Casualty Defense Group Obtains Decision Dismissing Trip And Fall Negligence Claim And Cross-Claims
CM Partners Carl M. Perri and Matthew J. Van Dusen were retained to represent defendant Wild Ginger NYC Corp. (“Wild Ginger”), a Manhattan Chinese restaurant that rented space from its co-defendant landlord, New York Pacific Realty Corp. (“NYPRC”), in a trip and fall action. Plaintiff contended that she fell on the sidewalk between the building owned by NYPRC and the neighboring co-defendant landlord. Plaintiff also sued the neighboring landlord and its salon tenant.
Wild Ginger and NYPRC obtained a property survey and moved for summary judgment prior to depositions based upon the survey and discovery materials. Plaintiff never opposed the motion. The neighboring co-defendants opposed the motion upon speculation and arguments but failed to produce a competing property survey that revealed otherwise.
In the Decision and Order, dated March 21, 2016, Justice Julia Rodriguez summarily dismissed all direct claims and cross-claims against Wild Ginger and NYPRC.
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