SUMMARY JUDGMENT GRANTED – LABOR LAW (Homeowner Exemption)
Plaintiff, a laborer injured during the course of a fall from a height on Brownstone construction project, brought claims under the New... Read More
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT DENIED (Labor Law)
Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgement pursuant to Sections 240(1) and 241(6) was denied, for an injured ironworker who was standing on the... Read More
SUMMARY JUDGMENT GRANTED – PREMISES LIABILITY (Snow & Ice)
Summary Judgment granted in favor of the defendants, dismissing plaintiff’s Negligence claims in a premises liability case. Plaintiff slipped and fell on... Read More
SUMMARY JUDGMENT GRANTED – PREMISES LIABILITY (Sidewalk Accident – Trivial Defect)
Summary judgment granted to Residential Apartment Complex owner in a premises liability action arising from a trip and fall on a New... Read More
Appellate Win – Medical Malpractice
Following a June 2017 Post-Trial decision setting aside a plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice verdict (split decision, 5-1), Geoff Pforr persevered again and by... Read More
Medical Malpractice
Geoff Pforr, Esq. obtained dismissal at trial in Supreme Court, Suffolk County. At the close of plaintiff’s case against our client, a... Read More
Premises Liability
Mr. Van Etten received a defense verdict in the Supreme Court, County of Bronx on February 1, 2019 in a Premises Liability/Negligence... Read More
Speaker/Presenter
Jeffrey Van Etten participated as a Speaker/Presenter for the Defense Association of New York in association with the New York County Lawyers... Read More