Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
01/22/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/21/2022 14:49
Lum, Stein and Scoditti Secure Jury Defense Verdict for NY’s Largest Health Care Provider
Lum, Stein and Scoditti Secure Jury Defense Verdict for NY's Largest Health Care Provider
January 22, 2022
Larry Lum (Partner-New York, NY), Aviva Stein (Partner-White Plains, NY) and Elizabeth Scoditti (Associate-New York, NY) obtained a defense verdict in a premises liability matter in favor of the largest health care provider in New York, in a Richmond County Supreme Court jury trial. The plaintiff was struck by a motor vehicle operated by a co-defendant while walking in or near a crosswalk at the hospital. The plaintiff claimed the roadway was inadequately lit, the crosswalk and traffic signs were defectively designed, and the roadway markings/ signs lacked sufficient conspicuity. Though two light poles in the parking lot near the accident location had been inoperable for years, Larry, Aviva and Elizabeth were able to present evidence that sufficient lighting had remained. After a week-long trial, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the hospital. The settlement demand to the hospital was never less than $850,000 throughout the trial.