Transportation Liability- Personal and Commercial Auto
General Property and Casualty Liability
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Tashi Vaish joined Russo & Gould after gaining valuable experience working on plaintiff's side of personal injury cases at a firm in Colorado. Her experience includes analysis of liability and medical causation issues and litigation support in auto accidents and premises liability cases. Born and brought up in India, Tashi completed her bachelor's in business administration and bachelor's in law from the Northcap University, India. A search for a new challenge brought her to the United States where she completed her LLM from the Pennsylvania State University. Tashi has previously interned with the Public Prosecutor at Delhi High Court.
In her free time, Tashi enjoys kayaking, mixed martial arts, dance music, and spending time with family and friends.
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.