Larry Lum (Partner-New York, NY) and Stacey Seltzer (Of Counsel-New York, NY) obtained a unanimous defense verdict after a three-day liability trial in Kings County Supreme Court involving a slip and fall in an outdoor parking lot at a New York City client casino. The incident was captured on surveillance that was submitted to the jury, along with photographs depicting the allegedly icy location with plaintiff’s counsel arguing that the lot was undisturbed/ untreated and dangerous. On cross-examination of plaintiff’s meteorological expert, Larry and Stacey showed that the temperature never fell below freezing in the hours before the accident and that for ice to have formed in the area it would have had to have been “new ice” that melted and refroze, which was essentially impossible due to the temperatures. While there was no record of the snow removal company having been on the premises within 17 hours of the accident, we highlighted to the jury the efforts that were undertaken when the snow removal company was present, including establishing that sufficient remedial measures were employed. The casino’s director of operations testified as to the large amount of foot traffic the casino receives daily, the lack of any complaints in the area and the constant inspection protocols taken by security. Lastly, we stressed that plaintiff cut across a snowy embankment just prior to stepping down onto the parking lot surface where he fell, showing that if anything caused him to fall, it was his own actions. The plaintiff raised the demand from $250,000 to $500,000 just before trial commenced and we never offered more than $2,500 throughout the duration of the litigation.