Attorney Profile
Peter S. Read
Areas of Practice
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Overview
Peter is the co-chair of the New York Labor Law Construction Practice Group. He has spent his career defending owners and contractors in construction accident cases involving the New York Labor Law and Industrial Code and indemnification and insurance claims.
With more than 20 years of litigation and trial experience, Peter has defended property owners, managers and security companies in premises liability cases involving catastrophic personal injuries, property damage and business loss. Additionally, he is experienced in the defense of cases involving wrongful death, product liability, lead-based paint exposure and appellate practice in all areas. Pete also handles litigation in cases involving elevators, escalators, moving walkways, electronic doorways, cranes and lifts.
Peter has extensive experience handling fire cases, defending property owners, public utilities, all manner of product liability defendants and construction contractors in cases involving catastrophic injuries and death allegedly as a result of products such as tools and equipment, household appliances, defective auto batteries and gas explosions leading to commercial and residential fires.
Peter has tried many cases throughout New York City as well as Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Duchess Counties with a remarkable rate of success including a number of defense verdicts.
Results
Defense verdict for a private security company in an action for negligent security at a NYC homeless shelter.
Defense verdict for a major gas distribution company in a case involving severe personal injuries allegedly caused by condition of utility construction site.
Defense verdict on grounds of permissive use for a gas pipeline company in a case involving catastrophic injuries sustained by ATV driver over pipeline right of way.
Defense verdict for New York City marshal in a case for extensive property conversion.
Defense verdict for a national soccer camp company in an auto case involving question of scope of employment.
Obtained summary judgment, affirmed on appeal, for security company in a case involving claims for severe personal injuries from gun shots on grounds of standard and duty of care owed to plaintiff.
Obtained summary judgment, affirmed on appeal, for gas distribution company on grounds of proximate cause in case involving a house explosion and severe burn injuries.
Thought Leadership
"The Laborious Task of Litigating NY State Labor Law Claims: A Pre-Trial Defense Perspective," New York Law Journal, Litigation Supplement, November 13, 2017