PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia is seeking financial sanctions against one of its co-defendants for not responding to interrogatory and document requests in a slip-and-fall case from more than a decade ago.
At an undetermined date, minor plaintiff Nasir Sampson (legal represented by his father Steven Sampson) allegedly suffered injuries in a fall. In response, the Sampsons filed suit against the City of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia Gas Works and Sabrina Diprosperos in September 2005.
On July 31, 2006, arbitrators entered judgment of $7,500 in favor of Nasir and against Diprosperos; in favor of the City, the Water Department, the Gas Works and against Nasir; and in favor of the City, the Water Department and the Gas Works against Diprosperos on their cross-claim.
On March 4, Drew Salaman filed a praecipe to enter judgment for a principal amount of $7,500 and interest of $3,868.77 dating back from July 31, 2006, for a grand total of $11,368.77.
Further, Salaman filed a motion for sanctions on Oct. 12, seeking fines of $100.00 per day and $250.00 in counsel fees to be levied on Diprosperos, for failure to comply with requests for answers to interrogatories and documents to aid execution – which Salaman says were mailed to her via first-class mail on March 17.
A hearing in this matter was set for Thursday in Court chambers, at Philadelphia City Hall.
The plaintiff is represented by Marc F. Greenfield of Spear Greenfield & Richman, in Philadelphia.
The defendants are represented by Bernadette Betzler, Isabel C. Acevedo, and Salaman of Salaman Henry, also all in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas case 050903017
From the Pennsylvania Record: Reach Courts Reporter Nicholas Malfitano at nickpennrecord@gmail.com