Fullerton Beck’s powerhouse trial team—Partner Susan Scaria and Victoria Ronemus—obtained a major defense verdict in a high-exposure premises liability case after a grueling, 5-week jury trial in the New York Supreme Court. The 36-year-old plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk on West 173rd Street in Manhattan when he claimed he was struck in the head by a 5-foot piece of aluminum window capping that fell from the fourth-floor window during a window installation project. As a result of the alleged accident, the plaintiff claimed he suffered a traumatic brain injury, cervical spine injuries, visual and neurological impairments, and exacerbating underlying […]

In a significant legal victory, Fullerton Beck Partner Susan Scaria successfully defended the firm’s client, a power washing subcontractor, against claims brought under Labor Law sections 240, 241(6), and 200. The case stemmed from an incident during a Hurricane Sandy Restoration project at the Queens Midtown Tunnel, where the plaintiff, performing power washing work, suffered a fall. The plaintiff asserted claims against the owner’s construction manager, general contractor, and Fullerton Beck’s client, the power washing subcontractor. Labor Law sections 240 and 241(6) allow workers to bring claims against owners or contractors with sufficient control over the injury-producing work. However, Fullerton […]

After two days of deliberation, a jury returned a favorable verdict in a premises liability case defended by Fullerton Beck Partner Eileen Becker, Managing Partner of the Connecticut office, before the Waterbury Superior Court. The plaintiff, a 59-year-old Florida resident who was visiting her daughter at her condominium in Waterbury, CT, slipped on ice on the sidewalk outside her daughter’s unit, causing her to break her right ankle, requiring surgery with a plate and screws. She sued our clients, the condominium association and the property management company, claiming they were negligent in the care and maintenance of the property by […]