On Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 Joseph O’Connor appeared at the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department of New York to be sworn in as a member of the bar. He was accompanied by his mother and father for this momentous event. Joseph also had the opportunity to meet a panel of appellate judges including the presiding […]
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Ross Ruggiero was recently successful on arguing to the Supreme Court that Claimant-Petitioner’s Motion for leave to serve a late Notice of Claim on a local government entity should be denied. Petitioner’s counsel argued that the local government entity had actual knowledge of the “essential facts” constituting the claim within 90 days of its accrual […]
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It is with great pride that Lewis Johs announces that two of its trial lawyers have been selected by the Long Island Business News (LIBN) as 2019 “Leadership in Law” awardees. Robert W. Doyle, Jr. was honored in the Partner category and Jordan S. Palatiello was honored in the Associate category. The Leadership in Law Awards recognize the […]
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Partner Fred Johs, assisted by Senior Counsel Jeffrey Hummel, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of our clients, an emergency medicine physician and an internist, in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, on November 21, 2019. This case was brought by the surviving spouse of a deceased 69-year-old female patient, who presented to the Emergency Room […]
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Stephen J. Maloney Jr. successfully moved for summary judgment on behalf of a New York energy company in a case where an elderly plaintiff tripped and fell on an alleged defective sidewalk. The plaintiff suffered significant injuries and brought suit against our client, our client’s subcontractors, and the adjacent homeowners. Stephen demonstrated that despite our […]
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Tom Rhatigan wins an Appeal in the Appellate Division, and as a result the case against his client, a plumbing contracting company, is dismissed. In the appeal prepared and argued by Tom, the Appellate Division, Second Department reversed the Lower Court’s denial of summary judgment and granted Tom’s motion to dismiss the complaint. The Appellate Court […]
Read More Joseph Charchalis obtained a defense verdict following a jury trial on an automobile liability case in Supreme Court, Suffolk County. The plaintiff was a pedestrian crossing the street when he was struck by the defendants’ vehicle. The defendants produced an independent witness who corroborated the defendants’ version of the incident and the jury returned a […]
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Amy Pincus was successful in obtaining summary judgment for an insurance carrier in Supreme Court, Kings County in a first-party coverage dispute. The plaintiff was seeking recovery of several hundred thousand dollars’ worth of damage to a residential rental property allegedly caused by freezing pipes. Our client, an insurance carrier, disclaimed coverage due to the […]
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We are proud once again to announce that Lewis Johs has been recognized as one of the best places to work, according to a third-party survey conducted for Newsday this past March. The firm received Top Work Place status based on the results of their staff’s survey feedback on two dozen factors, including the […]
Read More Brian Greenwood obtained a defendant’s verdict on behalf of his client, a plastic surgeon. Plaintiff commenced suit seeking recovery for cosmetic deformities she allegedly sustained as a result of improper injection of a synthetic filler. It was alleged the filler was used improperly as part of an off-label training session. Plaintiff claimed that as a […]
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