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Geoff Pforr, Esq. obtained dismissal at trial in Supreme Court, Suffolk County. At the close of plaintiff’s case against our client, a board certified family practitioner, who was alleged to have departed from the standards of care by failing to timely diagnose... Read More

Summary Judgment was granted in favor of our clients dismissing plaintiff’s claims asserted under Sections 240, 241(6) and 200 of the New York State Labor Law. Plaintiff alleged that he sustained injury due to fall from ladder as he was changing a... Read More

Prior to completion of party depositions, summary judgment was obtained by Michael Glassman, Esq. on behalf of our client dismissing plaintiff’s claims for personal injuries allegedly sustained in a trip and fall on broken curbstone running along our client’s property. We secured... Read More

Following a 6 week trial, wherein the Trial Court directed a verdict to a Union Electrician under Labor Law Section 240(1), if the jury were to find that a door panel in the process of being dismantled during Hurricane Sandy remediation fell... Read More

Mr. Van Etten received a defense verdict in the Supreme Court, County of Bronx on February 1, 2019 in a Premises Liability/Negligence case involving a then 16 month infant female who was burned as a result of an alleged failure to properly... Read More

Jeffrey Van Etten participated as a Speaker/Presenter at the Defense Association of New York in association with the New York County Lawyers Association Trial Skills/Techniques CLE Session III, presenting on Expert Cross Examination, Jury Charges and Jury Verdict Sheets on January 31,... Read More