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FILED: RICHMOND COUNTY CLERK 03/19/2015 04:01 PM INDEX NO. 150116/2012
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SUPREME
COUNTY ~F
COURT
RICHMOND
OF THE STATE
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OF NEW YORK
CUPY
ROBERT V1~LENTI,
Plainta.ff,
INDEX N0: 150116/20 2
--against-
JOHN J. GADOMST4T, M.U. , SHTMON OAMI, M.D. ,
LABaRATORY CORPORATSON OF A1tilERICA HOLDINGS,
LABORATORY CORPORATIOI~I OF AMERICA, PATRICTA C.
MCCORMACK, M.D. and "JANE DOE." P.A.,
intended to represent the female Physician
Assistant i.ri the office of Dr. McCormac]c who
was znvol.ved in the care and treatment of
PJ~ainti:C~, but whose name is not yet known,
Defendants.
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Defendants, pursuant to Order, held af: the
O~~ic~s of RAVE BATRA, P.C., 142 Lex~ngtan
Avenue, New York, New Yo.r.k 1.0016, an Ma.y 8,
?013, at 11:40 a.zn., k~ef.ore Christine
Cutrar~.~, a No~.ary L'ublic for and wi~.hirl the
S La~.e of: New Yo r. k.
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3 RAVI BATRA, P,C.
A~c~o~rYey fog Plaa.nti~f
4 x.42 Lexing ton Avenue
New Xork, New York X0016
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BY: TODD B. SHERMAN, ESQ.
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~MABTLE & ERMAN, P.C.
E:3 Attorneys far Defendants
DR. GADOMSI~l and DR. ~AM~
9 lOQO Sough A,crenue
Suite
10 Staten zslaxzd, New York 1Q314-3907
11 BY: SHART D. S~.'EINFIELD ESQ.
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KE.LLER, O" RF~LLY & V]ATSON, P.C.
i3 A~Lc~rneys for ~~~endab~~. DR, O~s~?
242 Crossw ays Park West
Woodbury, New Yor3~ 117 97
BY: PATRICK J. ANGLE, ESQ.
LEG~TIS, RICE & I'I:NGIi,l~SH, Ta . C .
Aitor~ieys for_ Defend ant I,~1BCO~ I'
6Q0 Wa~hingLon Avenue
Sua_i~e ?5Q0
St. Louis, MQ 6301
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~' ~ IT YS HERBY STIP[1LATED, by and between
2 the at~o~neys fox the respective parties
3 hereto that:
4 All ri.gh~s provided by the C.P.L.R., and Part 221 of
5 the Uniform Rules for the Conduct of Depositions,
6 including the right to object ~o ariy question, except
7 as' to the i'orm, or. to move tc~ strike any testimony air
~ this examination, are reserved; and an adda..t~.on, the
9 ~ai7_ure i~o object to any gtzestiorz or to move to strike
70 any test~.mony at this examin~.tion sha7~l not }~e a bar
11 or waiver ~o ma re such motion a~, and is reserved to,
12 the trial of this action.
3 ~'l~is deposition m.ay be sworn to by the witness
19 be~_ng examined before a Na~.ary Public other than the
15 Notary Pub~_ic before whom this examinat~_on was begun,
16 but the failure to so or to rel~urn the original of
17 th?s deposi~ian to counsel, shall not be deEzned a
18 wa~.zrer_ o:C the righi:.s pr_ov~_cled by Rules 3116 of the
19 C» P. L. K. , and sha.l:L be contro7.led therek~ye
20 '~h~ ~':i_:l.ing oi' the original o~ thi_s deposition ~s
~1 waived.
~2 IT 1`a TURTHE~Z S`I'~PULATED that a copy of this
:~3 exama.n~xLic~r.~ ~hal,~_ b~ Furrzish~d to the attarxi~y for the
~!~, witness ~~:irig exam.~i.r~ed without charge .
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2 R O B E R T V A L E N T T, having fist been
3 duly sworn by a Notary Pub~zc, for and within the
4 State a~ New York, upon being examined, testified as
5 follows
6
7 EXAMINATTON B~ M~. Sr.CEINF':IELD:
8 Q. Please state your name for i~he r~cord>
9 Ao Robert Valenta..
10 Q. What is your present home address?
11 A. S Starlight Road, Staten. Island, New
12 York 10301.
13 Q. Good morning,
1~ A. Good morning.
].5 Q. My .name as Shari Si~ein~ield. T'm ~r.om
16 i~he haw £~_rm of Amabil.e and Erman. T. x~epx~e~en~: two
1.7 doc~o~~s Dr. John Gadomski and Dr. Patricia McCormack°
18 :Cvm he~~e to ask you some questions
7.9 today about ~;rie ac~.ion that you brought aga~.rist my
?0 cl.ierlt. _, as will as some ~~ my co•~d~~~ndan~.a : I'zn
2~. su.re you.z~ atta.rney has told you how this is gozn.g Lo
7~ work. I`m. just goa.nc~~ ~:U state for LhP record, i~ you
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2~ aui~ :~c~u.d, sc~ ~:1'aat i~h~ c,c~u~t reporter could take 1-1~~em
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nay qu~sti~n lox' any .r.easorx, p:Lease let me know and
3 Z' 11 rephrase the que~t:i.or~. Z:E you want to take a
4 break at any tame :~c~:~ any ~c~a:~~n that's fine. I'm
5 jusi. going Lo ask ~l:~a~1t 1.:C a.~>
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19 M~ o S"1'EINl~ TELD : I don't know
20 if that 4 s true or not.
21 Mk, SHERMAN: General business
22 law 399 Triple U. It's on every
23 HIPPA authorizations
24 MSD STETNFIELD: Can we
25 a]_~ternate speaking as w~1~?
