Charles Stokes Wins Defense Verdict In Philadelphia
On June 7, 2016, Charles Stokes won a unanimous defense verdict on liability in Kitt v. KPC Properties, LLC (Ct. Com. Pl., Philadelphia County). The plaintiff alleged that he slipped or stumbled on a wet step near the bottom of a winder-type staircase in a restaurant. The plaintiff sustained a full-thickness rupture of the left quadriceps tendon requiring surgery and extensive rehabilitation. The plaintiff alleged that one of the steps had become wet and slippery during th
Steven-Balson Cohen Wins Defense Verdict In New York County
On June 6, 2016, Steven Balson-Cohen won a defense verdict in New York County in Rebollo v. Nicholas Cab Corp., Index No. 115289/2008 (Sup. Ct. New York County). The plaintiff was a front-seat passenger in a vehicle that was struck in the rear by the defendants’ vehicle. The plaintiff claimed to have sustained multiple injuries, including a right knee torn meniscus with arthroscopic surgery, avulsion fracture of the right ankle, herniated disc at C6-7, bulging discs at T12-
John Komar Prevails At Trial In Queens County
On May 31, 2016, John Komar prevailed at trial in Matarrese v. Umer, Index No. 21789/2013 (Sup. Ct. Queens County). The plaintiff’s vehicle was stopped at a traffic light and struck by the defendant’s vehicle. The plaintiff claimed to have sustained a partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff of the left shoulder requiring arthroscopic surgery, and herniated discs at C5-6 and C6-7. After a damages only trial in which the plaintiff asked the jury for $350,000 in damages, t
Cecil Floyd Wins Defense Verdict In Kings County In Case Where Plaintiff Demanded $1 Million From Ju
On May 27, 2015, Cecil Floyd won a defense verdict in King v. Jimenez, Index No. 678/2014 (Sup. Ct. Kings County). The plaintiff claimed that she was stopped at a red light and struck by the defendant’s vehicle. The plaintiff, who had undergone a cervical discectomy and fusion surgery prior to the subject accident, claimed that as a result of the subject accident, she was caused to undergo a laminectomy with partial fasciotomy, foraminotomy, excision of herniated disc mate