Plaintiff, 38 year old carpenter, was renovating an apartment in a coop building when the entire ceiling collapsed knocking plaintiff to the ground. During discovery HKD was able to prove that the building owner had notice of the defective ceiling condition and that the owners violated the certain rules as they relate to construction. As a result of the accident, plaintiff underwent surgery to both shoulders as well as spinal fusion surgery to his neck. The case was resolved at jury selection by HKD partner Jordan Hecht for $6,000,000.00