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2 MR . S~-IERMAN : Sure .
3 MS. STEINFTELD: We're in a
4 diseovexy deposi~.ion. Whether or
5 nod it's on a separate
6 correspondence that's noi: present
~ today a~ the deposition z.s
II regardless. Tt's not important
g today. Ti's irre7_evant. I'm going
is ~o ask that you ~etZd a lettex v~lith
11 the sacia~. security number to the
~,2 extent that T can't locate it. And
13 we' 11. go ~roza triere. Whatever
~,~ g~nera~. bus~_ness lain says it says.
~.~ But i~."s n.oi~ relevan~L to what we `re
1~ doing here today.
17 BY MS. ST~INFIELD:
~~g Q, The ac~d~~ss that you pravid~d on
1g Sta.rligh~L. Road :in. St~.~~e:n . Island, New Yark, how long
20 have you :l..i~r~d there?
27. I~ . Ten years .
~,~ Q• Who do yotz live w~_th th~r~ z~.c~w'?
~3 1~. Myself.
2.r~ ~, Tn. 20U9~ w~r_~ ydu li.vi.r~g th~i•~ wi.L1~
25 ar~.yc~ne?
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2 A. Yes.
3 Q. Who were you Jiving there within in
4 2009?
5 A. Paul Danzo.
6 Q. Who is NIr. Danzo to you?
7 A. HE was rcty partner.
$ Q. Wel1., did there come a 'Li.zne when
9 Mx. Danza moved aut o~ the house?
1Q A. Yes.
~_ ~ Q. Uilhen was that?
12 A. April 15 a~ this year.
13 C~, Ax'e you curren~.1.y ~~volvPd ~,~ a
19 xel.ata.onship with ~Ir. Danzo?
15 A. Na.
"16 Q. So yau'x'e nn longer tagether?
11 A. No .
1£~ Q. From 2009 up until the pr~senL, did
13 anyone else 1i~cre with you in the home rJC?57~C~P,S
2U Mr. nanza?
21 A. No.
2~ Q. 3~a you own the home or do you rent it?
23 ~1. I own i.he home .
2~l Q. Do yc~u own any other r~a1. estate?
2~-~ A. No.
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2 ~. What is your highes~~ level of
3 education?
4 Ae Two-year college.
5 Q. Where did you go?
~ A. Sullivan County Community College.
~ Q. Where is that?
r
g A. i7ps~ate New York in Loch She7_drake,
9 New Yo~lc .
~,~ Q. Do you have any particular course of
~~. study?
12 A, Hotel and restaurant.
-t3 C~= ~a~agemenL?
19 K. Yes.
~5 Q, Da.d you receive az~y ]~:ind of
16 cer~ti.~icate or degree?
1`7 A. I god a two--year_ degree.
~,.g Q• ~n associ~l_es degree?
~1,g . A. Yes .
20 Q. Did you t.ak.~ any ~orma~ coursers beyo~-~d.
21 that?
22 A. No.
23 Q. I~av~ you ~v~~.r been ma~_ried?
~~ A,. No.
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2 union?
3 A. No.
4 Q. Do you have any children?
5 A. No.
6 Q. Have you ever been a Meda.care
7 recipient?
8 A. No.
9 Q. Have _you evex' been. a Medicaid
10 recipient?
11 A. Na.
12 Q, Since 2009, have you received any
13 government ~eneiits of any kind?
~.4 A. No. I was on disability.
15 Q. :C' 11 ask you about your disab~.1~.~Ly,
l6 bud i:he disability that you did receive was it state
~L'7 funded or was i~t private?
1~~3 A. Private.
19 Q. Did you receives any disaba.lity from
20 the Stag of_ New York?
21 A. Nat Lha~ I know a~.
~2 Q. Do you know if you applied for an.y
2..3 disability bene:Cits since 2009 from the Sate of New
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2 Q. Since when has ~.he Staten. zs].and mall
3 location been in exis~.ence?
~ A. ~ Approximately 15 years.
5 Q, Since wizen has the Newark aa.x~poxt
6 1ocaLion been in e.~is -~ence?
7 A, Six years.
g Q. ~Ia~re thera ever been any other
9 sharehoJ.ders of Rose Va7_enti Fragrance?
10 A. Nn.
~~. Q. Where does your motYier live?
~.~ MR. SHERMAN: Objection.
13 You could answer.
14 A. They lived in Merrick, New York.
15 Q. Who i.S "they~r?
16 A. My mother and father.
1`7 Q. What i~ youi ~a~her's name?
Z8 1~. Dana.ld.
~,~ Q. Valenti?
20 A. Yeso
7. Q. Where does your bro~Lher SLeven Zzve?
Z2 A. Merxiek, New York.
~;3 ~. What are you duties as sec.r~~Lary o~
2.,~. ~:he ~c~a:po.ration?
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2 dorm. Could you narrow that down a
3 little bit? It's a very broad
4 question.
5 MS. STEINFIELD: If 1 gel an
6 answer that's broad, I guess T can
7 narrow it down. T don't think it"s
8 a question that's obj~c~ionable.
9 MR. SHERMAN: 7 do.
10 Q. Do you have any administrative du~.ies
~.1 as being secretary of Rose Valent? Fragrances?
12 A. Yes.
13 ~~ tiYh~~ axe your administrati~re duties?
14 A. I basica]_1y aver.see the operation.
15 Q. What does that en.~L.ail?
16 A. Visiting stores. Ordering per:~ume.
~7 Doing their banking.
:1~3 Q. Aside :Cr_om adm~.nis~..rative dta.ties, do
19 you have ~n~r ~.~esponsib.il.i~.i.es in -L-he r~i~~it
20 loca~.ion~?
2~. F~. When :iL"s busy :r go a.n during holiday
22. time e~.c., anc~ T wank. beh~.n.d the counter.
