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532 Madison Avenue Gourmet Foods, Inc. v. Finlandia Center, Inc.
Citation:
750 N.E.2d 1097 (N.Y. 2001)Facts
This “case” was in reality involved multiple cases arising from two events.
The first event, in New York City, was the collapse of the south fall of 540 Madison Avenue, that was part of a 39-story office tower partially collapsed and bricks, mortar and other material falling onto Madison Avenue at 55th Street, a prime commercial location crammed with stores and skyscrapers. The collapse occurred after a construction project aggravated existing structural defects. New York City officials directed the closure of 15 heavily trafficked blocks on Madison Avenue as well as adjacent side streets. The closure lasted for approximately two weeks, but some businesses nearest to 540 Madison remained closed for a longer period. The plaintiffs alleged that shoppers and others were unable to gain access to their stores because of Madison Avenue’s closure. These cases would go on to be known as 532 Madison and 5th Ave. Chocolatiere.
The second event, also in New York City, involved the collapse of a 48-story construction elevator tower in the hear of Times Square. Immediately after the accident, the City prohibited all traffic in a wide area of midtown Manhattan and also evacuated nearby buildings for varying time periods. Plaintiffs alleged that the event caused them to suffer economic losses from either closing their businesses or evacuating their homes. The case would go on to be known as Goldberg Weprin.
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