The plaintiff of the case is Scheila Germain. The defendants in the case is Rite Aid of New York, Incorporated. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of New York located in Kings County. Judge Herbert Kramer is residing over the case. This is a personal injury action…
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Defendant Motions for Summary Judgment, Alleging Plaintiff Didn’t Sustain Serious Injury
This case involves Ashton Learie versus Aliou Fall. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in New York County. Judge Kaplan is hearing the case. The defendant in the case, Aliou Fall has motioned for a summary judgment to dismiss the…
New York Appellate Court Grants Defendant’s Summary Judgment Motion, Finding Plaintiff Didn’t Prove a Dangerous Condition Existed
The plaintiff in this matter is Natalia Fernandez. The defendants of the case are Paradigm Management Group, LLC, et al. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in Queens County. The plaintiff is represented by Larry Hallock Esq. The defendants are…
New York Court Finds for Defendant Agreeing That Search by Police was Improper
On the night of September 19, 1965, after 7:30 at night, two police officers were sent to the home of a man in Seaford, Nassau County, New York to investigate a complaint of a dog from that location, biting a neighbor. When they arrived at the house, they went to…
Defendant Disputes Injuries Alleged by Defendant in Dog Bite Case, New York Court Agrees
While plaintiff was visiting the home of defendants, defendants’ dog suddenly lunged at her and bit her on the nose. Plaintiff claims that the dog’s lower jaw entered her mouth and that the dog bit her palate; that, as a result of the attack, she sustained a deviated septum, she…
New York Court Discusses Most Extreme Sanction in Dog Bite Cases
On two separate occasions, a dog which weighs between 75 and 100 lbs., while running loose and unattended, attacked the complainant’s sixteen year old son in a menacing manner as he was riding his bicycle. The dog was barking, growling and snarling. The first incident caused the young man to…
Plaintiff Appeals Dismissal in Dog Bite Case
The complainant child allegedly sustained a fractured kneecap requiring open reduction and resulting in permanent disability. In a lawsuit brought on his behalf and by his mother, at the conclusion of their proof upon a trial to determine liability, the complaint was dismissed. The accused housing authority operated the Housing…
Plaintiff Police Officer Denied Disability Benefits After Slip and Fall, New York Appellate Court Weighs In
Sometime in April of 1991, petitioner was appointed to the uniformed force of the NYPD and, during the course of her career, ascended to the rank of sergeant. She was a member of, and a contributor to, the NYPD’s pension fund until her retirement in 2010. On 8 March 2008,…
NY Court Says Material Issues Need to Be Determined at Trial, Motion for Summary Jugment Denied
A man visited his friend at his house to hang out. The man brought his son with him and they were eating tacos as they watched TV. His friend had a Labrador retriever. His friend put the Labrador retriever in a cage in the kitchen whenever there were visitors because…
Mail Carrier Brings Suit for Dog Bite Case, Court Denies Defendant’s Summary Judgment Motion
This is every mail carrier’s nightmare: to have a dog attack and bite her while delivering the mail. In June 2004, the mail carrier was doing her usual rounds and was delivering mail at the house of a couple. The couple had a family dog whom she had seen in…