Shawn Gotesman files personal-injury suit against Taco Bell, affiliates in Kings County

Shawn Gotesman filed a personal-injury lawsuit against Taco Bell Corp., Taco Bell of America, LLC and related parties in New York Supreme Court, Kings County, on March 6, 2026, with the case docketed as Index No. 508154/2026.

The complaint, submitted to the Kings County civil calendar on March 6, names the two corporate entities by their full corporate designations and classifies the action as a personal-injury suit. The filing identifies the venue as New York Supreme Court, Kings County, the trial-level court handling civil matters in Brooklyn.

A Law.com Radar docket entry associated with Index No. 508154/2026 lists Holczer Law Firm, PLLC in connection with the case. The docket entry provides the lone outside firm name recorded with the March 6 filing on the Kings County docket.

The court index number for the case, 508154/2026, appears on the March 6 filing and will serve as the primary reference for any subsequent pleadings, motions or scheduling orders in New York Supreme Court, Kings County. The presence of corporate defendants Taco Bell Corp. and Taco Bell of America, LLC on the face of the complaint means future filings under Index No. 508154/2026 are likely to list those entities in any answers or third-party notices.

Because the complaint was filed in Kings County, all procedural activity for Index No. 508154/2026 will proceed through the New York Supreme Court in Brooklyn. The March 6 docket entry and Holczer Law Firm, PLLC identification mark the formal start of the case against Taco Bell-related corporate defendants under New York state court procedure.

I will monitor the Kings County docket for additional filings under Index No. 508154/2026, including any answer from Taco Bell Corp., Taco Bell of America, LLC or related parties, and for any scheduling orders that set dates for discovery or hearings in the personal-injury matter filed by Shawn Gotesman.