Fantastic Team Effort Wins Summary Judgment in Slip And Fall Action in Kings County, New York
Attorneys Fallon J. Mulerman-Orer, Nicholas Piacente, John J. Komar and David S. Gould recently obtained dismissal of all claims and cross-claims in a slip-and-fall action in Kings County, New York. In, Selena Hall-Davis v. The City of New York, et. al (Supreme County, Kings County: 519035/2016) the Plaintiff tripped and fell as a result of a missing curb piece over a sewer grate. The missing curb piece resulted in a sizable missing portion of curb. Plaintiff reportedly slipp
Jury Dismisses Plaintiff’s Case for Lack of Serious Injury
David Gould tried a case on damages before Judge Denis J. Butler in the Supreme Court Queens County that concluded on December 12, 2019. Varsha Khan v. Kathryn Maria Krone, Index No.: 2315/17. The plaintiff, an 29-year old woman who works at Northwell Hospital in their cleaning staff, was a passenger in her husband’s car when the defendant Kathryn Krone struck the vehicle in the rear on June 22, 2016 on Francis Lewis Boulevard and Sunrise Highway in Queens . The plaint
Catherine J. Fiorentino Wins Summary Judgment in Fall from Ladder Case
Catherine J. Fiorentino recently won summary judgment in a case involving an electrician who fell from a ladder, earning a dismissal of all claims against the defendants, including plaintiff’s Labor Law 240(1), 241(6) and 200 claims. Even though plaintiff fell from a ladder that allegedly moved, the court held that plaintiff was the sole proximate cause of his accident, as argued by Ms. Fiorentino in her motion papers. While earning a victory on the sole proximate cause doctr
Alan Russo Presented a Livestream Lawline CLE webcast “Defending Construction Accident Labor Law Cas
Alan Russo presented a livestream Lawline CLE webcast “Defending Construction Accident Labor Law Cases in New York”, December 19, 2019.
Jury Dismisses Plaintiff’s Case After 15 Minutes of Deliberations
David Gould tried a case on damages before Judge Carmen Velasquez in the Supreme Court Queens County that concluded on November 27, 2019. Pinsky v. Marshall, Index No.: 705151-17. The plaintiff, an 18-year old student at the time of the accident claimed that his surgically repaired shoulder was a result of the two-car accident that occurred on July 23, 2014 in Far Rockaway Queens. Mr. Gould argued that the accident was so slight that it could not have necessitated the
