Jules v. Polny Restaurant Corp. d/b/a Sophie’s and Brandt Collins, Supreme Court, Kings County, No. 32067/07, January 14, 2001 Abrams Gorelick member Irwin D. Miller recently obtained a defense verdict in a personal injury action arising out of an altercation between two patrons of a defendant restaurant. The client ejected the plaintiff from its premises…

Edge Capital IV, LLC v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company, Supreme Court, Nassau County, April 6, 2011 In a Short Form Order, dated April 6, 2011, the Honorable Thomas Adams, AJSC, dismissed a breach of contract Complaint against the defendant insurer based upon undisputed documentary evidence. Abrams Gorelick member Michael E. Gorelick and associate Thomas R.…

Abrams Gorelick partners Michael Gorelick and Glenn Jacobson have again been named as N.Y. Metro Area “Super Lawyers”, and Steven DiSiervi and Alexandra Rigney have been named as “Rising Stars” for 2014 by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Astoria Island Restaurant Corp. v. QBE Insurance Corp., 36-02 35th Avenue Development, LLC, and 42-18 Development, LLC, Index No. 15607/2010 (Sup.Ct. Queens Cty. 2014) In a seven-page decision, the Hon. Sidney F. Strauss held that Plaintiff’s claims against its Commercial Property insurer were barred by multiple policy exclusions. Tenant Insured brought suit against its Insurer…

Virgil Alessi v. G-Squared R.E., Inc., et al., Supreme Court, New York County, March 2, 2011 Dismissing a slip-and-fall Complaint by a patron of the Ritz Bar & Lounge against its operators, Justice Milton A. Tingling recently granted Abrams Gorelick clients’ Motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff generally claimed that he had slipped on some unidentified…

Abrams Gorelick partners Glenn A. Jacobson and Gabrielle Puchalsky were featured in a recent article published in Law360 which discussed current issues in first party coverage litigation arising out of Superstorm Sandy. Jacobson and Puchalsky commented upon the recent decision in Wakefern v. Lexington Ins. Co., in which a New Jersey court held that a…

Hanover Insurance Company a/s/o Louis Glick & Company v. David Andrew Krivine and Ofer Mimouni, Supreme Court New York County, August 11, 2010 Following a seven-day trial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Abrams Gorelick client Hanover Insurance Company, awarding it ownership of a diamond that had been reported lost by a policy…

Bianca Pichardo v. The City of New York and New York City Housing Authority, Index No. 157494/2014 (Sup.Ct. N.Y.Cty. 2015) Finding himself “at a loss to find any justification in plaintiff’s attorney’s action”, Justice Frank P. Nervo conditionally granted a motion to dismiss a personal injury action for conduct that “thwarted the 50-h hearing process.”…

Luis Ramos v. Michael Stern, Macro Enterprises LTD., Champ Construction Corp., New York Sand & Stone, Supreme Court Bronx County, July 7, 2010 Abrams Gorelick associate Bridget Quinn obtained summary judgment on behalf of the defendant pile driving company on the ground that it owed no duty of care. Plaintiff had alleged that he was…

Marcos Garcia v. Knight Transportation and Richard J. LaPlante, Jr., Supreme Court Bronx County, July 15. 2010 Abrams Gorelick member Glenn A. Jacobson and associate James E. Kimmel recently won a motion for summary judgment before Judge Lucindo Suarez of the Supreme Court, Bronx County. The Court granted summary judgment to the defendant trucking company…