Florio Kenny Raval, L.L.P. was successful in obtaining Summary Judgment dismissing a Complaint against a public entity in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage. Christopher K. Harriott, Esq., a partner in the Firm, defended the municipality against allegations that it was responsible for personal injuries sustained by the Plaintiff after she tripped and fell on a raised sidewalk slab. Mr. Harriott successfully argued that the municipality was not responsible for the maintenance of the sidewalk as it was adjacent to commercial property and that the municipality was otherwise immune under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act from any allegation that it failed to require the commercial property owner to repair the condition prior to the incident.

Similarly, Florio Kenny Raval, L.L.P. was successful in obtaining Summary Judgment dismissing a Complaint against a public entity in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic Vicinage. Mr. Harriot defended the municipality against allegations by a current employee that it had violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act by failing to protect that employee from harassment and retaliation after he supported a co-worker in his own harassment complaint. Mr. Harriott successfully argued that the isolated remarks cited by Plaintiff were insufficient to establish the existence of a hostile work environment and that Plaintiff had not suffered an adverse employment action following his involvement in that separate investigation.

Dated: 2/28/2025