Pardovani v. Crown Building Maintenance Co. et al

Filing 215

JUDGMENT IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: that plaintiff have judgment as against Able Building Maintenance Co. in the sum of $1,360,000 and as against Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc. in the sum of $440,000, totaling $1,800,000. It is further ordered that defendant Joseph Miele have judgment as against plaintiff John Pardovani in the sum of $1. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 11/18/2022) (jca)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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l 5-cv-9065 (SHS)

JOHN PARDOV ANI,
Plaintiff,

JUDGMENT

-againstCROWN BUILDING MAINTENANCE CO. ET AL,
Defendants.
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A jury trial in this action commenced on October 31, 2022. At the conclusion of the trial on
November 14, 2022, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff. The jurors awarded $800,000 in
compensatory damages to plaintiff and found Able Building Maintenance Co. responsible for 70% of
that sum ($560,000) and found Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc. responsible for 30 percent of that sum
($240,000). The jury also found that plaintiff John Pardovani had defamed defendant Joseph Miele and
awarded Miele $1 in damages.
After a bifurcated trial on punitive damages and further deliberations, the jury awarded
$1,000,000 in punitive damages and found Able Building Maintenance Co. responsible for 80% of that
sum ($800,000) and found Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc. responsible for 20 percent of that sum
($200,000).
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: that plaintiff have judgment as
against Able Building Maintenance Co. in the sum of $1 ,3 60,000 and as against Jazz at Lincoln
Center, Inc. in the sum of $440,000, totaling $1,800,000. It is further ordered that defendant Joseph
Miele have judgment as against plaintiff John Pardovani in the sum of $1.
Dated: New York, New York
November 18, 2022
SO ORDERED:

RUBY J. KRATICK

Clerk of Court
BY:

Deputy Clerk