VGFC Realty II, LLC v. D’Angelo, ___ A.D.3d ___ (2nd Dep’t 2014) The Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed an order of a motion court which had compelled a defendant insurer to disclose documents that the insurer claimed were subject to privilege. The insurer asserted attorney-client privilege in regard to communications between it and its attorney…

Linda A. Foreman v. Jihad Skeif, ___ A.D.3d ___, 2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 1837 (1st Dep’t March 20, 2014) The Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed a lower court’s Order granting the defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to the issue of liability in a multi-vehicle accident in Bronx, New York. At the time of the…

Abrams Gorelick has opened a representative office in London, located at 3 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC 3R 7DD. Our London office will enable us to better serve the needs of our London insurance clients.

Shakyra Parker v. Lorena E. Bowie and Kevin L. Bowie, Index No. 118213/2009 (Sup.Ct. Bronx Cty. 2014) Following a two-day long Summary Jury Trial in Supreme Court, Bronx County before Judge Arlene Bluth, a jury delivered a unanimous defense verdict. The jury found that the plaintiff did not sustain a ‘serious injury’ as necessary to…

Hanover Insurance Company a/s/o Louis Glick & Company v. David Andrew Krivine and Ofer Mimouni, Appellate Division, First Department, April 3, 2012 The Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously affirmed a jury verdict in favor of Abrams Gorelick’s client, Hanover Insurance Company. The case involved ownership of a diamond that had been reported lost by a…

The Jewish Lawyers Guild presented three awards at its 38th Annual Dinner on April 2, 2014. Abrams Gorelick partner Glenn A. Jacobson, who serves as Chairman of the Guild, presented the Golda Meir Memorial Award to Court of Appeals Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam. Appellate Division, First Department Justice David Saxe received the Guild’s Benjamin N. Cardozo…

Belkis Bejaran v. Lourdes Perez and Maria Perez, Supreme Court, Bronx County, February 16, 2012 Following a two-day summary jury trial in Supreme Court, Bronx County, before the Honorable Yvonne Gonzales, Abrams Gorelick obtained a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of clients, Maria Perez and Lourdes Perez. The case involved a pedestrian versus motor vehicle…

Juan Aviles v. Heriberto Bermejo, Index No. 114452/2011 (Sup.Ct. N.Y.Cty. March 21, 2014) Justice Arlene P. Bluth, J.S.C., granted summary judgment to an owner-operator of a vehicle, finding that the defendant had established that the plaintiff had not suffered a “serious injury” within the meaning of Insurance Law section 5012(d). Defendant’s proof included the plaintiff’s…

Claudia P. Jimenez, individually and as Parent of Harold Serrano, an infant over the age of 14 years and Maria C. Rodriguez v. Natalia Gubinski and Peter Gubinski, 09-CV-5645 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) On January 30, 2012, United States Magistrate Judge Frank Maas issued a 26-page Memorandum Decision and Order granting summary judgment in favor of the…

Ahmed v. Lu and Wang, Index No. 301462/2012 (Sup.Ct. Bronx Cty. 2014) On March 28, 2014 Judge Kenneth L. Thompson, Supreme Court, Kings County, granted summary judgment to Abrams Gorelick’s client in Ahmed v. Lu and Wang, a motor vehicle accident case. In support of the motion, Abrams Gorelick submitted the affirmed medical report of…