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Abrams Gorelick wins pre-discovery Summary Judgment in products liability case in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; Complaint dismissed in its entirety on procedural grounds

February 26, 2020

Brandon Steiner v. Anbrook Industries, Ltd., et al, (S.D.N.Y. April 4, 2018) In an Opinion and Order dated April 4, 2018, Judge Katherine B. Forrest, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York, granted summary judgment to the defendants and dismissed the plaintiff’s Complaint in its entirety in Brandon Steiner v. Anbrook…

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Abrams Gorelick wins pre-discovery Summary Judgment in products liability case in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; Complaint dismissed in its entirety on procedural grounds

February 26, 2020

Brandon Steiner v. Anbrook Industries, Ltd., et al, (S.D.N.Y. April 4, 2018) In an Opinion and Order dated April 4, 2018, Judge Katherine B. Forrest, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York, granted summary judgment to the defendants and dismissed the plaintiff’s Complaint in its entirety in Brandon Steiner v. Anbrook…

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Plaintiff concedes the case upon hearing Abrams Gorelick present oral argument on behalf of defendant law firm and partner

February 26, 2020

Castro v. Thompson et al., Supreme Court, New York County, June 3, 2010 In a dramatic turn of events, Barry Jacobs and associate Shari Sckolnick obtained dismissal of a legal malpractice claims against the defendant law firm. An underlying divorce action had involved the appointment of a partner of the firm—not the firm itself—as a…

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Pro se Plaintiff Strikes Out: Court dismisses case in its entirety and denies leave to amend the Complaint further on motions to dismiss the Amended Complaint

February 26, 2020

Mohammed Keita v. Bank of America, N.A., QBE First Insurance, and AIG Insurance (Civil Action No.: 1:17-CV-880 (ENV)(SLT)) (E.D.N.Y. August 21, 2018) The action was one of at least 16 commenced by this pro se plaintiff, an “incessant filer of claims”, in the Southern District alone, naming various insurers, agents, banks and others as defendants.…

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Would-be class action plaintiffs lacked privity, missed statute of limitations, and could not show proximate cause; Court grants summary judgment for class action firm

February 26, 2020

Bridgitte Decker, et al. v. Nagel Rice, LLC, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of New York, May 28, 2010 Barry Jacobs and associate Shari Sckolnick won a dismissal of all claims against the client law firm, brought by a group of individuals who had survived an Austrian ski train fire in 2000.…

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Beautiful decision in ugly case: negligent hiring and supervision and Dram Shop claims dismissed

February 26, 2020

Hendrix v. Jinx-Proof LLC, et al., Supreme Court, New York County, April 30, 2010 Associate Jessica Napoli obtained partial summary judgment on behalf of the client bar owner in a personal injury action brought by a patron. Plaintiff claimed that as closing time approached at Beauty Bar, an altercation arose between her friends and a…

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Clear victory in sidewalk shoveling case

February 26, 2020

Mazyck v. 1 800 Plan, LLC and Bergen Homes Condominium, Supreme Court, Kings County, June 14, 2010 In an action defended by Abrams Gorelick’s Glenn Jacobson and associate Jessica Napoli, the Court granted building owner’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the slip-and-fall negligence complaint. Testimony by the defendant’s representative established that the company had “cleaned…

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Lead vehicle driver’s non-negligence goes unrebutted; court grants summary judgment to defendant in chain collision

February 26, 2020

Ray v. Paris Limousine Service Corp., et al., 300606/2016 (Sup. Ct. Bronx Cty. Dec. 31, 2018) Defendant was traveling in stop-and-go heavy traffic at a speed of one to five miles per hour when struck from behind by plaintiff’s vehicle. Applying well-settled law, a Bronx court granted summary judgment on liability to the defendant, dismissing…

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Persistence wins the day; fifth order compelling disclosure applied to dismiss to dismiss “grossly derelict” plaintiffs’ complaint

February 26, 2020

cQueen v. Parks, Index No. 0308964/2012 (Sup. Ct. Bronx Cty. January 9, 2019) Plaintiffs were ordered on no less than five occasions to furnish a response to the defendant’s post-Examination Before Trial demands. The responses never arrived, and a Bronx court dismissed plaintiff’s Complaint. The process took more than a year. Defendant served post-EBT demands…

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Lead vehicle driver’s non-negligence goes unrebutted; court grants summary judgment to defendant in chain collision

February 26, 2020

Ray v. Paris Limousine Service Corp., et al., 300606/2016 (Sup. Ct. Bronx Cty. Dec. 31, 2018) Defendant was traveling in stop-and-go heavy traffic at a speed of one to five miles per hour when struck from behind by plaintiff’s vehicle. Applying well-settled law, a Bronx court granted summary judgment on liability to the defendant, dismissing…

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