James Shea v. Royal Enterprises, Inc. and 9th Street Ventures, Ltd., United States District Court, Southern District of New York, January 6, 2011 In a personal injury action raising issues of contractual and statutory interpretation, Abrams Gorelick member Michael Gorelick and associate Jessica Napoli recently defeated the motion for summary judgment made by a co-defendant…

Melagros Roman v. Brandi Corp. d/b/a El Viejo Yaya Restaurant, Supreme Court, Queens County, January 6, 2011 Abrams Gorelick is pleased to report that 2011 has begun successfully. On January 6, 2011, member Glenn Jacobson, assisted by associate Jessica Napoli, obtained a unanimous defense verdict in the Supreme Court, Queens County before Justice Dennis J.…

Maldonado v. Hunts Point Cooperative Market, Inc., et al., Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department, March 10, 2011 In an appeal of an Order granting Summary Judgment to Abrams Gorelick clients, the Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously affirmed the lower court’s decision, previously reported here on June 29, 2010 (see “Employer not liable to girlfriend…

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for AmTrust Bank v. The Mortgage Zone, Inc., et al., United States District Court Eastern District of New York, October 12, 2010 Abrams Gorelick member Barry Jacobs and associate Shari Sckolnick obtained an order dismissing claims against an agent of a title insurance company in a wide-ranging mortgage fraud…

Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation v. Burlington Ins. Co. and QBE Insurance Corp., Index No. 155165-2012 (Sup.Ct. N.Y.Cty. 2014) In Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation v. Burlington Ins. Co. and QBE Insurance Corp., Liberty Surplus (“LSI”) brought suit against QBE for recovery of $1,150,000 of the $2,150,000 it paid to settle an underlying Labor Law case brought…

Mills v. G Loft, Index No. 1102/2014 (Sup.Ct. Kings Cty. 2014) Abrams, Gorelick obtained a pre-answer dismissal of a highly contested personal injury lawsuit against its client, based upon the language of a Surrender Agreement. Prior to the filing of the action, a dispute arose between the landlord (Abrams Gorelick’s client) and its tenant that…

We are pleased to announce that the Florida Division of Licensing has approved Abrams, Gorelick as a continuing education provider for insurance agents and adjusters. We have always provided educational instruction for our clients on useful and relevant topics, and will continue to do so with the added benefit that many of these presentations will…

Castillo v. Kelly, Index No. 30452/12 (Sup.Ct. Suffolk Cty. 2014) Abrams Gorelick was successful in getting a default judgment against its clients vacated and the Complaint against them dismissed on the ground that service upon a summer home via “nail & mail” service is improper service of process. Plaintiff was allegedly injured while performing construction…

Member Glenn A. Jacobson, as President of the Jewish Lawyers Guild, hosted the thirty-fifth annual Jewish Lawyers Guild Annual Dinner, held on March 31st at the New York Hilton. At the event, attended by over 900 members of the Bench and Bar, the Guild presented its Golda Meir Memorial Award to the Honorable Ann Pfau,…

We are pleased to announce that the Texas Department of Insurance has approved Abrams, Gorelick as a continuing education provider for insurance agents and adjusters. We have always provided educational instruction for our clients on useful and relevant topics, and will continue to do so with the added benefit that many of these presentations will…