~, D~ you vro ~•k behi.nd the co~:~n ~cr ~.n any
2~l o:E thc~ :~o~~a~:i.ons ~.s:i_c~~ from whin it's busy or holiday
2~ times?
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i.n a store on Monday. I~ the k
2 A, S was
behind the counter and ~Pm there 3
3 extra customers come
Far the day, I jump in and I sell perfume to
4 visiting
5 .hem.
Q. SO r let's taJ.k about the yeas 2008.
6
me an idea of, howevei yau'a:e able to
7 Can you give
s
it, weekly, monthly, hourly, whatever it is,
8 quantify
much time cl~_d you put in the retail locat.ians ire
9 l ow
10 2008?
1Z MR. SHEl~MAN< Objection. ;;
72 You could ans~~er. ~:
A. I was putting ~_n some time . ~.Chere
13
1~ w~.~e more 1Qcations than that.
15 Q. Let me x'~wind ghat.
Tn 20 8, were the Roosevelt. ma11, ~.he
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Staten Is~.and mail. end the Newark Aix'port 1aca~ions
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1.8 in ex_i.sten.ce? :,i
13 1~. Yes .
WY~.~~e else did. you r~~vc skl~p,s in ~()U~3?
2U Q.
1~. We~~.c:h~~~.~r.. T'm tx~y:ing i~o thin.lz ' Q~ .
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is in W~s'Lk~ur~, ]:,~rkg T ~:t~nc~. ry
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I~cres m~:Ll. '~'Yin~:~ mi_gh~ h<-~~v~ bc;~n ~r~ar:~:.
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2 ZQ08, approximately how much ta.zn.e you spend working
3 in retail?
q A. z could work -- l would work -- ~
5 would visit different locations at Least once a week.
~ Q. When you would visit fhe location,
7 would you aci.ually work in the shop those days?
g 1~. IE T was there and i~ them were
9 customers, yes,
10 ~7. Xn 2009, were a1:1 these locations that
11 you've given me so far in. existence?
12 A. Yes.
7~ Q, Tn 2009, axe. you able to quantify how
19 zn~.ch time you woxked in the retail. shops?
15 MR. SHERMRN: abjection.
1~ You could answer.
17 ,?~. As I said, ~ would visit one store
18 everyday. In r09, 'there w~r~ less stores.
29 Q. Which stores closed in "09?
~p !~, z'm no~L sure i~ zt's '09 or '1Q okay.
2.1. Enact da~e~s. But the last thx'ee stores that I gave
22 you. W~si::ck~e:si~r_, the Sou~.ce and Green Aces t;l.ased in
~~
23 ~ppr..oximak.e~_y i_n ' 10.
~~ ~~ Tn 2Q~9, you sand you would visit a
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2 A. Yes.
3 Q• is that se~ren days per week?
4 A. No . Y would work 5 ~ta 6 days a week..
5 Q• In 2009, how many weeks approximately
6 did you work?
7 A. In '09, how many weeks out o:E the
8 year?
9 Q. Right.
1U A. T would say 48.
Q. Was it 5til~ yc~L1r practice treat on
11
five or sit days per week if you would visit a
:l. 2 i.hase
13 storA and +~rer~ were customers there, you would jump
a. ~ in behind the counter and help aut?
7.5 A. Yes.
16 Q. In 2 Q:! ~, can you gL~antify :Eox me that
17 year how znucY~ 1:ime you spent worJc?ng in the ~~tail
18 locations?
A. Wel~ f I dic~n''t work a7,1 of 2010, i_f
7.9
20 I'm not mistake. 1 lead my ap~t~~~:i_on :i.ri20:L0.
17. Q„ Okay.
~, Z~1.~o, 1~h~x~ was tl:1t~ final opera~Lion in
~~
' 1.Q a~ we:l.~. as ~~c~i.ng txe~tc~d ~c~r_ th~~ year ' 0~ ar~c~
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2 benefits from the p~iva~e carrier?
A. Yes. Right prior to having my toe
3
9 amputated.
Q. Who was the company that you applied
5
6 for disability benefits?
A. I'm not sure.
8 Q. Did you receive the benefits?
9 A. Yes.
Q. for how long did you receive the
10
1Z benefits?
12 A. I want to think three months.
~~ Do you know how ml~cl~ you received ner
13
14 check o~' per month, however iL was dispersed?
25 A. I dan't remember.
Q. Da you know how many in total. you
16
1'I received in total disak~i.l.i.ty benefits?
A. Z'm noL a hun.dr_ed p~rcen~ sure, btlt I
~.~
19 th~.nlc ~_~L was about: $5, QOQ ~r $6, OOQo
Q. The disa}~~.J_it_Y policy that_ you r~~J.d,
?U
way Lhai~ a policy that you purchased persan~~..ly?
Zl
2? .A. I'm nat sure,
Q, Was i~: a po]_:i~.y ~:~ac the ~~osc~ Valenti
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Z~ E'ragrarzcc~ Cc.~rparaLion held tc~r you?
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A. I'm ~eal3.y not sine.
3 Q. Was there a period o:E ~.ime in 2010
ti
~ where you were not working at all?
5 A. Yes.
6 Q. What was 'that period of ti~te?
7
"] A. September 20~h for approximately six
8 mon~.hs .
g Q. Did you perform any o~ your
1.0 adminisi.rative duties for ~:he corpo~a~ion during that
1:~ period of time?
q
1.? A. No . J
•t
13 Q- l~side Crozn disabiti~.v benefits, did J
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7.~ you have any other source of income far thane
15 approximate sip months Lha~ you were not working,
~6 starting in Sep~.eznber of 2010?
