Rainey v. Republic Services of NJ. In her lawsuit, plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries sustained during an alleged motor vehicle accident when plaintiff’s vehicle collided with a vehicle controlled by co-defendant Henry E. Graves, Jr. and owned by co-defendant Wilkie Trucking, Inc. Republic Services of New Jersey, LLC. was not a named defendant in

James V. Argutto v. J.P. Hunter Co., Inc. Andrea Camacho secured a defense verdict in favor of our client, J.P Hunter, Co. Inc., in a breach of contract claim, where plaintiff James Argutto, alleged negligent performance of roof replacement work along with claims that J.P. Hunter breached the terms of the agreement. After securing dismissal

3/8/2024 – Ramirez v. 255 West 108th Street Corp. After plaintiff was awarded statutory liability under Labor Law section 240(1), a trial on damages was held, where plaintiff alleged injuries to his cervical spine, requiring anterior-fusion of the C4 and C5 disc levels; lumbar spine, requiring posterior and anterior fusion of the L4, L5, and

12/15/2023 – Roberto Giron v. CR Super Star Laundry Corp, et. al. In this lawsuit, plaintiff was operating a commercial washer-extractor for his employer CR Super Star Laundry Corp. While performing his job duties, plaintiff opened the door to the washer-extractor to add starch and his arm got pulled into the moving machine. As a

5/11/23 – Simms v. 16 Bartlett Street LLC. Plaintiff claimed that he sustained serious personal injuries on January 11, 2015, while walking along a public sidewalk adjacent to 16 Bartlett Street, Brooklyn, NY. Plaintiff maintained that he was injured when walking underneath a sidewalk shed at that location. Specifically, he alleges that he was caused

4/19/2023 – Pellet v. Town of Milton In this negligence action, plaintiff alleges that she was caused to slip and fall on black ice in the parking lot of the Town of Milton Community Center. Plaintiff claims that the Town of Milton had actual and constructive notice of the dangerous condition at the accident location.

The Insurance Defense Committee is dedicated to discussing issues of importance to the insurance defense bar, particularly with regard to automobile insurance including no-fault, tort thresholds, uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage and arbitration. The committee will be asked to provide comments to the NJSBA Board of Trustees on pending legislation, potential amicus curiae matters, proposed court rules

2/8/2023 – Martinez v. 411 Rest. Corp. et. al. In this negligence action, plaintiff alleges that she was caused to trip and fall while descending down stairs to the bathroom at the Tonic East Restaurant and Bar. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that the lighting was insufficient and that the stairs were improperly designed and maintained. As

11/10/2022 – Estate of Goodliffe v. City of New York, et. al. Plaintiff alleges that he was caused to trip and fall on a wooden concrete form on the sidewalk adjacent to a New York City tree well located on the sidewalk of 101 University Place. As a result of his fall, he claims that

12/14/2021 – Carlino v. Shapiro, et al. In this negligence action, plaintiff alleged that his pickup truck was rear-ended by a container truck owned by our client 246 Morgan Avenue Corp. on Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff alleged that the defendants negligently directed traffic and our client’s container truck, thereby causing the otherwise avoidable