Curry v. 1716 Avenue T Realty, LLC

In the early morning hours of June 2, 2007, a fire broke out in an apartment unit of a building in Brooklyn owned by the defendant, 1716 Avenue T Realty, LLC. As of that date, the plaintiff Dawn McLaughlin had leased the apartment from the defendant for approximately 10 years. Stevan Brett Curry (hereinafter the decedent) had lived in the apartment with McLaughlin for virtually her entire tenancy. As a result of the fire, McLaughlin allegedly sustained personal injuries and the decedent died.

In action No. 1, the administrators of the decedent’s estate (hereinafter the Estate) sought to…