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Summary Judgment- Queens County

6/22/2011 Carnera v. 82-01 Roosevelt Avenue et. al. In Carnera, plaintiff tripped and fell due to a height differential between the sidewalk and street in front of 82-01 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens, New York. As a result of his fall, plaintiff sustained a fractured hip requiring open reduction and internal fixation surgery. Our client, Broadway Bakery

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Summary Judgment-Burlington County Superior Court

3/28/2011 Diane Rykiel v. Atlantic City Showboat, Inc. In Rykiel, plaintiff tripped and fell while walking in the House of Blues Courtyard in Showboat Casino. She claimed she fell due to an unmarked change of elevation between the ceramic floor and slate floor. As a result of her fall, plaintiff sustained a tear of her

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Summary Judgment-Ocean County Superior Court

3/4/2011 Dorothy Lynch v. Atlantic City Showboat, Inc. In Lynch, plaintiff tripped and fell on the marble floor in the lobby of Showboat Casino. She claimed that the marble was inherently sticky due to the use of a non skid product placed on the floor by the casino. As a result of her fall, plaintiff

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Summary Judgment-Kings County

2/2/2011 Kirby v. Fulton Park Associates v. New JD Construction In Kirby, plaintiff was walking along a sidewalk when he allegedly rolled his left ankle into a space between the sidewalk flag he was walking on and an adjacent chain linked fence. As a result, plaintiff sustained a trimalleolar fracture of the left ankle which

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Summary Judgment-Nassau County

1/19/2011 Campos v. Triple Crown Moving and Storage v. Crosstex The plaintiff, an employee of our client, Crosstex International, claimed that he slipped and fell on oil leaked from a forklift at a warehouse. The plaintiff sued the owner of the warehouse and the tenant. The tenant, Triple Crown Moving and Storage commenced a third

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Summary Judgment – Ocean County Superior Court

1/7/2011 Klein v. Bally’s Park Place Casino In Klein, plaintiff alleged that he tripped and fell over a raised metal molding while walking at Bally’s Casino. As a result of his fall, plaintiff alleged that he sustained a closed head injury and an injury to his hip. He now suffers from vertigo and needs a

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Summary Judgment – Essex County Superior Court

12/17/2010 Slater v. Harrah’s Atlantic City In Slater, plaintiff slipped and fell on the marble floor on the main concourse of Harrah’s Casino. As a result of her fall, she sustained a comminuted fracture of her right shoulder. At the close of discovery Philip Odett moved for summary judgment arguing that there was no foreign

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Summary Judgment – Middlesex County Superior Court

11/19/2010 Grullon v. Caesar’s Atlantic City In Grullon v. Caesar’s Atlantic City, plaintiff alleged he slipped on a wet substance and fell down the escalator stairs at Caesar’s Casino. As a result of his fall, plaintiff sustained a significant knee injury and back injury requiring surgery. Plaintiff also contended that he can no longer work

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Summary Judgment – Passaic County Superior Court

11/12/2010 Patricia Zukovich v. Harrah’s Atlantic City The plaintiff, Patricia Zukovich, alleged that she tripped and fell when walking on the main concourse at Harrah’s Casino due to a raised and uneven metal stripping that separated the marble from inlaid carpeting. When plaintiff tripped she fell forward violently striking her head on a brass handrail.

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Verdict–New York County

10/15/2010 Mescall v. Structure-Tone This was a damages only trial. Plaintiff, an iron worker, was injured when a steel curtain fell on his shoulder. Structure-Tone, the general contractor, was found strictly liable under Labor Law 240. Prior to trial, plaintiff’s counsel, Sacks & Sacks, demanded 3.5 million dollars to settle the case. Structure-Tone offered 1

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