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Attorneys Win Judgment of Liability Based on Motion Papers in Poughkeepsie Car Crash
In a decision released last November in the case of Wynter v. Toth, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, granted our motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability in a car accident case we have been working. We were able to establish that the other driver’s traffic violation made her… Read More »
Newburgh Rear-End Collision Leads to Judgment Against Defendant as a Matter of Law
In the case of Garry and Diane Fowler v. Batiste Tucker and Omar and Mary Stringfield, we represented the Fowlers, who were injured in a three-car collision on Route 17K in the Town of Newburgh. Our clients were heading west on Route 17K, and the defendants were heading east. The Stringfields had stopped on… Read More »
Defendant Liable for Rear-End Collision Injuries in Newburgh Car Crash
In the case of Gumbs v. Charres, we represented the plaintiff who was rear-ended while stopped at the light in a Newburgh intersection. In the course of the litigation in the New York Supreme Court, Orange County, we were successful in pursuing the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability, and… Read More »
New York Labor Law Case: Construction Site Trip and Fall Survives Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
In the case of Rosenthal v. Structure Tone, we were able to fend off the defendants’ motion to dismiss and keep our client’s case alive for trial. Our client was an electrician working on a construction project at One New York Plaza who was injured when he stepped into an opening in a computer… Read More »
Court Finds Defendant Liable for Orange County Car Crash
In 2009, we filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client who was injured in a car crash at the intersection of West Avenue and State Route 84 in the Village of Chester. Our complaint alleged that the accident occurred when the defendant failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the… Read More »
Orange County Court Finds Drunk Driver Liable for Newburgh Car Crash
In November of 2012, our client was heading eastbound on Route 300 in the Town of Newburgh when a vehicle entered her lane and collided with her head-on. That vehicle had been stopped on Route 300 westbound while waiting to make a left turn when it was rear-ended and propelled into our client’s lane…. Read More »
Ladder Fall: Court Grants Summary Judgment for Injured Plaintiff on Issue of Liability
In the case of Florencio Fuentes v. Spectrum, Inc. and Skanska (USA), Inc., in the Supreme Court of New York, New York County, the attorneys at Dupée & Monroe were successful in having the court grant their motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability. This means the defendant is liable for the… Read More »
Lawsuit for Little Girl’s Injury Survives Motion to Dismiss by Newburgh School District
The attorneys at Dupée & Monroe are presently representing a little girl, through her mother, for personal injuries she sustained when she was hit in the face by a door at school. Back in July, the teacher and school district who were being sued filed a motion for summary judgment with the court. If… Read More »
Crane Accident Reveals the Complex Ins and Outs of New York Construction Accident Litigation
Personal injury cases can often involve complex civil litigation, with multiple defendants all pressing claims against one another to try to avoid liability and pin the blame on another party. This is particularly the case in construction accidents, where property owners hire a contractor who hires subcontractors who in turn hire their own subcontractors…. Read More »
Pre-Trial Motions Establish Defendant’s Liability in Auto Accident Case
In the case of Conrad v. Bertola, Dupée & Monroe was able to get summary judgment on the issue of liability for our client who was injured in a car accident. This means that the arguments we put forward in court papers and pre-trial motions proved that the defendant was liable to our client… Read More »