$400,000 Settlement to Woman Who Fell From Backyard Deck

By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on November 14th, 2014

As she relaxed on the backyard deck of her rental home on in Rossville, N.Y., on July 21, 2011, Lorraine Gallo leaned on the deck’s railing and was severely injured when the railing broke and she fell to the ground below.

Gallo, now 55, suffered neck, back and knee injuries from the fall, which occurred at home she rented on Barry Street in Rossville, according to an Oct. 28 story in the Staten Island Advance newspaper.

Gallo’s lawsuit against her landlords, Z & F Realty Estate LLC and David Fogel, alleged that the property owners were liable for her injuries because they allowed an unsafe condition to exist, the story reported.

Prior to Gallo’s fall from the deck that summer, the property owners “had the railing installed and later repaired at some point before the episode,” the paper reported.

Gallo’s serious neck injuries from the deck fall required fusion surgery, according to court papers reviewed by the newspaper.

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