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TOP 30 NEW YORK SETTLEMENTS IN 2012
CASE DATE COURT TYPE OF ACTION PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL AMOUNT
1 In Re Novartis Wage and Hour Litigation
8/10/12 U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
Pharmaceutical sales reps denied overtime pay: Plaintiffs
David W. Sanford (lead), Katherine M. Kimpel, Deborah Marcuse & Grant Morris of D.C. office & Jeremy Heisler, New York, NY of Sanford Heisler, LLP
$99,000,000
2 Mullings v. Ibis Yarde 3/2/12 Kings Supreme Failure to Treat: Kidney stone infection ends with multiple amputations
Ira M. Newman (lead) & Edward J. Sanocki, Manhattan, NY of Sanocki, Newman & Turret, L.L.P.; Sanford A. Rubenstein, Brooklyn, NY of Rubenstein & Rynecki
$17,900,000
3 Jamindar v. Uniondale Union Free School District
5/10/12 Nassau Supreme Labor Law: Worker suffers permanent loss of legs' use after 30-foot fall
Larry J. Kramer & Joshua D. Pollack, Mineola, NY of Kramer & Pollack, LLP
$15,000,000
4 Hagins v. Miller 10/3/12 Westchester Supreme
Negligent Treatment: Tooth extraction resulted in broken jaw, plaintiff claimed
Christopher B. Meagher, White Plains, NY of Meagher & Meagher, P.C.; Merryl F. Weiner, White Plains, NY of Meagher & Meagher, P.C.
$7,663,260
5 Araujo v. Olin Corp. 6/1/12 U.S. District Court, W.D.N.Y.
Labor Law: Defective scaffold caused fall, brain injury, worker claimed
Kenneth J. Halperin & Philip A. Russotti, New York, NY of Wing-ate, Russotti, Shapiro and Halperin, LLP
$7,250,000
6 Russo v. Scheidt & Bachmann USA Inc.
6/19/12 Orange Supreme Pedestrian: Man hit by car during aftermath of highway accident, lost leg
Scott E. Rynecki, Brooklyn, NY of Rubenstein & Rynecki $7,000,000
7 Rivera v. Guzman 3/20/12 Nassau Supreme Failure to Detect: Obstetrician, nurse overlooked fetus's hypoxia, mother claimed
Danielle George, New York, NY of Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP (now at Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP, NYC)
$6,500,000
8 LaPera v. Gabrielli Truck Sales Ltd.
1/24/12 Nassau Supreme Products Liability: Design Defect: Worker burned when truck spilled hot asphalt
David J. Dean, New York, NY of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo PC
$6,000,000
9 Wlodkowski v. City of New York
7/16/12 Bronx Supreme Labor Law: Bricklayer claimed he hurt spine, head in fall from ladder
Daniel P. O'Toole (lead) & Scott Occhiogrosso, New York, NY of Block, O'Toole & Murphy, LLP
$5,900,000
10 Nielsen v. New York State Dormitory Authority
2/21/12 New York Supreme
Labor Law: Two-ton beam fell from crane, struck ironworker
David H. Mayer & Kenneth Sacks, New York, NY of Sacks & Sacks, LLP
$5,700,000
11 Cassidy v. HighRise Hoisting & Scaffolding Inc.
2/1/12 New York Supreme
Labor Law: Fall from platform ended career, concrete specialist claimed
J.P. Delaney & Victor Greco, New York, NY of O'Dwyer & Bernstien, L.L.P.
$5,600,000
12 Oo v. Prompt Apparel Inc
2/15/12 Kings Supreme Labor Law: Shocked worker fell 5 feet, sus-tained spinal fracture
Stanley A. Tomkiel, III, Scarsdale & Manhattan, NY of Tomkiel & Tomkiel PC
$5,260,000
13 Gonchar v. Jimenez 1/17/12 Richmond Supreme
Pedestrian: Plaintiff hit by truck, sustained degloving injuries of lower body
Paul J. Edelstein & Daniel Thomas, New York, NY of The Edel-steins, Faegenburg & Brown LLP, New York, NY, trial counsel, Boris Zivotov, Esq. P.C., Brooklyn, NY
