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Dismissal–Supreme Court, New York County
1/10/2008 Travers Jewelers v. 650 Fifth Avenue Corp. et. al In Travers Jewelers, plaintiff claimed a loss of value of certain pieces of ivory as a result of a water leak in our client’s building. When the ivory was removed from the premises, it was placed in a storage locker. The plaintiff failed to pay
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1/7/2008 McGuire v. 3901 Independence Owners In McGuire v. 3901 Independence Owners et. al., the plaintiff slipped and fell on construction debris under a scaffold located outside an apartment complex which was under renovation. Plaintiff commenced an action against the owner of the building, the general contractor and our client–the company that erected the scaffold.
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12/6/2007 Ubaydov v. Kenney’s Fleet Maintenance In Ubaydov v. Kenney’s Fleet Maintenance, plaintiff Viacheslav Ubaydov alleged the our client, who was operating a large flat bed tow truck, struck his vehicle as he was driving on Van Dam Steet in Long Island City. Plaintiff allegedly sustained lower back and left ankle injuries. Prior to trial,
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11/6/2007 Bass v. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa In Bass v. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, the plaintiff claimed to have fallen from an ottoman on wheels that she attempted to step over while in the Mixx nightclub. Plaintiff argued that the Borgata was negligent in allowing an ottoman on wheels in its
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10/9/2007 Jones v. Lehr Construction In Jones v. Lehr Construction, plaintiff was installing ductwork when one side came loose and struck plaintiff in the upper left portion of his body. Kathleen M. Mulholland successfully obtained a verdict of 100% liability against our co-defendant during liability phase of trial and after Labor Law §240 had been
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9/11/2007 DiPietro v. City of New York v. Harris Water Main & Sewer et al. In DiPietro, plaintiff was allegedly injured when the vehicle he was driving hit a depression in the roadway in Brooklyn, New York. The City of New York was the named defendant in the case and filed a third-party complaint against
Read More »Appellate Victory–Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division
7/24/2007 Luisi v. Harrah’s In Luisi v. Harrah’s the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, upheld a Morris County Superior Court decision denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial on the grounds that there was no reversible error where the trial judge properly controlled the use of the surveillance tape depicting her fall. Christopher
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7/24/2007 Burel v. Artenova of New York and Kaminski In Burel v. Artenova of New York et al., plaintiff injured his right index finger on a power saw requiring open reduction and internal fixation. Plaintiff was out of work for 1 1/2 years following his accident. Artenova of New York was the General Contractor and
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7/21/2007 Ptak v. Port Towing In Ptak v. Port Towing, plaintiff was struck by a Port Towing truck that was in the process of towing plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff suffered a rotator cuff tear and neck and back injuries. Plaintiff argued that defendant was negligent in the operation of his vehicle. Andrea Sacco Camacho argued that
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7/17/2007 Lisak v. Dakh et. al In Lisak v. Dakh et. al., plaintiff suffered neck and back injuries stemming from a motor vehicle accident with the defendants. CMM successfully arguing that plaintiff’s injuries failed to meet the “serious injury threshold” as defined by Section 5102(d) of the Insurance Law of the State of New York.
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