Galasso v. 400 Executive Blvd., LLC

The plaintiff tripped and fell while stepping off a sidewalk and into the parking lot of a building owned by the defendant. At trial, the plaintiff testified that she fell when the heel of her left shoe got caught in a spot where the curb was cracked, forming a hole. The plaintiff attempted to call a professional engineer *678to provide expert testimony regarding the alleged defect. However, the defendant made an application to preclude the plaintiffs expert from testifying. The Supreme Court granted the defendant’s application, finding that, on the facts of this case, expert testimony was…