Partner, David Pallai, secured a defense verdict in Supreme Court, Suffolk County, on behalf of a local school district. The case involved a plaintiff bicyclist who was involved in an accident with a district-owned vehicle. David was able to demonstrate to the jury that the plaintiff violated several state and local codes and was the sole proximate cause of the accident. Prior to trial, plaintiff refused to negotiate without an offer of more than two million dollars. The decision was made to move ahead with the trial, and the jury returned a verdict on liability in favor of the defendant.