A recent decision by the Appellate Division First Department will have an impact on how cases are litigated in New York. In Krzyzanowski v. City of New York, 2020 WL 201247 (1st Dept. 2020) the Appellate Division, First Department modified an order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Margaret A. Chan, J.) which denied […]
January 2020
Labor Law Case Dismissed Against General Contractor
Partner Patrick W. Kenny, Esq. recently won summary judgment dismissing all of plaintiff’s Labor Law claims and his common law negligence claim against our client’s who were the general contractor, owner and managing agents with respect to a renovation construction project in Manhattan. Plaintiff who was a union member laying vinyl base at the project […]
Summary Judgment Granted In NY Slip and Fall Case
Claire Rush, a partner with the firm’s New York office, obtained summary judgment on behalf of its client, a retail store, in a matter where plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell due to a water condition at the premises. Ms. Rush, along with partner David Schultz and associate Melissa Wolin, successfully argued that plaintiff previously walked across […]