Mathew P. Ross

Mat Ross (Partner-White Plains) and Vanessa Donatello (Associate-White Plains) succeeded on behalf of a construction client in an extremely difficult Labor Law 241(6) case in Queens County. A construction worker fell down a set of stairs, portions of which were covered with a liquid – captured in great detail in color photos that also depicted the plaintiff lying at the bottom of the stairs – and Mat obtained a unanimous defense verdict. Due to the injuries, the exposure was in excess of $5 million. Not only did Mat and Vanessa take on a well-known plaintiff’s law firm,  but that firm rejected an offer of $2 million made before closing statements. It also rejected a hi-low offer that would have paid $1 million even if our client won the trial.