8/11/2010 Chernow v. Ronald Winston Plaintiff tripped and fell on a defect in the sidewalk in front of the townhouse owned by defendant Winston. She fractured her wrist and required open reduction and internal fixation. After the close of discovery, Andrea Sacco Camacho successfully argued that Winston’s townhouse was a single family dwelling and he

6/24/2010 Tache v. NYU Real Estate Corp. et. al. This action involved alleged violations of Labor Law 240(1) and 241 due to an accident that occurred on scaffolding at an NYU construction site. The defendants included the owner of the building, the general contractor and our client, the scaffolding company. The plaintiff allegedly suffered an

6/21/2010 Sabin v. Atlantic City Showboat, Inc. In Sabin, the plaintiff was a passenger in a Showboat shuttle bus. An assailant wielding a gun and claiming to have a bomb took control of the bus resulting in an eight-hour stand-off with the Atlantic City police. Plaintiff alleged post traumatic stress disorder as a result of

6/8/2010 Samuel Figueroa v. Felice Tornabene In this action, plaintiff claimed he was injured when our client’s horse and carriage struck his car turning it on its side after the horse became frightened by a loud noise while going down the street in Manhattan. Plaintiff’s injuries included the complete amputation of one finger and a

6/4/2010 Booker v. Bally’s Park Place, Inc. In Booker, the plaintiff alleged that she tripped over rocks spilled from a large decorative planter at Wild Wild West Casino. As a result, she sustained a significant knee injury which totally disabled her. At the close of discovery, Reena Shah moved for summary judgment arguing that there

5/28/2010 Paulino v. BBT International This was a damages only trial. Plaintiff, Ana Paulino, was struck by the insured’s van in a cross walk. She suffered a fracture of the left lateral proximal tibial plateau. In addition, a comminuted displaced fracture of the proximal shaft of the left tibia and fractures of the left fibular

5/19/2010 Ludwiczak v. Showboat Casino The plaintiff, an 86 year old World War II veteran, was at the Bus Depot at Showboat Casino waiting on line for a bus to go back home. An unknown male cut the line and the plaintiff confronted him. The unknown male pushed the plaintiff to the ground and ran

5/7/2010 Edward Peck v. Harrah’s Casino Hotel Atlantic City In this case, the plaintiff Edward Peck alleged he slipped and fell on a rubber mat at the pool at Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City. He claimed that there was a buildup of water on the mat and that Harrah’s was negligent since it had not

5/4/2010 Oates v. Bally’s Park Place, Inc. In Oates, plaintiff alleged that he slipped and fell on a wet substance while walking down the stairs to enter Pickles Restaurant. As a result of his fall, plaintiff sustained a torn rotator cuff requiring surgery. At the court mandatated non binding arbitration, Reena Shah argued that plaintiff

4/27/2010 Carmen Castillo v. U.S. team, Inc. In Castillo v. U.S. Team, Inc., the plaintiff alleged that she tripped over construction debris while at work at a department store in Harlem. At the time of her accident, the third floor of the department store was under construction. However, it housed the only bathroom for store