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Practice Areas
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Hospitality & DRAM Shop
- Construction/Labor Law
- Security Issues
- Property Loss/Damage
Education
- St. John's University School of Law, J.D.
- St. John's Univeristy, B.A.
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JENNA L. MASTRODDI first joined MDAF as a paralegal while attending law school. She then transitioned into an attorney position immediately upon passing the New York and New Jersey bar examinations. She focuses her practice on defending claims involving premises liability and construction/Labor Law claims. REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE - Obtained a defendant's verdict on behalf of the the New York Transit Authority in claim alleging that plaintiff had fallen from a bus;
- Obtained a defendant's verdict on behalf of the the New York Transit Authority in claim alleging that plaintiff had been knocked down and dragged by a bus;
- Obtained a defendant's verdict on behalf of MTA Bus Company where a bus passenger alleged a violent fall inside a bus due to the driver’s operation of the bus;
- Obtained 65% liability against plaintiff and a nominal settlement in a rear-end motor vehicle accident tried in a pro-plaintiff venue.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS Hines v. The City of New York, et al., Supreme Court, County of New York - Ms. Mastroddi obtained summary judgment on a publicly acclaimed, disabled athlete's claim of negligence pertaining to the set-up of New York City triathlon race by arguing (1) express assumption of risk; (2) implied assumption of risk, and (3) an inadequate showing of a defective race course. PUBLICATIONS Spoliation of Evidence: Considerations and Remedies
By Kevin G. Faley and Andrea M. Alonso
New York Law Journal – July 25, 2011
Classifying and Expanding Protected Activities Under Labor Law 240(1)
By Kevin G. Faley and Andrea M. Alonso
New York Law Journal – June 9, 2010
Wage Recovery for Illegal Aliens in New York Under the Labor Law
By Andrea M. Alonso and Kevin G. Faley
New York Law Journal – May 26, 2009
ORGANIZATIONS - Columbian Lawyers Association
- Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute
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