Adam Calvert is a shareholder in the firm's Casualty Department where he represents clients in the fields of construction injury litigation, retail liability, automobile litigation, trucking and transportation litigation, product liability actions, and amusements, sports and recreation liability. His clients include retail stores, construction companies, maintenance companies, amusement parks, theaters and product retailers, among other clients.
Adam has extensive experience representing clients in labor law cases, including those involving Labor Law 240(1) claims. Many of the plaintiffs in these cases allege serious debilitating injuries that prevent them from working again and the settlement demands are often in the multi-million dollar range. In addition to defending these claims, Adam has also successfully brought third-party actions against subcontractors to defend and indemnify his clients.
He also handles a large amount of retail and premises liability cases. These cases involve everything from slip and falls to design and construction defects to assaults and inadequate security claims. He regularly works with experts and investigators to present the best defense for his client, but in doing so, he always takes a practical approach to the litigation by not needlessly retaining these experts and always does so with a purpose.
Since joining the firm, Adam has handled many high-exposure cases where the plaintiffs alleged damages have the potential for a seven-figure recovery. For example, he has handled multi-fatality automobile accidents, construction site falls and traumatic product liability injuries. In these, and in all of his cases, he conducted site inspections and investigations, conducted all parts of discovery, drafted and argued summary judgment motions, and successfully settled cases at mediation. Throughout his cases, Adam always works closely with his clients to guide their cases to a successful resolution. He also prides himself on maintaining good relationships with opposing counsel to avoid needless disputes that waste time and money and do nothing to resolve the case.
Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Adam worked at a New York City law firm where he represented one of the country's largest construction management companies and the area's largest cable television company.
Adam is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law where he was a competitor on the Moot Court Team, the chairman of the Unemployment Action Committee, and a member of the International Law Journal and Federal Litigation Clinic. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland-College Park.
Honors & awards
New York Metro Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2015-2019
Year joined
2012
Results
Summary Judgment for Movie Theater Over Patron Fight in Parking Lot.
General Liability
December 31, 2018
We prevailed on an appeal before the Appellate Division, Second Department, NYC, reversing a lower court order that denied summary judgment to our client, the owner of a movie theater. The plaintiff was a patron at the movie theater, where he got into a fight with another patron over a parking spot. The plaintiff sued the theater for negligent security. The defense was able to show that there was no notice to the theater because the incident was sudden and unexpected, based on the short duration of the altercation, and the lack of similar prior incidents at the theater.
Defense Prevails in Potholder Product Liability Case
Product Liability
May 11, 2017
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a dollar store chain in a product liability case. The plaintiff was burned over half her body when an allegedly defective potholder, sold by our client, ignited while she was getting a pan out of her oven. The potholder ignited her nightgown, which went up in flames. Adam represented the retailer before the Supreme Court, New York County.
NY Labor Law 240(1) Offers No Protection for Fall from Kitchen Counter
New York Construction and Labor Law
August 25, 2016
Marshall Dennehey attorneys successfully argued the appeal of a summary judgment motion before the Appellate Division, First Department, affirming the trial court's order granting summary judgment to its client. We represented the owner of a construction project, a high-rise residential building. The plaintiff worked for a cleaning company that performed final cleans of the apartments, which consisted of cleaning each apartment after construction was completed. The plaintiff fell from a kitchen counter while cleaning the top of a cabinet.
Thought Leadership
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2018 Shareholder Class
January 3, 2018
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin announced today that 14 associates and one special counsel have been elevated to shareholder, with 60 percent of the new shareholder class comprised of women.
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 21, 2017
Five attorneys from the Manhattan office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin and one from the firm's Mount Laurel, New Jersey office, have been selected to the 2017 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine.
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 22, 2016
Six attorneys from the Manhattan office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin have been selected to the 2016 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine.
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 6, 2015
Six attorneys from the New York offices of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin have been recognized in the 2015 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine.
First Department issues two decisions on prior injuries and discovery.
New York
General Liability
April 1, 2020
In two recent decisions, the First Department clarified discovery on prior or related injuries.
Out-of-possession landowner can be liable for property defects.
New York
General Liability
January 1, 2020
The Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision which held that the duty to maintain sidewalks in a “reasonably safe condition” under Section 7-210 of the New Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2020 is prepar
First Department clarifies disclosure of notes from IME.
General Liability
July 1, 2019
The plaintiff was examined by the defense medical expert at an IME and was accompanied by a representative from an IME watchdog group. The defendant demanded any notes, reports, photos, etc. from the IME watchdog. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2019
New York’s Second Department changes 100 years of personal jurisdiction case law.
General Liability
April 1, 2019
This case involved claims against Ford and Goodyear arising out of an allegedly defective Ford Explorer and Goodyear tire that malfunctioned, causing the death of several of the vehicle’s occupants. Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 2019
New York Court of Appeals clarifies case law on comparative negligence and summary judgment.
General Liability
July 1, 2018
The New York Court of Appeals decided “a question that has perplexed courts for some time.”; whether a plaintiff must show the absence of their own comparative negligence to obtain partial summary judgment on liability. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2018
•Load More