~~ A. No.
i
~_g q_. In 2011, coul.d~ yr~u tell me how much
~.9 time you sent worlsin.g in. retail lacai~i_ons? f
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2~ 11. T ptzL i.n my 5 to 6 days a week.
~3 Q. And it was 'the same pxactice where i~ ~;
i;
24 you w~r~ vis~_~ing a store on i,hos~ days and th~r_e •':
Y
25 wcr~ c;us~~r~ters, you would jump in and help out?
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2 A. Yes.
Q. Could you quantify for me in 2011
3
approximately how many weeks you worked that year?
4
5 MRo SHERMAN: Objection.
6 A. Probably the sazme 48.
Q. Tn 2012, could you quanti.~y for me how
7
much tune you spent workiz3g in the retail ~.ocations?
8
9 MR. SHERMAN: Objection.
1.~ A. The same as '11.
Qo So far this first quarter of 2013,
11.
you te].1 me how much Lime you spent working in.
12 could
~.:~ the r~:~a~1 ~ eca~;ins?
~.4 A. We11, S since opened up another
15 business. Actually i.n 207.2, I opened up ano~Lher.
~6 business also.
Q. So, T'11 get back Ln l~he other
17
business . 7,ell me abaut~ the x~~~.ail local:~..ons iF you
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can, for Rose Valenti. ~'~agr~nc~s x.n this :First
J_9
quarter_ ~t 207.:x, how much i:.~.m~ you spen.t:. woxk:i~-~g:~
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?..~. ~. ~l'hr~e days a wec~lc.
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2:3 visi.ta.z7g thy: c~if~e:ren~. ~:el:~:i..-L 3_c>cal:ic~~~x~
2~l ~1. F,'ar twa d.ay~c a w~e)c. My two
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2 that I opened as we11 as the office.
Haves yota taken off any weeks the first
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4 few months of this year?
5 A. No.
Whit is the business that you opened
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7 in 20.2?
A. Children's retaa.l store.
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Q. What is that called?
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1Q A. Kidz Stuff.
Where are those locations? Whexe arm
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12 those retail. locations?
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1.4 Q. Where is that?
A. 205 Rockaway Avenue, Valley Stream,
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16 New Yoxk 115~i0.
Q. Do you own the retail locatiUn?
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1~3 A. Yes.
Q. P~rsonal.l.y o~_ as a member of the
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ID corparai:.ion?
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What is Lhe corporation 'that awns that
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FILED: RICHMOND COUNTY CLERK 03/19/2015 04:01 PM INDEX NO. 150116/2012 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 166 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/19/2015 Page ~ SUPREME COUNTY ~F COURT RICHMOND OF THE STATE _______.~.___.~________________~___.~_____------x OF NEW YORK CUPY ROBERT V1~LENTI, Plainta.ff, INDEX N0: 150116/20 2 --against- JOHN J. GADOMST4T, M.U. , SHTMON OAMI, M.D. , LABaRATORY CORPORATSON OF A1tilERICA HOLDINGS, LABORATORY CORPORATIOI~I OF AMERICA, PATRICTA C. MCCORMACK, M.D. and "JANE DOE." P.A., intended to represent the female Physician Assistant i.ri the office of Dr. McCormac]c who was znvol.ved in the care and treatment of PJ~ainti:C~, but whose name is not yet known, Defendants. ------------------------------_..----_______-x EXAMINA'T'ION SEE'ORE TRIAL o~ the l\~1J.7L 1~J~ L~~CZ. 1.11~.L .l..1 ~V ALLl~r11 ~ i~~~~ll u~ Defendants, pursuant to Order, held af: the O~~ic~s of RAVE BATRA, P.C., 142 Lex~ngtan Avenue, New York, New Yo.r.k 1.0016, an Ma.y 8, ?013, at 11:40 a.zn., k~ef.ore Christine Cutrar~.~, a No~.ary L'ublic for and wi~.hirl the S La~.e of: New Yo r. k. l~NGIE Ut~~~'UML'O Cc~ttr`lM 5~:.~:rxc~graph~rs Service ~3C~ TCensx.co S~:~e~~ `~t~~.l.