Firm News

Congratulations to Senior Trial Counsel, Brian Franklin and Nicola Duffy on recently settling a multi-million-dollar federal court subrogation matter involving a massive fire at a girl’s camp in upstate New York. 👏👏

The fire broke out in the Camp’s commercial kitchen as cook staff left a large quantity of meat unattended on a char broiler, open flame.

The fire suppression system installed in the cooking hood allegedly failed to operate, and the fire spread to the roof, eventually causing the complete destruction of the commercial structure.

gartner + bloom, P.C. representing the installer of the fire suppression system, demonstrated through its team of experts that the fire’s spread was not the result of an inoperable suppression system, but rather defects in the commercial structure and the original installation of the hood.

The team further found evidence that the suppression system had been tampered with.

The matter was successfully resolved, for a fraction of the original demand, saving the client from a large potential exposure.

Cheers to Brian Franklin & Nicola Duffy on delivering a phenomenal outcome for our client🥂💜🥂

gartner + bloom, P.C. is pleased to celebrate the recent promotion of Peter Rosenberg to Partner. Peter has been a formidable litigator who delivers impressive outcomes for clients in our transportation practice. We look very much forward to your continued success and working with you for decades to come. Cheers to you, Peter! 👏👏👏

gartner + bloom, P.C. proudly celebrates and extends a warm congratulations to Nicolas A. Wyatt, Esq. on his recent induction to the Bar. Cheers to you, Nicolas🥂from all of us on this incredible milestone👏👏👏

We are proud to be a sponsor at the Perrin Conferences 2024 National Construction Defect Conference in New Orleans this week.

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Closing out Day One with a panel on Demystifying Indemnity, Liability, and Risk Management: Join Rebecca Appelbaum, Esq., Mark Boyle, Esq., Tara Lucas, and Paul Mason as they explore key topics including risk transfer, builders’ risk, and controlled insurance in construction defect cases.

Thank you to everyone who attended Day One of the National Construction Defect Conference!

Congratulations to Partner, Narri Subrati on a phenomenal outcome in a mediated New York Labor Law matter.

The Plaintiff was an elevator mechanic installing call button boxes at an under-construction storage facility. The Plaintiff stepped out of the elevator shaft at a mezzanine level where there was no floor/decking causing the Plaintiff to fall approximately 8 feet onto a concrete floor. The plaintiff’s alleged injuries included fracture of the left side nasal bones, concussion, traumatic brain injury, right shoulder surgery, and cervical and lumbar herniations.

The case had been pending in Kings County and was set for trial. Ms. Subrati defeated Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the Labor Law 240(1) cause of action on a question of fact even though the trial and appellate courts found that Plaintiff established he was engaged in a work activity that falls within the ambit of Labor Law 240(1); defeated a summary judgment motion of the owner for indemnity; and defeated the employer’s motion to dismiss the indemnity Complaint.

There were multiple appeals which ended in a draw, and finally positioned this case for expedient resolution. Additionally, there was a declaratory judgment action against the employer’s insurer who refused to assume the defense of the general contractor as an additional insured. Ms. Subrati’s motion for summary judgment against the employer’s carrier was granted by the trial court, and that decision affirmed on appeal by the First Department.

The plaintiff’s demand at the mediation was in the multimillions. Narri’s zealous advocacy combined with her motion resulted in a favorable settlement representing a fraction of the “settlement value” of the case.

Cheers to you Narri on driving an outstanding outcome!