Attorney Stephen Macho successfully moved for summary judgment in a general liability action. Plaintiff alleged she tripped and fell on the sidewalk abutting a building in Queens due to a defective gap cap located in the sidewalk. Our client leased only the second floor of the building. The Court agreed with Mr. Macho’s argument that […]
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In an action brought by an alleged insured against the carrier seeking coverage in an underlying personal injury action, Karen Berberich and Amanda Dickens successfully defeated plaintiff’s motion for default judgment and obtained dismissal of the complaint against the carrier. They successfully defeated the presumption of proper service upon the Department of Financial Services, by […]
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Partner Robert Yenchman successfully moved for summary judgment in an action venued in Suffolk County. In this labor law case, the plaintiff brought suit to recover damages for injuries he sustained when a scaffold that he was using tilted over, causing him to fall. Our client was a site safety consultant on the project. After […]
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The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service has recognized Lewis Johs Senior Counsel Michael Del Piano as a 2022 Pro Bono Leader for his extraordinary pro bono services through ABA Free Legal Answers, a virtual civil legal advice clinic. Through Free Legal Answers, Michael advised qualifying low-income New Yorkers on […]
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On February 2-3, 2023, Partner Thomas Dargan served as a panelist in connection with a national conference hosted by IMG (“International Motorcoach Group”) for its members in Detroit, Michigan. Tom discussed several major legal issues facing the transportation industry in 2023, including technology in the courtroom and keeping motorcoach bus drivers engaged during the course […]
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Associate Caroline Hock obtained a permanent stay of arbitration on behalf of an insurer in a coverage dispute pending before the Supreme Court in Queens County, which centered on whether the driver of a motor vehicle was an “insured” pursuant to the uninsured/underinsured motorists section of the subject insurance policy issued to the driver’s domestic […]
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Attorney Ross Ruggiero obtained summary judgment for his client, a landlord and property manager, in Bronx County. At the start of discovery, Ross served a Notice to Admit on the plaintiff with a photo of the accident location, which was circled for the purpose of the plaintiff identifying said location. The Notice to Admit was […]
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The firm received great coverage in the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Winter 2023 Edition of the Legal Brief. Attorneys Robert Yenchman and Michael Clancy are featured in the publication on pages 16 and 29. A tribute to the Hon. Robert W. Doyle, J.S.C. is also included on page 7. To read the full publication, click […]
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Senior Counsel Michael J. Del Piano presented to the International Society of Primerus Law Firms on hot topics in pay equity legislation across the United States including recent pay transparency laws enacted in New York City, Westchester County, and Ithaca. Pay transparency laws are part of a national effort to achieve equal pay for equal […]
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Attorney Stephen Macho successfully obtained summary judgment in a medical malpractice action. The plaintiff alleged a failure to timely diagnose laryngeal cancer against our client, an emergency room physician. The Supreme Court, Bronx County, found the emergency room treatment rendered by our client and subsequent transfer to a hospital for further work up was appropriate […]
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