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Dana M. Catanzaro

Dana M. Catanzaro

Partner

NY – New York
T: 212.365.5415 | F: 212.434.0105

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Dana defends property owners and contractors against high-exposure personal injury matters arising out of construction accidents. She also handles property damages claims, advises construction companies on contract preparation and negotiations, and is well-versed in the myriad of insurance coverage issues that surround complex construction matters.

Dana has often argued at the appellate level and is lead trial attorney on her cases, frequently resolving claims via risk transfer or pre-trial settlement. She has extensive litigation experience with negligence-based lawsuits including those involving motor vehicle accidents, premises liability and medical malpractice.

Dana is actively involved in numerous bar associations and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars on the topics of New York State Labor Law. She also is a proud member of the Firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

Practices

  • Prevailed on summary judgment for our property owner client’s contractual indemnification and breach of contract claims in a construction-related action pending in Bronx Supreme Court; plaintiff sought a multi-million-dollar recovery for damages sounding in, inter alia, violations of New York Labor Law Sections 200 and 240(1) based on plaintiff’s alleged fall from a purportedly defective fire escape ladder
  • Defeated construction-related New York Labor Law action in Bronx County, New York, against plaintiff’s mid-discovery New York Labor Law 240(1) summary judgment motion and convinced the Court to deny plaintiff’s summary judgment motion in its entirety; proffered expert proof to show case theory was not grounded in fact or science, and that potential non-party testimony could altogether rebut plaintiff’s expert’s opinion in the first instance