$5,250,000
14 Burke v. Hilton Resorts Corp.
3/7/12 New York Supreme
Labor Law: Ironworker claimed 15-foot fall through floor ended career
David H. Mayer & Kenneth Sacks, New York, NY of Sacks & Sacks
$4,500,000
15 Dedndreaj v. A.B.C Carpet
10/12/12 Bronx Supreme Worker hit by falling pipe, claimed disabling spinal injuries
Daniel P. O'Tool & Scott Occhiogrosso of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP, New York, NY
$4,500,000
16 Blandina v. Turner Construction
6/13/12 Kings Supreme Labor Law: Plaintiff’s injuries cause by inadequate safety devices and procedures
David H. Mayer (lead) & Kenneth Sacks, New York, NY of Sacks & Sacks, LLP
$4,275,000
17 Kelmendi v. Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp.
6/12/12 Kings Supreme Labor Law: Fall into trench caused disabling injuries, excavator claimed
Daniel P. O’Tool & Scott Occhiogrosso of Block O’Toole & Murphy, LLP, New York, NY
$4,275,000
18 Bookless v. Action Carting
5/7/12 Putnam Supreme Driver Fatigue: Highway crash blamed on sleepy trucker
Richard S. Vecchio, White Plains, NY of Worby Groner Edelman, LLP
$4,250,000
19 Tiabo v. Fire Systems Inc.
7/17/12 Kings Supreme Question of Lights: Motorist turned through red light, caused crash, plaintiff claimed
Scott Occhiogross & Daniel P. O'Toole, New York, NY of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP, New York, NY, trial counsel, Elliot Ifraimoff & Associates, P.C., Forest Hills, NY
$4,000,000
20 Jackson v. Three Nick-els, LLC
6/20/12 Kings Supreme Defective shower burned tot, mother claimed Jonathan S. Damashek, New York, NY of Hecht Kleeger & Damashek, PC
$4,000,000
21 Singh v. BE Bronx Build-ers LLC
8/22/12 Bronx Supreme Labor Law: Laborer struck by falling beam, sustained severe ankle injury
S. Joseph Donahue (lead) & Jeffrey A. Block, New York, NY of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP
$3,750,000
22 Pantoja v. City of New York
6/3/12 Bronx Supreme Labor Law: Scaffold accident ended career, carpenter claimed
Paul Dansker & Douglas E. Hoffer, New York, NY of Dansker & Aspromonte Associates
$3,500,000
23 Watson v. Pacific Vanderbilt Development Co., LLC
10/1/12 Kings Supreme Labor Law: Laborer claimed demolition site's collapse ended his career
David H. Perecman, New York, NY of The Perecman Firm, PLLC $3,400,000
24 Ritacco v. One Bryant Park, LLC.
3/14/12 New York Supreme
Labor Law: Marble setters claimed accident caused permanent disabilities
Kenneth J. Halperin, New York, NY of Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro, LLP
$3,300,000
25 Jacobs v. Nieto 4/30/12 Nassau Supreme Center Line: Fatal car crash blamed on drunken driver
Jeffrey A. Block, New York, NY of Block, O'Toole & Murphy LLP; S. Joseph Donahue, New York, NY of Block, O'Toole & Murphy, LLP
$3,250,000
26 Reeves v. 1710 Broadway, LLC
2/27/12 Queens Supreme Icy conditions caused leak on stairway, plaintiff claimed
Bryan J. Swerling, New York, NY; Aaron G. Baily, White Plains, NY of The Law Office of Aaron G. Baily
$3,250,000
27 Aranda v. 34 East 30th Street Corp
2/8/12 Queens Supreme Labor Law: Fall from ladder caused brain injury, worker claimed
Daniel P. O'Toole & Scott Occhiogrosso of Block, O'Toole & Murphy, LLP
$3,000,000
28 Wright v. MTA Bus Co. 6/27/12 Queens Supreme Bus: Plaintiff claimed she was snared by bus's doors and dragged
Jay W. Dankner, New York, NY of Dankner, Milstein & Ruffo, P.C.; Robert A. Flaster, P.C., New York, NY of Robert A. Flaster, Esq.
