by PMT | Jun 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
First Department Unanimously Affirmed Trial Court Decision Granting PMT’s Summary Judgment PMT was defending the plaintiff’s employer. The Plaintiff fell 20 feet off a catwalk. The way the indemnification clause was written, if there was a finding of even 1% negligence against the employer, the employer would have been required to indemnify the building owner. Since it was unanimously affirmed, there was no option to go to the Court of Appeals. The Court held no negligence by the plaintiff’s...
by PMT | Sep 21, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
Over the Summer the PMT Law Firm held it’s Annual Pillinger Miller Tarallo Golf Outing. It was a great day with Raffles, 50/50, gift baskets, prizes, silent and live auctions. Most importantly, with the help of our friends, employees and clients we were able to raise $13,492.20 for Crossroads Programs. Crossroads Programs empower youth who are homeless, abandoned, abused, or at-risk to lead healthy, productive lives. Crossroads Programs was founded in 1978 through a collaboration of interfaith community leaders committed to providing shelter to runaway and homeless youth. These leaders formed a volunteer board of directors and incorporated Crossroads as a private, non-profit organization. Since that time, the agency has developed considerable expertise in serving youth who must transition to independent young adulthood without the support and guidance typically provided by family. The Crossroads continuum of care for homeless youth – shelter care, outreach services, group homes, residential treatment, community-based treatment homes, life skills training and family therapy – has resulted in improved outcomes and enhanced futures for the thousands of kids and families we have served. Please visit crossroadsprograms.org to learn more. Click the image to see the letter of appreciation from the CEO of the CrossRoads Programs, Michael...
by PMT | Aug 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Christopher G. Todd of Pillinger Miller Tarallo represented a driver accused of striking a pedestrian in a crosswalk on Staten Island. Prior to trial, plaintiff was demanding the full policy, and later reduced her demand to $80,000. There was no offer and liability was tried in Kings County Supreme Court. Our pre-trial investigation was crucial in identifying and garnering the cooperation of an independent eyewitness to provide critical testimony at trial. What the evidence showed was that while plaintiff was crossing the street, a vehicle struck her and threw her into the side of our client’s car as he was legally making a left turn in front of her. The other driver fled the scene and was never identified. After hearing all the evidence, the jury unanimously determined our client was not at fault for the...
by PMT | Aug 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Larry Buchman of Pillinger Miller Tarallo represented a defendant driver in a civil case for personal injuries who had pled guilty to DWI and vehicular assault in the accident. The pedestrian plaintiff was demanding a mid six-figure amount over our client’s insurance which was lowered to $150,000 at jury selection. The essential evidence was that our driver was driving under the speed limit in the middle lane of a Nassau County highway when the pedestrian staggered into the car’s path over 100 feet from the closest crosswalk. The jury came back with an 80% verdict against the plaintiff pedestrian who had a blood alcohol level two times higher than our defendant driver and the pedestrian crossed a six lane highway while “jay-staggering or jay-stumbling.” Prior to receiving the verdict, the plaintiff accepted a nominal four figure amount of money over the policy for...
