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A highly litigated case alleging negligent security, which included 2 appeals to the Appellate Division, Second Department, was settled on the eve of trial for $550,000.00. The Decedent was targeted and shot in the head when the murderer entered a high rise building “piggy backing” tenants. Attorney Todd D. Greenberg alleged a failure of the security officers to properly screen visitors. Even though it was a targeted killing, and the decedent was shot in the head and died immediately, Mr. Greenberg was able to argue that the deceased suffered pre-impact terror when, as Mr. Greenberg emphasized, the shooter stated in his confession to a NYPD Detective “so we chased him down a little bit”. The Decedents’ mother and father, our clients, were very thankful that the lack of proper security was acknowledged and for the compensation given to their son for his conscious pain and suffering in anticipation of his death as he ran approximately 12 feet from his attacker.

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Our client slipped and fell as she was descending the second-floor stairs in her apartment building caused by water on a step and tumbled down nine concrete stairs. The Plaintiff was using the stairway because the elevator was out of service to the lobby floor in that the lobby floor was being tiled. Addabbo & Greenberg Attorney James O’Hare, Esq. argued that the Defendant negligently created and permitted the stairway to become and remain in a wet, slick and slippery dangerous condition due to tile work and grouting that was being performed. During depositions it was discovered that the tile workers were going up and down the steps with buckets of water while performing their work. The Plaintiff had prior lumbar disc surgery in 2014, five years prior to the instant accident, and reinjured that area. The accident caused severe radiculopathy. The initial offer in the case was $100,000.00 but, with persistence by our office, the case was settled for $675,000.00 on January 25, 2024, almost 7 times what the insurance company offered! If you are injured call Addabbo & Greenberg at 718-268-0400 or visit us at www.Queenslaw.com

January 3rd 2024 Our client was arrested after execution of a Search Warrant on March 1, 2023. When arrested, he was alleged to have a “cache” of illegal weapons as illustrated in the below photo. Upon closer examination, none of the guns, except one in our client’s bedroom, were fully assembled and did not qualify under NY Law as an operable weapon. Criminal Defense Attorney Todd D. Greenberg was able to establish that our client was a “hoarder”, that he collected these items, but never intended to assemble the guns. Further Mr. Greenberg urged the Prosecution to consider that he didn’t possess a criminal intent. Mr. Greenberg suggested a course of counseling for our clients’ hoarding issues and is thankful to the Queens District Attorney which approved a sentence of 5 years’ Probation instead of the substantial jail sentence that the District Attorney first sought. Please call Addabbo & Greenberg 718-268-0400, and ask for attorney Todd D. Greenberg, to help you through your unfortunate situation if you are charged with a crime.

At the Richmond Hill – South Ozone Park Lions Club 11th Anniversary Gala. A lot of fun and laughs!! With Past President and Incoming District Governor Romeo Hitlall and our well deserved Distinguished Service Honoree Kenneth Holder, Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County.

On September 7th, 2023, our 16-year-old client was in a car when the police stopped the vehicle, searched the car and found a loaded weapon (there was another person in the car). Immediately, Criminal Defense attorney Todd D. Greenberg concluded after viewing Body Cams that there was absolutely no “probable cause” to stop and search the vehicle! Kudos to the Queens District Attorney for immediately researching and determining that Mr. Greenberg was correct and that the police lacked “probable cause” for the stop and search. Within two weeks after being arrested on a serious felony with a mandatory jail term, the case was dismissed and sealed and our young client had a second chance at life! If you need our help please do not hesitate to call 718-268-0400 or visit our website www.queenslaw.com

Great Night at the ADA Association’s Summer Kick Off!!!! The Addabbo Greenberg Team had a Great Time!!!!!!

In the midst of a re-trial of a case that resulted in a hung jury, all felony charges were dismissed against the Defendant, a Vascular Technologist with Winthrop Hospital, based upon the extensive legal research and arguments made by Criminal Defense Attorney Todd. D. Greenberg. The Defendant was charged with three counts of a Criminal Sexual Act. It was alleged that he had oral sex with three patients while he was performing a sonogram. The pivotal issue in the case was whether the Defendant was a “Healthcare Provider”, as defined in the Penal Law of the State of New York, wherein there could be no consent between adults in that setting. After extensive legal research regarding case law and the legislative history of the term “Healthcare Provider”, and after several motions, a previous trial, and a trip to the Appellate Division, a Nassau County Judge agreed with the Defense that the Defendant was not, as a matter of law, a “Healthcare Provider”, which is defined as a person who practices medicine by either diagnosing, testing, operating, or prescribing. As a result of the persistence of Criminal Defense Attorney Todd D. Greenberg, all felony charges were dismissed.

The Defendant was arrested on July 30 th, 2011 and charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol. Upon being retained, DWI Attorney Todd Greenberg reviewed the complaint and noticed immediately that it was legally insufficient. Even though the Defendant was in a serious accident, it appeared that he was arrested solely on the ground that he refused to submit to a blood test and made the statement “I had about three beers four hours ago”. After extensive research and the filing of a legal motion to dismiss, DWI Attorney Todd Greenberg urged the Court to dismiss the charges on the ground that the Complaint failed to alleged that the Defendant operated the motor vehicle, there was no indicia or signs of Defendant’s alleged intoxication and, even though the Defendant stated that he had drinks, there was no showing in the complaint that the Defendant’s operation and driving were contemporaneous. On January 12 th, 2012, Judge Lenora Gerald, Judge of the Criminal Court, Queens County, in a written decision, dismissed the DWI charge exactly for the reasons put forth by Mr. Greenberg. Defendant was overwhelmed with joy when the Judge announced, “case dismissed”. Once again, knowledge of the law and the ability to draft a Motion to Dismiss with particularity resulted in a favorable ending for a client who was wrongfully and improperly charged for DWI. Further, a Civil Action for False Arrest is going to be filed against the New York City Police who arrested this Defendant without any indicia of intoxication.