Judge Dismisses Property Damage Claims for Lack of Records

NEW YORK - Condominium residents' failure to document $383,473 in claimed damage to a basement area and to thousands of items of stored clothing mandates dismissal of property damage claims, a New York court ruled on July 24. Biton v. State Farm Insurance Co., et al., No. 601732/02 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty.).

In an order filed on Aug. 3, New York County Supreme Court Justice Walter B. Tolub also ruled that a Frye admissibility hearing is needed before the court can allow testimony by New York physician Ira Feingold, M.D., on plaintiffs' claims of personal injury from exposure to …