General Property and Casualty Liability
Construction Defect
Transportation Liability- Personal and Commercial Auto
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Call us : (212) 482-0001
Fallon focuses her practice on the defense of high exposure personal injury and general liability claims as well as construction and/or design defect claims, including property damage actions and complex tort claims. Fallon has developed a reputation as strong litigator.
She has represented general contractors, sub-contractors, construction managers and wholesale sellers of construction materials in all facets of construction litigation. Fallon also has experience defending claims brought under Labor Law 240(1), 241(6) and 200 as well as motor vehicle, slip/trip-and-fall accidents and dog bite cases.
Fallon also has extensive experience with settlements whether it be via mediation or simply by picking up the phone to initiate a verbal exchange with opposing counsel. She has a very high success rate of pre-trial settlements and has a high track record of obtaining favorable settlements to clients both as defense attorney and a plaintiff's attorney. Her experience includes all aspects of litigation
Fallon has a high success rate of succeeding on motions involving liability and threshold.
When not in Court or at the office, Fallon enjoys spending time with her family.
On February 21, 2026, Russo & Gould Partner Marie Castronuovo successfully represented client 287 PAS LLC, winning a dismissal of plaintiff's Complaint in the case of Trummer Hospitality v. 287 PAS LLC S/NY Index 157766/2024. Trummer Hospitality sued 287 PAS to recover damages allegedly resulting from five water events occurring in their leased space due to the ineffectiveness of a partition wall to prevent water infiltration from another commercial tenant's ejector/sump pump failure. The Complaint sought monetary damages as well as equitable relief on several causes of action based on negligence, negligent hiring/supervision of contractors, unjust enrichment and breach of lease for quite enjoyment and constructive eviction, among other things.
On February 26, 2026, Russo & Gould Partner Marie Castronuovo successfully represented third-party defendants Wallack Management, 52 East End Condominium and Board of Managers of 52 East End Condominium, securing a voluntary Stipulation of Discontinuance from the third-party plaintiff, plaintiff and all defendants and third-party defendants. The case involved a July 6, 2021, accident in which a piece of plywood fell from a building and struck both plaintiffs on the sidewalk abutting 60 East End Avenue in New York City. Plaintiff argued that the plywood came from 60 East End Avenue.
Russo & Gould Partner Marie Castronouvo represented defendant Riverside Syndicate (Riverside), the building owner of the premises at 155-157 Riverside Drive NYC, in a worker compensation assignment case. In Commissioner of New York State Insurance Fund a/s/o Manuel Santos, Assignor v. Riverside Syndicate, Inc. and Two-Tone Contracting Corp. S/NY Index 451671/2024, Plaintiff/assignee argued that their assignor, Manuel Santos, worked for Millenium Restoration at Riverside's building at the time of his injury. Co-defendant Two Tone, who performed facade work at Riverside's building, argued that they did not know plaintiff/assignor nor did they sub-contract to Millenium and moved to dismiss the action against them.