After an 18 day trial in which a judgment of divorce was entered, the wife discovered that the husband had sold their marital residence in light of the mandatory Notice of Automatic Orders precluding him from doing so. The Appellate Division for the Second Department...
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Mom gets $125K after her kid falls wearing Gap sneakers
This was a case of slip and fall into The Gap. https://nypost.com/2016/07/05/mom-gets-125k-after-her-kid-falls-wearing-gap-sneakers/ A Brooklyn mom scored a $125,000 payout from the clothing giant after her toddler took a nasty tumble while wearing a pair of Gap...
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A.R., Plaintiff v. G.R., Defendant XXXXXX/09 Referee Marie F. McCormack, Esq. Decided: May 3, 2016 ATTORNEYS Counsel for the Plaintiff: Joseph A. Brancato, Jr., Esq. Counsel for the Defendant: Keith H. Richman, Esq. DECISION AND ORDER AFTER HEARING PROCEDURAL HISTORY...
read moreInteresting article which goes to show that you can’t have just ANY attorney handle your case, even if it’s pro bono
Lawsuit Over Divorce Case Proceeds Against Phillips Nizer Christine Simmons 05/17/2016 A Manhattan judge has refused to dismiss a legal malpractice suit against Phillips Nizer that alleges the firm failed to share information provided to an inexperienced attorney in a...
read moreAbusive Husband’s Award Found ‘Clearly Inappropriate’
Mark Hamblett 03/28/2016 Intimate partner violence should have prevented a judge from awarding a man more than $283,000 in fees and costs in an international child custody dispute, a federal appeals court said Friday....
read moreB.K. v. H.I. – a recent trial which I won to vacate child support and dismiss the wife’s petition for a violation of child support payments.
Case Conclusion Date: 01.07.2016 Practice Area: Child Support Outcome: After nearly a year of conferences and document discovery, my firm was able to dismiss the petitioner's violation petition and it was held that wife did not meet her burden of proof regarding child...
read moreG.M. v. M.M. (NY Sup. Ct. Westchester County, Dec. 17, 2015)
In this action for divorce, the Supreme Court of the County of Westchester concluded that the husband dissipated marital assets by supporting a second family using income received by his spouse. Specifically, in stated in dicta: “In determining an equitable...
read moreMG v. RG, Index No.: 55110/11 (Kings County) (Adams, Rachel Hon.)
Background Plaintiff commenced the above action for divorce with the filing of the summons with [*2]notice on September 2, 2011. Defendant appeared in the action and filed an answer on February 14, 2012. As of the date of commencement of the action, there were no...
read moreSanctions Ordered for Plaintiff, Counsel in Suit Against City
New York Law Journal December 16, 2015 http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202744924340/#.Vnb7PnPvoMg.mailto A federal judge has taken the rare step of ordering a plaintiff and his lawyer to pay some of New York City's costs for defending a meritless civil rights...
read moreNew York City Asbestos Litigation Presiding Judge Rules Manufacturer Should Have Reasonably Anticipated Asbestos Litigation 10 Years Before First Lawsuit
On November 5, 2015, Judge Peter H. Moulton, presiding judge over the New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL), ruled in Warren v. AmChem Products, et al., 190281/2014, that J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., was subject to spoliation sanctions for the...
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