July 2019

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 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