~r~ ~~;G~nd, NPw dark 10 06 ('7:1.x) 667~9~~9 ~loctranlCally signed by Chrisfii~o Cutro~~o (601-Q?v-3U9~•779~I) d1e05£i~c-9apa-4fFF-9~4G9-e9676f3f2a9a Page 2 ~ 1 A P P~ ~1 R A N C E S 2 3 RAVI BATRA, P,C. A~c~o~rYey fog Plaa.nti~f 4 x.42 Lexing ton Avenue New Xork, New York X0016 5 BY: TODD B. SHERMAN, ESQ. 6 7 ~MABTLE & ERMAN, P.C. E:3 Attorneys far Defendants DR. GADOMSI~l and DR. ~AM~ 9 lOQO Sough A,crenue Suite 10 Staten zslaxzd, New York 1Q314-3907 11 BY: SHART D. S~.'EINFIELD ESQ. 12 KE.LLER, O" RF~LLY & V]ATSON, P.C. i3 A~Lc~rneys for ~~~endab~~. DR, O~s~? 242 Crossw ays Park West Woodbury, New Yor3~ 117 97 BY: PATRICK J. ANGLE, ESQ. LEG~TIS, RICE & I'I:NGIi,l~SH, Ta . C . Aitor~ieys for_ Defend ant I,~1BCO~ I' 6Q0 Wa~hingLon Avenue Sua_i~e ?5Q0 St. Louis, MQ 6301 BY : THQMI-~S L. C1~1~I~C~Q~iN11, L; ~(~ . E.Im~tronically sinned by Chrfskin4 ~utrono (609-a'T5~30A-7791} d1~0"~Qeo-9alla-4fff-94Ca~-e9[s7t3F3f2a1a Page 3 ~' ~ IT YS HERBY STIP[1LATED, by and between 2 the at~o~neys fox the respective parties 3 hereto that: 4 All ri.gh~s provided by the C.P.L.R., and Part 221 of 5 the Uniform Rules for the Conduct of Depositions, 6 including the right to object ~o ariy question, except 7 as' to the i'orm, or. to move tc~ strike any testimony air ~ this examination, are reserved; and an adda..t~.on, the 9 ~ai7_ure i~o object to any gtzestiorz or to move to strike 70 any test~.mony at this examin~.tion sha7~l not }~e a bar 11 or waiver ~o ma re such motion a~, and is reserved to, 12 the trial of this action. 3 ~'l~is deposition m.ay be sworn to by the witness 19 be~_ng examined before a Na~.ary Public other than the 15 Notary Pub~_ic before whom this examinat~_on was begun, 16 but the failure to so or to rel~urn the original of 17 th?s deposi~ian to counsel, shall not be deEzned a 18 wa~.zrer_ o:C the righi:.s pr_ov~_cled by Rules 3116 of the 19 C» P. L. K. , and sha.l:L be contro7.led therek~ye 20 '~h~ ~':i_:l.ing oi' the original o~ thi_s deposition ~s ~1 waived. ~2 IT 1`a TURTHE~Z S`I'~PULATED that a copy of this :~3 exama.n~xLic~r.~ ~hal,~_ b~ Furrzish~d to the attarxi~y for the ~!~, witness ~~:irig exam.~i.r~ed without charge . 25 rtr~ctr~ntrmilvsianad by Christlno Cutrprrt~ (fi09-075-309.779~1~ d1~D5aec-9a0a-4#ff-9g68-e967f~f3P2a1a Page 4 1 VALENTZ 2 R O B E R T V A L E N T T, having fist been 3 duly sworn by a Notary Pub~zc, for and within the 4 State a~ New York, upon being examined, testified as 5 follows 6 7 EXAMINATTON B~ M~. Sr.CEINF':IELD: 8 Q. Please state your name for i~he r~cord> 9 Ao Robert Valenta.. 10 Q. What is your present home address? 11 A. S Starlight Road, Staten. Island, New 12 York 10301. 13 Q. Good morning, 1~ A. Good morning. ].5 Q. My .name as Shari Si~ein~ield. T'm ~r.om 16 i~he haw £~_rm of Amabil.e and Erman. T. x~epx~e~en~: two 1.7 doc~o~~s Dr. John Gadomski and Dr. Patricia McCormack° 18 :Cvm he~~e to ask you some questions 7.9 today about ~;rie ac~.ion that you brought aga~.rist my ?0 cl.ierlt. _, as will as some ~~ my co•~d~~~ndan~.a : I'zn 2~. su.re you.z~ atta.rney has told you how this is gozn.g Lo 7~ work. I`m. just goa.nc~~ ~:U state for LhP record, i~ you 2:3 coulc.~ ~>l~~s~ nta3ce st~~c. a1. :1.your_ arisw~rs awe spoken 2~ aui~ :~c~u.d, sc~ ~:1'aat i~h~ c,c~u~t reporter could take 1-1~~em ~~ mown ~lzaf~ wc~u:l,c1 k~~ ~~.ti}~:f~~7.]_ . T:F yaiz dc~ not underst_~nd ~fectrQr~lcalty sl~ned by ChrI~tlne Cutrane (6Q1-Q75-3Q4.77~J~f) di e058ec-9aQa-4Hf-9k69-e967&f3f2a~la Page 5 1 VAI~FN`I'I nay qu~sti~n lox' any .r.easorx, p:Lease let me know and 3 Z' 11 rephrase the que~t:i.or~. Z:E you want to take a 4 break at any tame :~c~:~ any ~c~a:~~n that's fine. I'm 5 jusi. going Lo ask ~l:~a~1t 1.:C a.~> '~:~f'IE::C•~ r:~ pending 6 question, ~~l.~~asc ~:rasw~r b~:l~c~rc~ w~ k>:z~~,~k.. ,~ 9 10 11 12 13 1~ 15 16 7.7 7.8 19 M~ o S"1'EINl~ TELD : I don't know 20 if that 4 s true or not. 21 Mk, SHERMAN: General business 22 law 399 Triple U. It's on every 23 HIPPA authorizations 24 MSD STETNFIELD: Can we 25 a]_~ternate speaking as w~1~? Electronically signed by Christine CuErone (60'1-Q76-309-7751) d1e058ec-9aUa-4tff-9469-e9676YSf2a1a Page 5 ~ VALENTT 2 MR . S~-IERMAN : Sure . 