$3,000,000
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Premises Liability
CASE DATE COURT TYPE OF ACTION PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL AMOUNT
Kramer v. Cury, Chan, et. al. 5/30/12 Bronx Supreme Repair shop's patron claimed plumbing trench a hazard
Ylber Albert Dauti; The Dauti Law Firm, P.C.; New York, NY $1,760,000
Hector Cruz v. One Hanover LLC 11/12/12 New York Supreme
Plaintiff claimed a traumatic brain injury after falling down stairs of restaurant
John D. Zaremba of Zaremba Brownell & Brown PLLC $725,000
Becker v. 150 Haven Associates, L.P. et al. 11/19/12 New York Supreme
Lead Paint exposure: Settlement for individual who was exposed to lead paint in his family’s apartment when he was an infant
Stuart L. Finz and Todd M. Rubin, Mineola & New York of Finz & Finz P.C. $500,000
MacFarlane v. 31 Union Square West, LLC 2/17/12 New York Supreme
Dangerous Condition: Restaurant's steps dif�cult to notice, injured patron claimed
Alan M. Greenberg, New York, NY of Law Of�ces of Alan M. Greenberg, P.C.
$450,000
Singh v. 111-55 77th Realty LLC 2/28/12 Queens Supreme
Dangerous Condition: Building's entryway step not noticeable, deliveryman claimed
Matthew C. Lombardi, New York, NY of Tolmage, Peskin, Harris & Falcik $300,000
Lianandonakis v. Petco 5/9/12 Suffolk Supreme Dangerous Condition: Parking lot's ramp not noticeable, plaintiff claimed
Denny Brown, Ronkonkoma, NY of Gruenberg Kelly Della $125,000
Premises Liability - Gym Accident
CASE DATE COURT TYPE OF ACTION PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL AMOUNT
Mellampe v. Bally Total Fitness of Greater New York Inc.
2/15/12 Bronx Supreme Premises Liability: Gym: Fitness club's patron hurt when other patron dropped bench
Nancy M. McGee, Kew Gardens, NY of Wisell & McGee; John T. Wisell, Kew Gardens, NY of Wisell & McGee
$1,400,000
Mellon v. Crunch 2/21/12 Kings Supreme Premises Liability: Gym accident: Personal trainer oversaw risky exercise, plaintiff alleged
Andrew J. Smiley, New York, NY of Smiley & Smiley, L.L.P. $300,000
Premises Liability - Negligent Repair/Maintenance
CASE DATE COURT TYPE OF ACTION PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL AMOUNT
Jackson v. Three Nickels, LLC 6/20/12 Kings Supreme Defective shower burned tot, mother claimed Jonathan S. Damashek, New York, NY of Hecht Kleeger & Damashek, PC $4,000,000
Reeves v. 1710 Broadway, LLC 2/27/12 Queens Supreme
Icy conditions caused leak on stairway, plaintiff claimed
Bryan J. Swerling, New York, NY; Aaron G. Baily, White Plains, NY of The Law Of�ce of Aaron G. Baily
$3,250,000
Aquila v. Horizon House Co. LLC 6/29/12 Queens Supreme
Repairs worsened dangerous stairway, plaintiff claimed
Thomas J. Moverman, Alan M. Shapey and Marc E. Freund, New York, NY of Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, P.C.
$3,000,000
Perez v. Menford Realty Corp. 8/30/12 Bronx Supreme Infant poisoned by apartment's lead-based paint, suit alleged
Philip Monier, III, New York, NY of Levy, Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP $2,700,000
Mariash v. 1230 Brook Avenue Corp. 5/10/12 New York Supreme
Building's entryway landing a hazard, plaintiff alleged
Michael W. Gunzburg, New York, NY of Michael Gunzburg, P.C. $1,700,000
Tiongson v. 5100 Sunrise, LLC 3/15/12 Kings Supreme Stairway's repair created new hazard, plaintiff claimed
Kostantinos Mallas, Brooklyn, NY of Georgaklis & Mallas PLLC, Brooklyn, NY, trial counsel, Crasto & Associates
$1,650,000
Vallar v. New York City Health and Hospi-tals Corp.
3/8/12 Queens Supreme
Hospital too slow to address puddle, plaintiff claimed
Howard G. Frederick, New York, NY of Silbowitz Garafola Silbowitz Schatz & Frederick, L.L.P.
$1,000,000
Bailey v. Conway Stores Inc. 3/14/12 Kings Supreme Store's stairway littered with debris, injured customer alleged
Nicholas I. Timko, New York, NY of Kahn, Gordon, Timko & Rodriques, P.C.
$925,000
Garcia v. Westbury Meat Corp. 6/18/12 Nassau Supreme Market's customer: Unchecked drainage setup caused hazard
Stephen J. Murphy (lead) & Christopher F. Holbrook, New York, NY of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP
$900,000
Bertrand v. New York City Housing Au-thority
3/30/12 Kings Supreme Inexperienced repairman caused explosion, family alleged
Vito A. Cannavo & Frank V. Floriani, New York, NY of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.
