Daniel Chao obtains defense verdict in auto accident case

A personal injury liability action, tried in Supreme Court, Sullivan County before Judge Schick and a jury, involving a head-on collision between two cars resulted in a successful defense verdict. Plaintiff and Defendant were driving in opposite directions when Plaintiff took a left into Defendant’s lane-of-travel. Dan Chao, an associate at The Law Offices of…

Doug Goldberg wins summary judgment in motor vehicle accident case

Multiple plaintiffs were passengers in a Westchester County Bee-Line bus that was making a left turn. The bus driver told police she had a green turn arrow, and wrote the same thing in her own incident report. She also testified that the adverse vehicle had its right turn signal on, implying that it was safe…

Craig P. Curcio and Deborah J. Bookwalter win products liability trial

A recent products liability action involving a tie down restraint system for wheelchair bound individuals resulted in a directed verdict by Judge Christie Acker of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County at the close of plaintiff’s case. Plaintiff, an employee of a company servicing mentally and physically handicapped individuals, was operating a tie down restraint system,…

Ryan Bannon wins post-trial motion overturning verdict on liability while sustaining, in dicta, damages award as to a property owner in a slip and fall accident

After trial, Ryan Bannon successfully defended a property owner in a personal injury action via post-trial motion for summary judgment. The case, venued in Supreme Court, Sullivan County, involved a slip and fall on ice near a staircase abutting the defendant’s property. At trial, plaintiff argued that the defendant created the icy condition by removing snow…

Ryan Bannon successfully wins summary judgment for contractor in property damage case

Ryan Bannon successfully defended a property damage action with a claim of over $800,000 in damages. The case, venued in Supreme Court, Westchester County, involved a house fire allegedly caused by an exposed, live wire that was left in the living room wall during a renovation project. The plaintiff alleged that Ryan’s client, the HVAC…

Ryan Bannon successfully wins summary judgment for snow plow operator

Ryan Bannon successfully defended a snow plow operator in a personal injury action via summary judgment, arguing that his client lacked a duty to the plaintiff. The case, venued in Supreme Court, Westchester County, involved a slip and fall on ice in the parking lot of a condominium complex. Plaintiff argued that the defendant had a…

Daniel Chao successfully moves to enforce settlement

On a motion to enforce a settlement, Daniel Chao was successful in getting the court to agree that the terms of a settlement negotiated between the parties was binding on them. This slip and fall accident, venued in Supreme Court, Westchester County, alleged negligence against the contractor who maintained the property resulting in personal injury…

Doug Goldberg successfully defeats Labor Law motion for summary judgment creating issue of fact on sole proximate cause

This action, active in the Supreme Court, Orange County, seeks monetary damages for a fall from a ladder. Plaintiff, while employed by a cable company, had positioned a ladder against a telephone pole trying to pull fiber optic cable through a conduit attached to the pole. The feet of the ladder were on a steep…

Douglas S. Goldberg wins appeal after successfully containing damages at trial

A Westchester County Supreme Court jury awarded plaintiff, Angel Diaz, $162,500 in past pain and suffering and $67,500 in future pain and suffering for a projected 40-year life span. The award was reduced to $103,500 after a 55%/45% split on liability. Plaintiff sustained an oblique fibula fracture requiring open reduction/internal fixation with plating and…

Deborah J. Bookwalter wins at Appellate Division upholding lower court decision to dismiss premises liability case against snowplow operator

Deborah Bookwalter successfully defended a personal injury action for a snow removal contractor via summary judgment as the contract did not displace the obligation of the landlord to ensure the premises were maintained in a reasonably safe condition. The case, venued in Supreme Court, Sullivan County, involved a plaintiff who slipped and fell in a.

Daniel Chao gets summary judgment on landlord premises liability case

Daniel Chao successfully defended a personal injury action for the landlord via summary judgment for lack of vicarious or premises liability. The case, venued in Supreme Court, Ulster County, involved a supposed assault on the plaintiff by an employee of a co-defendant (and tenant) bar. The plaintiff claimed that the employee attacked him for no…

Craig P. Curcio successfully defends cross over motor vehicle collision

Craig P. Curcio successfully defended a cross over motor vehicle accident wherein the emergency charge was asserted in defense of the operation of a vehicle on behalf of the defendant. The case, venued in Supreme Court, Orange County, involved a cross over collision by a pickup truck pulling a 16-foot trailer and a full-sized school…