3 MS. STEINFTELD: We're in a 4 diseovexy deposi~.ion. Whether or 5 nod it's on a separate 6 correspondence that's noi: present ~ today a~ the deposition z.s II regardless. Tt's not important g today. Ti's irre7_evant. I'm going is ~o ask that you ~etZd a lettex v~lith 11 the sacia~. security number to the ~,2 extent that T can't locate it. And 13 we' 11. go ~roza triere. Whatever ~,~ g~nera~. bus~_ness lain says it says. ~.~ But i~."s n.oi~ relevan~L to what we `re 1~ doing here today. 17 BY MS. ST~INFIELD: ~~g Q, The ac~d~~ss that you pravid~d on 1g Sta.rligh~L. Road :in. St~.~~e:n . Island, New Yark, how long 20 have you :l..i~r~d there? 27. I~ . Ten years . ~,~ Q• Who do yotz live w~_th th~r~ z~.c~w'? ~3 1~. Myself. 2.r~ ~, Tn. 20U9~ w~r_~ ydu li.vi.r~g th~i•~ wi.L1~ 25 ar~.yc~ne? cl1eU50ac-9a0a~3fff-9.449-a967(if3f2a'ta Eic~o~esnlealiY sig~ied kaY Cf~r(stinv Gutrane (80'10%5-308-7799) Page 7 ~ ~' 1 VALENTI 2 A. Yes. 3 Q. Who were you Jiving there within in 4 2009? 5 A. Paul Danzo. 6 Q. Who is NIr. Danzo to you? 7 A. HE was rcty partner. $ Q. Wel1., did there come a 'Li.zne when 9 Mx. Danza moved aut o~ the house? 1Q A. Yes. ~_ ~ Q. Uilhen was that? 12 A. April 15 a~ this year. 13 C~, Ax'e you curren~.1.y ~~volvPd ~,~ a 19 xel.ata.onship with ~Ir. Danzo? 15 A. Na. "16 Q. So yau'x'e nn longer tagether? 11 A. No . 1£~ Q. From 2009 up until the pr~senL, did 13 anyone else 1i~cre with you in the home rJC?57~C~P,S 2U Mr. nanza? 21 A. No. 2~ Q. 3~a you own the home or do you rent it? 23 ~1. I own i.he home . 2~l Q. Do yc~u own any other r~a1. estate? 2~-~ A. No. E{octrontGally signed by Christine Cutron~ (6D1~~075-3Q9-7791) d1e0S8ec-9aQa-4fff-9468-e9h76f3f2e1a Page 8 ~ VALENTT 2 ~. What is your highes~~ level of 3 education? 4 Ae Two-year college. 5 Q. Where did you go? ~ A. Sullivan County Community College. ~ Q. Where is that? r g A. i7ps~ate New York in Loch She7_drake, 9 New Yo~lc . ~,~ Q. Do you have any particular course of ~~. study? 12 A, Hotel and restaurant. -t3 C~= ~a~agemenL? 19 K. Yes. ~5 Q, Da.d you receive az~y ]~:ind of 16 cer~ti.~icate or degree? 1`7 A. I god a two--year_ degree. ~,.g Q• ~n associ~l_es degree? ~1,g . A. Yes . 20 Q. Did you t.ak.~ any ~orma~ coursers beyo~-~d. 21 that? 22 A. No. 23 Q. I~av~ you ~v~~.r been ma~_ried? ~~ A,. No. ~j („~• ~'~c:9.`Ce~ ~lC)U C~~l'G.Y_'~.~(~.~:GaTI c`~U~Y'#: O~ ~ C.7.V'.L~ d1e058ee-9aQa~ltff~9469-e8b76P3f2a'ta Clectronic~IfY nfc~ned by Christine GuCrgns (601-07'5-809~~779~i} Page 9 ~, ~' 1 VALENTI 2 union? 3 A. No. 4 Q. Do you have any children? 5 A. No. 6 Q. Have you ever been a Meda.care 7 recipient? 8 A. No. 9 Q. Have _you evex' been. a Medicaid 10 recipient? 11 A. Na. 12 Q, Since 2009, have you received any 13 government ~eneiits of any kind? ~.4 A. No. I was on disability. 15 Q. :C' 11 ask you about your disab~.1~.~Ly, l6 bud i:he disability that you did receive was it state ~L'7 funded or was i~t private? 1~~3 A. Private. 19 Q. Did you receives any disaba.lity from 20 the Stag of_ New York? 21 A. Nat Lha~ I know a~. ~2 Q. Do you know if you applied for an.y 2..3 disability bene:Cits since 2009 from the Sate of New 2~J Yor]~~ve7.1: N'a.~:Ld mall ka~~rl i.n c~~.st~e:nc~'? Etac~~oniCallV signed by GMristfnm Cukran4 {601-Q75-308-T79g} c11e058nc-9a0a~afif-9aG9»o9h7GP3f2a1a ~~g~ 12 1 VALENTT 2 Q. Since when has ~.he Staten. zs].and mall 3 location been in exis~.ence? ~ A. ~ Approximately 15 years. 5 Q, Since wizen has the Newark aa.x~poxt 6 1ocaLion been in e.~is -~ence? 7 A, Six years. g Q. ~Ia~re thera ever been any other 9 sharehoJ.ders of Rose Va7_enti Fragrance? 10 A. Nn. ~~. Q. Where does your motYier live? ~.~ MR. SHERMAN: Objection. 13 You could answer. 14 A. They lived in Merrick, New York. 15 Q. Who i.S "they~r? 16 A. My mother and father. 1`7 Q. What i~ youi ~a~her's name? Z8 1~. Dana.ld. ~,~ Q. Valenti? 20 A. Yeso 7. Q. Where does your bro~Lher SLeven Zzve? Z2 A. Merxiek, New York. ~;3 ~. What are you duties as sec.r~~Lary o~ 2.,~. ~:he ~c~a:po.ration? )a MR, SHERMAN: Ubjec~ion ~o 9} E lectronlcally signed by ~~}risiin~ Cutrane (609-q75-308.77 d1e068ec-Ja0a-4fff-8489-e967GY3f2a1a Page 13 1 VALENTI 2 dorm. Could you narrow that down a 3 little bit? It's a very broad 4 question. 