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…

1840 Concourse Associates LP v. Praetorian Insurance Company f/k/a Insurance Corporation of Hannover, 2011 N.Y. Slip Op 08468 (1st Dep’t November 22, 2011) A unanimous 5-Judge panel affirmed the Order and Decision of Justice James A. Yates of Supreme Court, New York County which held that plaintiff’s claim for replacement cost holdback under defendant’s fire…

Abrams Gorelick has long served its clients in coverage and defense litigation in New Jersey. Nearly half of the Firm’s partners and associates practice in New Jersey, as well as in New York. To accommodate our expanding New Jersey practice and to better serve our clients in those cases, the Firm has opened an office…

Wynn v. Rivera, Index No. 307938/2010 (Sup.Ct. Bronx Cty. 2014) On July 7, 2014, Honorable Ben R. Barbato of Supreme Court, Bronx County, granted summary judgment to Abrams Gorelick’s client in Wynn v. Rivera. In that case, plaintiff claimed that he had sustained serious injuries in a multi-vehicle accident that occurred in September, 2007. Plaintiff…

Modesta Brignoni v. 601 W. 162 Associates, LP, Supreme Court, New York County January 7, 2011 In a premises liability case, involving a plaintiff who fell through a cellar door that was located on the floor of a store in the defendant’s building, Abrams Gorelick associate Bridget Q. Choi won summary judgment based on the…