On January 19, 2017, David Gould won a defense verdict in the Supreme Court, Queens County in Singh v. Babaloolal, Index No. 709872/14. The plaintiff, a self-employed home improvement contractor, was stopped in traffic when his van was struck from behind by the defendant’s car. The plaintiff argued that he sustained a meniscal tear to his right knee, a fibrocartilage tear to his right wrist and a rotator cuff tear to his right shoulder when these parts of his body struck a makeshift tool box that was bolted to the floor of the van. Mr. Gould argued that these disputed tears could not have been caused by such a minor contact. After 45 minutes of deliberations, the jury rendered a unan
On December 28, 2016, John Magrino won a decision awarding a defense verdict following a bench trial in Jeanty v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Docket No. 16100514 (Justice Ct., Town of Newburgh, Orange County). The claimant asserted that he was assaulted on the premises of the defendant’s bank by one of the bank’s customers, and that the defendant’s negligence was a cause of his injuries. Mr. Magrino argued that the defendant did not cause the dangerous situation, and that the claimant was the aggressor. The Court found that the defendant was not liable for the injuries to the plaintiff.
On December 22, 2016, Edward Jarosz won an appeal of the grant of summary judgment in the Court of Common Pleas in Chester County, Pennsylvania in Lincoln Investors, LP v. King, No. 2012-06331. The plaintiffs claimed that flooding was caused at the Lincoln Shopping Center due to deficiencies and improper alterations to the below ground storm water management systems existing on the properties in the surrounding area. Mr. Jarosz successfully argued that our client, who owned a surrounding property parcel, was not in violation of the Storm Water Management Act, that the plaintiffs are not entitled to equitable relief, and that certain of the plaintiff’s claims are barred by the statute of li