$875,000
Riley v. OTIC Professional Condominium 4/5/12 New York Supreme
Condo's operators ignored cracked walkways, suit alleged
Ronald J. Katter, New York, NY of Law Of�ce of Ronald Katter $850,000
Mirakaj v. Empire Condominium 3/27/12 Bronx Supreme Sloppy shoveling work made sidewalk dangerous, suit alleged
Thomas J. Moverman, Alan M. Shapey and Marc E. Freund, New York, NY of Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, P.C.
$700,000
Ortiz v. Dames 1/30/12 Kings Supreme Infant scalded in sink; mother blamed faulty boiler and faucet
Edward A. Steinberg, New York, NY of Leav & Steinberg LLP $525,000
Urrutia v. Old Westbury Golf & Country Club Inc.
1/11/12 Nassau Supreme Country club's stairs a slippery hazard, deliveryman claimed
Kevin T. Grennan, Garden City, NY of Law Of�ces of Kevin T. Grennan, PLLC
$500,000
Ingrassia v. Simon Property Group Inc. 6/1/12 Nassau Supreme Maintenance crew overlooked mall's icy sidewalk, suit alleged
Stuart L. Finz (lead) & Todd M. Rubin, Mineola, NY of Finz & Finz, P.C. $465,000
Spohn-Lind v. Casarella Foreign and American Car Auto Repair Inc.
3/29/12 Westchester Supreme
Plaintiff claimed she slipped on ice at gasoline station
Richard S. Vecchio, White Plains, NY of Worby Groner Edelman, LLP $450,000
Palmer v. Patchen Avenue Cluster Hous-ing Development Fund Corp.
2/7/12 Kings Supreme Building's �re-escape ladder not safe, repairman claimed
Alan S. Ripka, New York, NY of Napoli, Bern, Ripka, Shkolnik, LLP $450,000
Fragaso v. Parapi 6/12/12 Queens Supreme
Apartment building's tenant tore Achilles tendon in fall on stairs
Andrew M. Laskin, New York, NY of Robinson & Yablon, PC $425,000
Moschella v. Moschella 3/12/12 Richmond Supreme
Landlord ignored stairway's defect, tenant claimed
Edward J. Pavia, Jr., Staten Island, NY of Jonathan D'Agostino & Associates, P.C.
$400,000
Gray v. Dykes Lumber Co Inc 9/20/12 Kings Supreme Lumber yard's operator ignored icy parking lot, patron claimed
Herbert Moreira-Brown, Bronx, NY of Law Of�ces of Herbert Moreira-Brown
$350,000
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�e Dauti Law Firm, P.C. represents a diversi�ed group of clients, both
individuals and companies, in domestic and international civil and
commercial litigation matters. �e Firm uses its knowledge of
many aspects of the law to develop innovative strategies for negotiation
and litigation with a single objective: To reach the best results for its clients
in the shortest possible period of time.
#1 SETTLEMENT IN NEW YORKYlber Albert Dauti is honored to be included in the Top New York Verdicts/Settlements for the fourth year in a row and to have the #1 reported settlement in Premises Liability for 2012 in New York.
$1.76 million award on Kramer v. Curry, et.al., (2012)
In the past Mr. Dauti has also been featured with million dollar awards:
$1.2 million award on Bajrami v. 5400 Company, et.al. (2011)$1.81 million award on John & Jane Doe v. ABC Corp. (Mediated Con�dential Settlement - 2011)$2.225 million award on Xhaferri v. Housing Partnership Development Corp., et. al. (2010)$1.68 million award on Maliqi v. 17 E. 89th Street Tenants, Inc., et.al., where at the time of trial plainti� was in deportation immigration proceedings (2009).
Mr. Dauti has been practicing civil litigation in New York for over a decade and he is also a duly licensed Solicitor in England and Wales. Mr. Dauti has successfully tried and settled numerous civil actions on behalf of both his own clients and those referred to him by other attorneys. He continues to successfully champion the rights of undocumented workers to recover in personal injury cases. �e Dauti Law Firm, PC handles cases involving construction accidents, wrongful death, general liability, automobile accidents involving serious injuries, commercial litigation, international transactions and international arbitration. Mr. Dauti speaks several languages and he is a member of various national and international bar associations.
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