After a five week trial in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, a jury of six awarded the Estate of Dennis Rodd, a volunteer firefighter in Coram, Long Island, $2,200,000.00 in damages. Martin J. Weiser tried the case for the plaintiff. The five defendants were represented by prominent law firms in New York City and Long Island. This jury verdict was published in Newsday and The New York Jury Verdict Reporter.