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NY Labor Law

Thomas F. Maher
Plaintiff fell from a ladder during the course of a construction project. As a result of the accident, plaintiff sustained injuries to his neck and back as well as an ankle injury that required surgical repair. The owner of the development where...
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Property Damage

Thomas F. Maher
Plaintiff, owner of a brownstone, alleged that she sustained property damage and lost rental income as a result of construction work being performed by the defendants upon an adjacent property. At trial, defendants made a motion in limine to preclude plaintiff from...
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Snow & Ice

Matthew J. Rodriguez
Plaintiff slipped and fell on snow and ice in a shopping center’s parking lot where we represented the snow removal contractor. The court granted our motion for summary judgment in its entirety dismissing plaintiff’s claims and all cross-claims as our insured did...
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Defense Verdict

Jeffrey Van Etten
Defense verdict received following a three week trial in Supreme Court, Bronx County, in an automobile (garbage truck) pedestrian knock down. Plaintiff, a union stagehand, underwent seven surgical procedures including recent insertion of elbow prosthesis after he spent four years without an...
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Insurance Coverage

Amara S. Faulkner
Our client, plaintiff’s employer, was granted summary judgment wherein the state court found that the contractual indemnification provision contained within the contract between the employer and the general contractor was in violation of the New York General Obligations Law.

Civil Rights

Thaddeus J. Rozanski
New York State Appellate Division, 2nd Department, affirmed summary judgment dismissal of the state court’s action sounding in religious discrimination and due process violations.