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Labor Law

Jeffrey Van Etten
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...
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Premises Liability

Jeffrey Van Etten
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...
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Speaker/Presenter

Jeffrey Van Etten
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,...
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Medical Malpractice

Doug Perry
In January of 2019 Doug Perry obtained a defense verdict in Suffolk County on behalf of a large community hospital whose emergency room personnel were alleged to have deviated from the accepted standards of care in diagnosing and timely treating a pulmonary...
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Medical Malpractice

Doug Perry
In October of 2018, Doug Perry obtained dismissal of a claim in the Supreme Court Nassau County against his client, a Board Certified Ophthalmologist who is alleged to have failed to timely diagnose an impending stroke in the plaintiff who went on...
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Labor Law

Jeffrey Van Etten
Mr. Van Etten received a defense verdict on “causation” during a “Damages Only” trial in the Supreme Court, County of Kings on July 13, 2018. Plaintiff, a 56 year old plumber who had been granted summary judgment under Labor Law, Section 240(1)...
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