Sophia Zahariadakis

The self-represented plaintiff sued a women's shelter, the city's public health department, and an infectious disease specialist, alleging she contracted active tuberculosis from another shelter resident and was subsequently misdiagnosed and mistreated.

The defendants moved for summary judgment.

The court granted the motions and dismissed the action, finding the plaintiff failed to adduce any expert medical evidence to support her claims of medical malpractice or to prove she was exposed to an infectious person.

Costs were awarded to the defendants on a partial indemnity basis.

The plaintiff masonry company brought an action for unpaid services under a verbal, cash-based contract for the installation of stone veneer and chimneys on the defendants' new home.

The defendants counterclaimed for the cost of remedial work, alleging the masonry was defective and not compliant with the building code.

The court found that both parties entered into an imprecise, 'under the table' arrangement and shared responsibility for the project's shortcomings.

Concluding that the plaintiff received less than expected but was entitled to less due to the final result, and that the defendants as builder/contractors bore responsibility for the conditions, the court dismissed both the main action and the counterclaim.