5 MS. STEINFIELD: If 1 gel an 6 answer that's broad, I guess T can 7 narrow it down. T don't think it"s 8 a question that's obj~c~ionable. 9 MR. SHERMAN: 7 do. 10 Q. Do you have any administrative du~.ies ~.1 as being secretary of Rose Valent? Fragrances? 12 A. Yes. 13 ~~ tiYh~~ axe your administrati~re duties? 14 A. I basica]_1y aver.see the operation. 15 Q. What does that en.~L.ail? 16 A. Visiting stores. Ordering per:~ume. ~7 Doing their banking. :1~3 Q. Aside :Cr_om adm~.nis~..rative dta.ties, do 19 you have ~n~r ~.~esponsib.il.i~.i.es in -L-he r~i~~it 20 loca~.ion~? 2~. F~. When :iL"s busy :r go a.n during holiday 22. time e~.c., anc~ T wank. beh~.n.d the counter. ~, D~ you vro ~•k behi.nd the co~:~n ~cr ~.n any 2~l o:E thc~ :~o~~a~:i.ons ~.s:i_c~~ from whin it's busy or holiday 2~ times? Firarfri~nfcallV Slpn2fl I7V CYII'f5~IT10 ~U1.YL]I]8 (IS~'I-D7~~;f(19~779'i) cl1etl58ee-9a0a-4fff-J489-e9678f3f2a1a Page 14 N " 1 VALENTT i.n a store on Monday. I~ the k 2 A, S was behind the counter and ~Pm there 3 3 extra customers come Far the day, I jump in and I sell perfume to 4 visiting 5 .hem. Q. SO r let's taJ.k about the yeas 2008. 6 me an idea of, howevei yau'a:e able to 7 Can you give s it, weekly, monthly, hourly, whatever it is, 8 quantify much time cl~_d you put in the retail locat.ians ire 9 l ow 10 2008? 1Z MR. SHEl~MAN< Objection. ;; 72 You could ans~~er. ~: A. I was putting ~_n some time . ~.Chere 13 1~ w~.~e more 1Qcations than that. 15 Q. Let me x'~wind ghat. Tn 20 8, were the Roosevelt. ma11, ~.he 1.6 Staten Is~.and mail. end the Newark Aix'port 1aca~ions 17 1.8 in ex_i.sten.ce? :,i 13 1~. Yes . WY~.~~e else did. you r~~vc skl~p,s in ~()U~3? 2U Q. 1~. We~~.c:h~~~.~r.. T'm tx~y:ing i~o thin.lz ' Q~ . 2:L ~k 'A is in W~s'Lk~ur~, ]:,~rkg T ~:t~nc~. ry )2 7'h~ Source mall wh:i,cYx I~cres m~:Ll. '~'Yin~:~ mi_gh~ h<-~~v~ bc;~n ~r~ar:~:. ?~ Green -1 1~ don.' L rc:zn~Tnb~r I~h~ y~~~.r exac~:a.~. ., C,~. :ate Lh~zi. ~r-e yot.t ~~l.cy tau ~~t~~~n~ :Cy i.n ~!~ d9eQS8pc-~JNOa.~htff5~F89-e9h76f3F2a3a r_i,,,.e,•„~,irs,(n~ aian~d Eyv Ciarfs~lna Cutrone (G01.076-3ps~-7791} Page 15 f ~ VALENTI 2 ZQ08, approximately how much ta.zn.e you spend working 3 in retail? q A. z could work -- l would work -- ~ 5 would visit different locations at Least once a week. ~ Q. When you would visit fhe location, 7 would you aci.ually work in the shop those days? g 1~. IE T was there and i~ them were 9 customers, yes, 10 ~7. Xn 2009, were a1:1 these locations that 11 you've given me so far in. existence? 12 A. Yes. 7~ Q, Tn 2009, axe. you able to quantify how 19 zn~.ch time you woxked in the retail. shops? 15 MR. SHERMRN: abjection. 1~ You could answer. 17 ,?~. As I said, ~ would visit one store 18 everyday. In r09, 'there w~r~ less stores. 29 Q. Which stores closed in "09? ~p !~, z'm no~L sure i~ zt's '09 or '1Q okay. 2.1. Enact da~e~s. But the last thx'ee stores that I gave 22 you. W~si::ck~e:si~r_, the Sou~.ce and Green Aces t;l.ased in ~~ 23 ~ppr..oximak.e~_y i_n ' 10. ~~ ~~ Tn 2Q~9, you sand you would visit a 2~ ~~,ox~~ g~::~ day; Fi~,rtrnniealfv ¢(gnod 6v Chrisffne Cutrnne iG01~•07~-3U9.7799} d1eQ58ec-9aQa-~1fFF-9~69•a967EiF~f2~'fa Page 1, 6 ~ v ~ V.ALENTI 2 A. Yes. 3 Q• is that se~ren days per week? 4 A. No . Y would work 5 ~ta 6 days a week.. 5 Q• In 2009, how many weeks approximately 6 did you work? 7 A. In '09, how many weeks out o:E the 8 year? 9 Q. Right. 1U A. T would say 48. Q. Was it 5til~ yc~L1r practice treat on 11 five or sit days per week if you would visit a :l. 2 i.hase 13 storA and +~rer~ were customers there, you would jump a. ~ in behind the counter and help aut? 7.5 A. Yes. 16 Q. In 2 Q:! ~, can you gL~antify :Eox me that 17 year how znucY~ 1:ime you spent worJc?ng in the ~~tail 18 locations? A. Wel~ f I dic~n''t work a7,1 of 2010, i_f 7.9 20 I'm not mistake. 1 lead my ap~t~~~:i_on :i.ri20:L0. 17. Q„ Okay. ~, Z~1.~o, 1~h~x~ was tl:1t~ final opera~Lion in ~~ ' 1.Q a~ we:l.~. as ~~c~i.ng txe~tc~d ~c~r_ th~~ year ' 0~ ar~c~ J3 ~~ ' ;~.0. .Sa X w~~ri' ~: a~.l.e ~,c~ da as rnu~h. ~ r~ Q. :C n.~U:l.