201708.25
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Summary Judgement granted

Plaintiff sued the Firm’s municipal client in New York Supreme Court. Plaintiff claimed she fell due to an overly or negligently waxed floor and, as a result, sustained serious injuries. After discovery, we moved for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiff’s description of a “shiny” floor was not sufficient to establish an improper or negligent application…

201708.14
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Summary judgment granted in case alleging injury due to a runaway shopping cart

Plaintiff sued our client, a large national retailer, in New York Supreme Court. She claimed she sustained serious personal injuries when struck by a wind-propelled shopping cart. Surveillance video revealed that the shopping cart was left in the parking lot by two customers approximately 90 seconds before the alleged accident. We removed to Federal Court,…

201703.30
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Lawsuit voluntarily withdrawn

Plaintiff sued the Firm’s client, a well-known grocery store chain in New York Supreme Court. Plaintiff claimed she fell due to a liquid substance on the floor and, as a result, sustained serious injuries, including fractured hip. We removed the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. After…

201703.30
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Summary judgment granted

Plaintiff, a New York resident, sued the Firm’s client, a national retailer, claiming she slipped and fell on liquid on the floor. Plaintiff claimed that as a result, she sustained serious injuries, including an arthroscopic shoulder surgery and subsequent total shoulder replacement. We removed the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern…

201703.30
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Defense and indemnity accepted

Plaintiff sued the Firm’s client, a national shopping mall developer, in Connecticut Superior Court. Plaintiff claimed she fell due to ice in the parking lot and, as a result, sustained serious injuries, including two arthroscopic surgeries to her knee and a total knee replacement. We determined that the co-defendant, the client’s maintenance and snow/ice removal…

201703.30
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Summary judgment granted

Plaintiff sued the Firm’s client, a grocery store chain with locations throughout the Northeast, in New York Supreme Court. Plaintiff claimed she fell due to a sticky substance on the floor and, as a result, sustained serious injuries, including fractured humerus and tibia with lengthy rehabilitation. Plaintiff’s statements to her medical providers indicated that plaintiff…

201608.31
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Summary Judgment Granted in Medical Malpractice/Failure to Diagnose Claim

Plaintiff commenced a medical malpractice claim predicated on our client Emergency Room physician’s alleged failure to diagnose extremely rare Fish Handler’s Disease. We argued that Defendant did not depart from the applicable standards of care, that plaintiff failed to follow Defendant’s recommendations and that Defendant did not cause any injury to plaintiff. We argued the…

201608.31
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Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Complaint for Failure to Prosecute Medical Malpractice Claim

Plaintiff commenced a medical malpractice and wrongful death claim against Defendant.  More than one year after Defendant joined issue and served discovery demands, plaintiff failed to provide any discovery or a Verified Bill of Particulars.  We served plaintiff with a 90-day notice pursuant to CPLR 3216, demanding that she resume prosecution of her claim and…

201511.03
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Court Grants Declaratory Judgment In Favor of Insured in Coverage Dispute

Hastings Development, LLC, an insured under a policy issued by Evanston Insurance Company, sought coverage for a personal injury claim brought by an employee of another company who was injured while working on a mixing machine owned by Hastings. The insurance company denied coverage citing to the Employer Exclusion contained in the policy. We commenced…