Civil & Commercial Cases
Why You Need the Top Lawyers in your Corner
In the greater New York area, thousands of attorneys handle personal injury and civil litigation cases. When you’ve experienced the devastation of an accident, injury, or wrongful death, you don’t need an average attorney on your side. You need legal allies that are strong, strategic, successful, and determined to fight for you.
At Benvenuto & Kim, we’re here for you with years of collective experience in defending and winning civil and commercial litigation cases in New York. We also provide corporate guidance with respect to risk management and safety compliance matters.
Areas of Practice
General Liability
Prudent business owners purchase general liability insurance policies to protect themselves in today’s litigious society. These businesses can and often do find themselves targeted by lawsuits alleging personal injury, wrongful death or property damage. We have the experience and expertise to defend all such liability claims, whether during the pre-lawsuit phase or after litigation has been commenced.
Personal Injury Claims
“Personal injury” broadly refers to any claim brought by a person who was allegedly injured (physically or emotionally) due to the alleged negligence or wrongful conduct of another party. Personal injury claims involve many variables that can significantly impact the outcome of the case. Our many years of successfully fighting personal injury cases in is an asset you need on your side.
Premises Liability
Each year, countless liability claims are made against apartment owners and landlords, retail stores, supermarkets, grocers, restaurants and eateries, bars and taverns, recreation venues and educational facilities (among others) when someone is injured on their premises. These claims are complex and could involve many factors. We examine every issue to ensure the very best outcome for our clients. Simply put, Benvenuto & Kim aggressively defends these cases and protects the interests of property owners.
Construction Accidents
Each year, billions of dollars are invested in construction and renovation projects in New York . Property owners, developers, and contractors must comply with any array of state and municipal statutes, codes and regulations. We defend and protect such parties in actions arising from construction activities including personal injury claims under N.Y. Labor Law, construction defect claims, adjacent property claims and/or commercial/contractual disputes. We have decades of experience handling these complex matters and securing excellent results for our clients.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Personal injury claims arising from motor vehicle accidents are common. Due to the widespread use of company cars or trucks, many businesses find themselves the target of such claims. Our expert knowledge of the law in this practice area, together with our thorough investigation of the underlying facts, allow us to aggressively defend such claims, whether arising from multiple vehicle collisions, single vehicle accidents or pedestrian contact.
Product Recall and Safety Compliance
We provide regulatory advice to manufacturers and distributors of a wide array of products, including any obligations to report consumer claims to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). We possess the experience to assess all relevant product issues including reviewing field incidents and root cause analyses, developing grounds to challenge the necessity, or limit the scope of, recall or otherwise minimize costs and business disruption to the client. We can prepare reports to CPSC and meet with CPSC investigators to advocate our client’s position and ensure compliance with all regulatory responsibilities.
Commercial/Contract Review and Dispute Resolution
We can provide contract review and drafting services to ensure that client’s contracts and enterprise organization formalities align with the operational goals. We can serve finding creative solutions to resolve business disputes in a manner best suiting the client’s needs, preserving relationships when possible and desirable, and obtain favorable and prompt results in breach of contract suits and arbitrations.
Product Liability
We provide risk management services aimed at preventing product liability claims and lawsuits, such as preparing warnings, instructions, warranties and/or other product literature. We also assist in the development of risk-management strategies at the production level by consulting with in-house product specialist and outside experts. The implementation of sound risk management strategies prevents product liability claims in the first instance and provides strong grounds to defend any such claims that may arise. We are also experienced trail counsel, defending all manner of product claims in State and Federal courts throughout the country.
Class Action
Class actions can be extremely costly to defend. We specialize in analyzing grounds for potential early dismissal, limiting the scope of discovery, working with our client and experts to assess the size and scope of the class and potential exposure, formulate procedural and substantive defenses and promptly implement effective resolution strategies.