Case Result

$1.4M

Sidewalk Fall

Trial Verdict

New York, NY

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Case Details

Mr. Perlman was retained as trial counsel for the plaintiff/client by her original lawyer when the insurance company for the defendant refused to negotiate a fair and reasonable settlement where the plaintiff/client suffered knee injuries after she was caused to fall on a broken sidewalk in front of a Manhattan apartment building owned by the defendant.

Additional Notes

The defendant tried to blame the broken sidewalk on his ground-floor tenant who was receiving beverage deliveries that he claimed caused the broken sidewalk. Under applicable law in the city of New York, Mr. Perlman successfully proved that nobody other than the defendant building owner had the responsibility to repair the public sidewalk regardless of who caused the defective conditions. Notwithstanding attempts by the defendant during the trial to minimize the extent of the plaintiff’s knee injuries along with falsely suggesting that maybe the plaintiff fell at a different location, the jury found that defendant was 100% responsible for all of the plaintiff’s harms and losses relating to her injuries. The jury also refused to apportion any responsibility of the fall to the plaintiff herself even though defense counsel tried to argue that she should have seen the broken area prior to walking over it. (Kings County)

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