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Leav & Steinberg obtains $1,200,000 judgment against bar on behalf of client who was assaulted by a drunken patron. Claims were made against the bar pursuant to the Dram Shop laws.

New York’s Dram Shop law is found in Section 11-101 of the General Obligations Law. Dram Shop laws are strict liability statutes that allow for alcohol vendors to be held liable for their violations in serving people alcohol who are visibly intoxicated or are actually or apparently under 21 years of age. Courts allow for … Read more

Leav & Steinberg are successful in obtaining a settlement on a very challenging liability case for a client who tripped over a “U-Boat” in a Queens supermarket.

Our client, a truck driver from Massachusetts, was making a delivery at a local New York grocery store and sustained an injury his ankle. At the time of the accident, while he was walking backwards using a hand truck he tripped and fell over a U-Boat, which is a cart used by grocery stores to … Read more