Category: Defense

Kate Crouch Prevails On A Motion To Dismiss A Property Damage Subrogation Case Under A Waiver Of Subrogation Argument

Sep 23, 2022 Defense
An insurance company filed a property damage subrogation action against our client, a concrete subcontractor, seeking to recover payments it made on behalf of its insured as a result of damage caused to the heating system of a private home during an extensive landscaping/hardscaping project. Plaintiff’s insured was the general […]

Howard Trafman Obtains a Voluntary Dismissal in a Wrongful Death Case

Jul 19, 2022 Defense
Howard Trafman obtained a voluntary dismissal in favor of defendants in a wrongful death/survival lawsuit. A registered corporation, itself and in the name of its deceased employee, sued a trucking company and its driver. Plaintiff alleged that Defendants were operating a 2016 Kenworth Tandem truck while working at the accident […]

Howard Trafman Secures Summary Judgment in Premises Case

Jun 28, 2022 Defense
Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint against our client- the premises owner, a general contractor, and architect for injuries one of the Plaintiffs allegedly sustained on June 26, 2017, while working on the roof at a construction project. Plaintiff allegedly fell from a ladder when the roof beneath the ladder caved […]

Kate Crouch Earns Summary Judgment on Behalf of Grocery Chain After a Slip and Fall by a Customer

Jun 15, 2022 Defense
Kate Crouch earned summary judgment from a federal magistrate judge on behalf of a grocery chain after a slip and fall by a customer.  Security footage showed that Plaintiff fell almost immediately after the floor had been washed by machine.  We successfully showed, using the security footage, that Plaintiff could […]

Kate Crouch Secures Summary Judgment on Behalf of Landowner for a Slip and Fall on Ice by Tenant

May 15, 2022 Defense
Kate Crouch secured summary judgment on behalf of a landowner for a slip and fall on ice by a tenant.  Through a strong deposition of Plaintiff in particular, we demonstrated that Plaintiff could not substantiate a claim that the ice accumulated unnaturally.  While Plaintiff suggested multiple theories for the ice’s […]