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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…
Read MoreKessler v. Chelsea Papaya, Inc. and 23rd West Associates, Inc., Supreme Court, New York County, June 22, 2010 Abrams Gorelick’s Jessica Napoli won summary judgment on behalf of the client, a commercial tenant, in front of whose premises plaintiff allegedly was injured. The Court agreed that the tenant did not have a duty to maintain…
Read MoreQBE v. Zurich, Index No. 159020/2013 (Sup.Ct. N.Y. Cty. September 7, 2017) Terms of an unlimited Employers Liability insurance policy and an Umbrella Excess policy required payment of the entire amount of settlement for an employee’s wrongful death claim, as well as defense expenses, out of the Employers Liability policy. So held the Supreme Court,…
Read Moreby Glenn A. Jacobson, Esq & Barry Jacobs, Esq The Court of Appeals provided guidance in its unanimous decision in Kelly Forman v. Mark Henkin, decided on February 13, 2018 that reversed the decision of a divided Appellate Division, First Department. Now, under Forman, plaintiff must produce (1) all photographs of herself posted on Facebook…
Read MoreCertain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London v. Better Hope Holdings, LLC, et al., Index no.: 160794/2017 (Sup. Ct. NY Cty. 2018) Does New York General Associations Law require Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London to file a certificate of designation with the New York Secretary of State? That was the issue presented when defendants sought dismissal of a…
Read MoreChurch Mut. Ins. Co. v. Endurance American Specialty Ins. Co., 2017 WL 2335770 (Sup.Ct. N.Y. Cty. May 18, 2017) Click on this link to view additional information in pdf format Insurers of a contractor and its subcontractor must defend a building owner as an additional insured in an underlying personal injury action and reimburse the…
Read MoreSanchez, et al. v. Mariolis, et al., Index 300999/2013 (Sup.Ct. Bronx Cty. Feb. 13, 2018); Hernandez et al. v. Abreu , