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The plaintiff in this case is Jacqueline Stein. The defendants are 1394 Housing Corp. and Due Restaurant and Order. The Supreme Court of the State of New York in New York County is overseeing this legal matter.

The defendant and third party plaintiff, 1394 Housing Corp. is moving for an order granting summary judgment on the third party complaint against the third party defendant, Tower National Insurance Company and declaring that Tower Insurance must defend and indemnify them to the claims that are made against them.

Tower Insurance has cross moved for an order to dismiss the third party complaint made against them.

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Ruth Legon is the plaintiff and appellant in this particular case. The defendant and respondent in the case is Petaks. The First Department, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York is hearing this particular case.

Case Discussion and Decision

The plaintiff and appellant, Ruth Legon is appealing an order that was made in the Supreme Court of New York County that granted a summary judgment in favor of the defendant and dismissed her complaint.

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This particular case is being held in front of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Kings County. The plaintiff of the case is Maria Gonzalez. The defendant of the case is the City of New York. The defendant has moved for an order to dismiss the complaint made by the plaintiff.

Case Background

The plaintiff is seeking damages for personal injuries that she allegedly sustained when she slipped and fell on the 28th of June, 2001. She states that the cause of her fall was an unsafe, defective, and dangerous condition that existed on the sidewalk located at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.

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The plaintiff in this case is Francis Trinidad. The defendant in the matter is the New York City Transit Authority. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of New York in the State of New York, located in New York County.

The defendant in the case, New York City Transit Authority has moved for an order to grant a summary judgment dismissing the action made against them stating they are not negligent as a matter of law.

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Barbara Amon is the plaintiff in this case. The defendants in the case are the City of New York, Angelo Messana, and Connie Messana. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court in Richmond County. The defendants in the case have moved for an order to grant a summary judgment to dismiss the case against them. They state that they are not liable for the personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when she slipped and fell on their property.

Case Facts

The plaintiff is seeking recovery for personal injuries she sustained when she slipped and fell on the cracked pavement located at the front of the defendant’s residence. The crack in question is located on the public sidewalk located in front of the home of the defendants. The crack was around two or four inches from the manhole covers and was raised around one to two inches above the adjoining manhole cover.

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Janet Chiocchi and Anthony Chiocchi are the plaintiffs in this case. The Cat Lounge Inc. d/b/a Cat’s Meow is the defendants in the case. This case is being heard in the Suffolk County Court. The plaintiff commenced this action by a summons and complaint that was filed on the 7th of August, 2007.

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The plaintiff claims that she fell when she was dancing on the premises owned by the defendant. She states that her sandal got stuck to tape that was covering the wires on the ground and this caused her to fall. The defendant denied the allegations in an answer that is dated the 13th of November, 2003. The action was then transferred to this court on the 30th of March, 2011.

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This case involves the plaintiffs Ann Marie and Frank S. The defendants in the case are the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the City of New York. They are also a third party plaintiff against Five Star Parking who is the third party defendant in the case. This case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the Count of New York.

The action in this case comes from a trip and fall accident that occurred on the 16th of May, 2005 in the parking lot 10# located at the La Guardia Airport. The defendant, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey own the land that covers the parking lot. The third party defendant, Five Star Parking operates the parking lot where the accident occurred.

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The plaintiff in this case is Line Viviane Rangon. The defendants in the case are Skillman Avenue Corp., Lal C. Sani and First Pioneer Properties Inc. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Kings County.

Case Background

On the 9th of October, 2007, the plaintiff started an instant action by filing a summons and verified complaint in the Kings County Clerks office. The movants joined the issue by providing a verified answer on the 26th of November, 2007. A stipulation was ordered on the 17th of March, 2008 and the plaintiff discontinued her instant action against Lal C. Sani, with prejudice. The movants are the only remaining defendants in the action.

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Melissa Smith is the plaintiff in this case. The defendants of the case are the City of New York, Dag Hammarskjold Tower and the Board of Managers of Dag Hammarskjold Tower. This case is being heard in the Supreme Court of New York County.

Case Background

The plaintiff commenced this action to recover for injuries that she sustained when she tripped and fell on the west side of Second avenue between East 47th and East 46th Street in New York, New York. She states that the accident was caused by a defect in the public sidewalk. This incident occurred on the 11th of September, 2002.

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The Hudson Bridge in New York was being repaired. The Bridge and Tunnel Authority, the owner of the Hudson Bridge hired a general contractor to do the repairs. The general contractor hired a subcontractor. Under the subcontract, the subcontractor was supposed to obtain insurance in behalf of the bridge owner and the general contractor. The insurance policy of the subcontractor was supposed to cover all expenses for personal injury suits that may arise from the time that the subcontractor was doing repair work under the subcontract.

On August 11, 2003, a male employee of the subcontractor slipped and fell on a makeshift inclined ramp that led from the worksite to the temporary office also at the construction site. The employee of the subcontractor sustained serious spinal injury. His slip and fall resulted in herniated discs of his cervical and lumbar spine and an impinged nerve on the spine. The employee was confined to his home for one month after the accident. He was ordered to rest in bed for five months from September 2004 until February 2004. The employee needed spinal fusion surgery to fully recover from his injuries.

He filed a damage suit under common law negligence and under labor law. He sued the owner of the Hudson Bridge and the general contractor. The man did not include in his damage suit his own employer, the subcontractor. The man claimed for lost earnings and for future loss of earnings due to the spinal injury he sustained. No notice was given by any of the parties to the insurer of the subcontractor until two years had passed from the time that the suit was filed by the employee of the subcontractor.

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