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 the course of the evening, and that the presence of a winder staircase in a commercial establishment is a violation of the applicable building code. Mr. Stokes argued that the steps were equipped with anti-slip strips for
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-L1 and L5-S1, right shoulder SLAP tear with arthroscopic surgery. Mr. Balson-Cohen argued that the plaintiff’s injuries were pre-existing and degenerative in nature. The defense witnesses included Dr. Robert Israel, Dr
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, the jury returned a verdict awarding only $20,000.
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 material and bone graft C2-3 and C3-4 and also had lumbar herniated discs. The plaintiff requested that the jury award $1 million in damages for pain and suffering. Mr. Floyd argued that the plaintiff’s injuries were pre-e