(), c~.a.c~yc~u a~~~:~y :C'G7~:da.5~bi.7.i.t~j ~r~a~rr~nrc~,uv siun~sd Iry C17ristina CuYrane (609-07.~'i-309~77A1) d1eR~£4~a~8~0a»4fff-9A69-e9U7BP3f~a1a Page ~7 1 VALENTI 2 benefits from the p~iva~e carrier? A. Yes. Right prior to having my toe 3 9 amputated. Q. Who was the company that you applied 5 6 for disability benefits? A. I'm not sure. 8 Q. Did you receive the benefits? 9 A. Yes. Q. for how long did you receive the 10 1Z benefits? 12 A. I want to think three months. ~~ Do you know how ml~cl~ you received ner 13 14 check o~' per month, however iL was dispersed? 25 A. I dan't remember. Q. Da you know how many in total. you 16 1'I received in total disak~i.l.i.ty benefits? A. Z'm noL a hun.dr_ed p~rcen~ sure, btlt I ~.~ 19 th~.nlc ~_~L was about: $5, QOQ ~r $6, OOQo Q. The disa}~~.J_it_Y policy that_ you r~~J.d, ?U way Lhai~ a policy that you purchased persan~~..ly? Zl 2? .A. I'm nat sure, Q, Was i~: a po]_:i~.y ~:~ac the ~~osc~ Valenti 13 Z~ E'ragrarzcc~ Cc.~rparaLion held tc~r you? N~~ . S1IL~RMZIIV : U~:?~ CC:~:LCi~'1 , Z~ d1oUGOao~9a~a-4fEf-9h69-~fTU7~f3f2n1a ~:i,.,~r~,,.,Er,~rr~ ~tvn~ri by Christine Cutrane X601.075-3n9-7'T~1) Page 18 ~ 1 VALENTI A. I'm ~eal3.y not sine. 3 Q. Was there a period o:E ~.ime in 2010 ti ~ where you were not working at all? 5 A. Yes. 6 Q. What was 'that period of ti~te? 7 "] A. September 20~h for approximately six 8 mon~.hs . g Q. Did you perform any o~ your 1.0 adminisi.rative duties for ~:he corpo~a~ion during that 1:~ period of time? q 1.? A. No . J •t 13 Q- l~side Crozn disabiti~.v benefits, did J ~1 7.~ you have any other source of income far thane 15 approximate sip months Lha~ you were not working, ~6 starting in Sep~.eznber of 2010? ~~ A. No. i ~_g q_. In 2011, coul.d~ yr~u tell me how much ~.9 time you sent worlsin.g in. retail lacai~i_ons? f 20 MR, SH~I~MAN: Objection. Go 21 ah~acl e 2~ 11. T ptzL i.n my 5 to 6 days a week. ~3 Q. And it was 'the same pxactice where i~ ~; i; 24 you w~r~ vis~_~ing a store on i,hos~ days and th~r_e •': Y 25 wcr~ c;us~~r~ters, you would jump in and help out? Fi~rtmnlcaity signed by Chrisfiti~ Gutrane (Sp1-U75-3Q9-7791} d1e958ee-9a0a-4fft-9469-a9p7gt~txa~a Page 19 ~ 1 VA.7~ENT T 2 A. Yes. Q. Could you quantify for me in 2011 3 approximately how many weeks you worked that year? 4 5 MRo SHERMAN: Objection. 6 A. Probably the sazme 48. Q. Tn 2012, could you quanti.~y for me how 7 much tune you spent workiz3g in the retail ~.ocations? 8 9 MR. SHERMAN: Objection. 1.~ A. The same as '11. Qo So far this first quarter of 2013, 11. you te].1 me how much Lime you spent working in. 12 could ~.:~ the r~:~a~1 ~ eca~;ins? ~.4 A. We11, S since opened up another 15 business. Actually i.n 207.2, I opened up ano~Lher. ~6 business also. Q. So, T'11 get back Ln l~he other 17 business . 7,ell me abaut~ the x~~~.ail local:~..ons iF you 18 can, for Rose Valenti. ~'~agr~nc~s x.n this :First J_9 quarter_ ~t 207.:x, how much i:.~.m~ you spen.t:. woxk:i~-~g:~ 7f) ?..~. ~. ~l'hr~e days a wec~lc. ~. Those ~:.hr~~ days a wc~c~lc, wc~~.a..7.db~ yrau ?2 2:3 visi.ta.z7g thy: c~if~e:ren~. ~:el:~:i..-L 3_c>cal:ic~~~x~ 2~l ~1. F,'ar twa d.ay~c a w~e)c. My two bus.i.zies~~s ax.~~ in l:Y~~ ;:~~.~~c~ :~.Q<,~a l: a.c~a~ .~i~ l':1~a~~a~~ine:~~ ~!a d1eU."s0oc-fla4a~k~ff•9hG9-Q~~f~f3~2a1a -r_.......,.,~....ti~~ ~.~n..nrl by (^.hriatin[a CutptlFto (6QT.075-3Q9-7799) Page 20 ~. 1 VALENTI 2 that I opened as we11 as the office. Haves yota taken off any weeks the first 3 Q. 4 few months of this year? 5 A. No. Whit is the business that you opened 6 Q. 7 in 20.2? A. Children's retaa.l store. 8 Q. What is that called? 9 1Q A. Kidz Stuff. Where are those locations? Whexe arm 7_~. Q. 12 those retail. locations? ~.. ~'h~re ~~ one ].o cation. 13 1.4 Q. Where is that? A. 205 Rockaway Avenue, Valley Stream, 15 16 New Yoxk 115~i0. Q. Do you own the retail locatiUn? 1'7 1~3 A. Yes. Q. P~rsonal.l.y o~_ as a member of the 19. ID corparai:.ion? A. As a member of Lhe corpar_ation. 21 What is Lhe corporation 'that awns that ~~ Q. J3 scorn? ~~ A. K-I-S Resale. ~. Who are the shareYiolders in that. Z!~~