Firm News

Senior Associate Kevin D. Clinton Secures Affirmance of Grant of Summary Judgment

Kevin D. Clinton was successful in securing a dismissal of a defamation case against our client. The lawsuit sought to recover damages for libel stemming from an alleged Facebook post; our client denied ever making the post. Judge David Benjamin Cohen of New York County initially dismissed the case, finding that the Facebook post (even if made […]

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Partner Karen Berberich and Associate Amanda Dickens Obtain Summary Judgment

Karen Berberich and Amanda Dickens recently won summary judgment action in a declaratory judgment action between two insurance companies.  The action was brought by the insured’s general liability carrier against the personal auto insurance carrier to determine which carrier owed bodily injury liability coverage for injuries allegedly sustained when a dry-cleaning press fell from the […]

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Lewis Johs Prevails Before the EEOC on Behalf of Nursing Homes

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought enormous challenges to the nursing home industry. Lewis Johs has been at the forefront of representing nursing homes in matters ranging from claims of medical malpractice to novel disability discrimination claims. Partner Yuval Bar-Kokhba, LJAA has recently obtained dismissals of novel disability discrimination cases filed against nursing […]

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Ross Ruggiero Successfully Obtains Favorable Arbitration Award Dismissing Claim

Ross Ruggiero successfully won an arbitration before the American Arbitration Association wherein the applicant was seeking no-fault benefits from his client’s insurance policy. Ross argued that under the no-fault insurance law, liability for the causation of the accident is not a factor in determining who is responsible for paying no-fault benefits. Rather, the no-fault law […]

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Partner Judith Littman Obtains Summary Judgment in Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death Case

Partner Judith Littman, assisted by Associate Lisa Landers, obtained summary judgment dismissal for our client, an obstetrician.  This case was brought by the mother of the deceased infant, who presented to our client’s office with complaints of decreased fetal movement.  Diagnostic testing  done at our client’s office  was abnormal and the plaintiff was sent to the hospital […]

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Partner Annemarie Jones Obtains Summary Judgment Dismissal In Section 1983 Case

Annemarie Jones obtained summary judgment dismissing all claims asserted against the former Deputy Chief of Patrol of the Nassau County Police Department.  Briefly, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Plaintiff’s claims of civil rights violations arose from an incident in 2011 in which he alleged an intoxicated off-duty Nassau County Police Officer fired five rounds at […]

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Attorney Stephen R. Macho Obtains Affirmance of Award of Summary Judgment

Attorney Stephen R. Macho was successful in obtaining a dismissal on behalf of our client.  The action sought to recover damages for personal injury and wrongful death stemming from the plaintiff-decedent’s fall while residing at Convent Avenue Family Living Facility from the top bed of a bunk bed that did not contain guardrails. Our client, Lodging Kit Company, was a […]

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Partner Bryan Lewis and Associate Natalia Gandolfo Obtain Summary Judgment on a Breach of Contract Case

Commercial litigators Bryan Lewis and Natalia Gandolfo obtained summary judgment in a contract dispute between a mother and her son. Our client mortgaged her home so that her son could pay a significant financial obligation. Her son promised to repay the monies as soon as he was able, and in the interim, to pay his […]

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Partner Jason Katz Obtains Reversal of Supreme Court Decision

Partner Jason Katz successfully appealed the decision of the Supreme Court, Kings County which denied the defendants and third-party defendant summary judgment and dismissal of all Labor Law and common law negligence claims asserted by the plaintiff. Although the Supreme Court granted Jason’s motion to dismiss the Labor Law 240(1) and 241(6) causes of action, […]

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Partner David Metzger Prevails on Federal Motion to Dismiss Complaint Against Building Owner

Partner David Metzger successfully moved pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) to dismiss the federal claims (Section 1983 and Fair Housing Act) brought against our clients in a matter before the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York. Our clients are owners of an apartment building who performed major building renovations with the intention of […]

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