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A Philadelphia jury returned a defense verdict in a premises-liability trip-and-fall lawsuit arising from an August 21, 2023, incident, finding that the defendant apartment complex was not negligent. GMR Partner Joe Petka represented the defendant and argued that the plaintiff’s accident resulted from a natural and readily foreseeable condition of a wooded walking trail, not […]

Following a jury trial in Philadelphia, GMR Associate Bobby Jaffe secured a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of a regional healthcare network and one of its hospitals in a high-exposure assault and battery lawsuit. The plaintiff alleged that six hospital security officers assaulted him as he was leaving the hospital, claiming the incident caused significant […]

GMR Senior Associate Victoria Tarasova secured a victory in the Appellate Division, Second Department, which held that uninsured motorist (UM) coverage does not extend to injuries resulting from an assault that occurred after a motor vehicle collision when those injuries did not arise out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the uninsured vehicle itself. […]

GMR Partner Brandon Cohen and Associate Attorney Camryn Downes successfully prevailed on a motion for summary judgment on liability, dismissing all claims and counterclaims against their client in a multi-defendant Middlesex, New Jersey slip-and-fall lawsuit. GMR’s attorneys represented the owner of a condominium unit in a commercial condominium complex. While working for the tenant of […]

GMR Partner Warren Holland obtained a defense verdict following a jury trial in Rockland County, New York, in a case involving an alleged slip-and-fall on the defendants’ residential property. The plaintiff claimed that he sustained serious injuries while delivering food to the defendants’ home after allegedly slipping on icy conditions in the driveway. The defendants […]