Settlement for Client Injured When Struck By Snow Plow
Settlement for client hit by truck We Recently Resolved a Case for a Lovely Client Who Sustained Multiple Fractures and other Serious Injuries When a Truck Driver Clearing Snow from a Strip Mall Parking Lot Backed up His Truck and Struck Our Client Sending Her to Hospital. The Incident Martin + Colin, P.C. announced a […]
The judge agreed with us that the homeowner made a special use of the driveway
The judge wrote: “The use of a sidewalk as a driveway constitutes a special use.” After ruling in our favor, the judge scheduled the case for a settlement conference. A month later, the case settled to the satisfaction of our client. The Full Decision and Order of the Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF […]
Legal arguments to show the homeowner made a special use of the sidewalk
Introduction In a series of recent blog posts, found here and here, the attorneys at Martin + Colin, P.C. brought to your attention a new appeals court ruling which discussed the “special use” exception which imposes homeowner liability in slip and fall cases. In the legal papers reproduced below, we shared a recent legal analysis of […]
Settlement Demand for Client Who Slipped and Fell on Icy Sidewalk and Required Two Shoulder Surgeries
Introduction In a recent blog post, found here, the attorneys at Martin + Colin, P.C. brought to your attention a new appeals court ruling which discussed the special use exception to homeowner liability in slip and fall cases. As a further discussion of the “special use” exception, which imposes liability upon adjoining homeowners who make […]
Noteworthy new ruling in Trip and Fall Personal Injury Case
Topic – Homeowner Liability for a Defective Public Sidewalk Summary of New Decision In the case of Byrams v Hamilton, __ AD3d __, decided January 29, 2025, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reviewed an appeal from the defendants regarding a personal injury claim brought by the plaintiff. The trip and fall incident occurred on September […]
