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Congratulations to Partners, Tonino Sacco and Elias N. Fillas for their Award for “Excellence In Community Service” from the Hon. Charles J. Vallone Scholarship Fund; for their Proclamation from Council Member, Peter F. Vallone, Jr.; for their Proclamation from State Senator, Michael Gianaris; for their Citation from Assemblymember, Aravella Simotas.; and, for their Recognition from…

As experts of INSURANCE LAW Sacco & Fillas, LLP obtains recovery for a victim of a fall from a defective stairwell even though the insurance carrier refused to provide coverage to the defendant. The refusal to provide coverage to its insured who is the defendant in our action (“insured/defendant”) on the grounds that the insured/defendant…

“It’s a beautiful day in Mr. Rodger’s neighborhood.” Lamont Rodgers, Esq. triumphs again in a Kings County trial by obtaining a 100% plaintiff’s verdict on questionable liability, and the defendant’s insurance carrier immediately folds and offers the full insurance policy to avoid any exposure to the defendant personally on a damages trial. The defendant had…

Sacco & Fillas, LLP celebrated its one (1) year anniversary of opening its main office in Astoria.

We are pleased to annouce that partners, Tonino Sacco and Elias N. Fillas are the Honorees of the Judge Charles J. Vallone Scholarship Dinner-Dance, Saturday, April 6, 2013.

THE APPELLATE TEAM AT SACCO & FILLAS, LLP “DO NOT LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE.” Supreme Court: New County dismissed the complaint of a plaintiff who sustained knee injuries requiring an arthroscopic procedure on the grounds that the plaintiff did not suffer a serious injury as defined by Insurance Law Section 5102(d). On January 31, 2013,…

“Sacco & Fillas congratulates partner Elias N. Fillas, Esq. for settling a 241(6) Labor Law matter at trial for $800,000 for a subcontractor that slipped and fell at a construction site where he sustained cervical and shoulder injuries.”

We are pleased to announce that Jeremy S Ribakove, Esq. has now joined our firm as an associate attorney within our litigation group specializing in personal injury.

A notable decision was rendered by Supreme Court: Queens County in favor our client on January 17, 2013. Sacco & Fillas, LLP obtained a dismissal of a mortgage foreclosure action brought by a national bank. The firm successfully argued that because our client discharged the underlying note in bankruptcy many years before assignment of the…

Another case that exemplifies the sheer effort that Sacco & Fillas dedicates to its clients. On April 29, 2006, our client was driving passed a double parked motor vehicle when it darted into her lane of traffic causing the accident and a knee injury requiring an athroscopic surgery. Defendant contended it was double parked and…