracked sidewalk, plainti claimed
Sanford F. Young of Law O ces of Sanford F. Young, PC, New York, NY
25
6/27/2011
Settlement
$60,000
Pesce v. Fenton
Home’s occupants
ignored damaged sidewalk, suit alleged
Stacey Rinaldi Guzman of Stanton and Guzman, Franklin Square, NY
26
5/9/2011
Settlement
$51,500
Khaikin v. Trump Village Construction Corp.
City, apartment building ignored uneven sidewalk, suit alleged
Alvin M. Bernstone of Alvin M. Bern- stone, L.L.P., NewYork, NY
27
10/8/2014
Verdict- Plainti
$35,000
Husain v. Trump Organization, LLC.
Cleaning of sidewalk created slippery haz- ard, plainti claimed
Ellyn Bank Dugow of Law O ces of Ellyn Bank Dugow, PC, NewYork, NY
28
6/25/2012
Settlement
$20,000
Tamakuwala v. Bu- onocore
Homeowners didn’t clear sidewalk after re, plainti claimed
Alfred B. Mainetti of Mainetti, Mainetti & O’Connor, PC, Kingston, NY
29
3/14/2013
Settlement
$12,500
Baker v. One Stop Community Center Inc.
Sloppy maintenance resulted in danger- ous sidewalk, suit alleged
Joseph R. D’Addario of Law O ce of John J. Guadagno, East Islip, NY
30
4/2/2015
Settlement
$10,000
Douris v. Village of Saugerties
Store failed to address sidewalk defect, plainti claimed
Jade PlataniaofMelleyPlatania, PLLC, Rhinebeck, NY
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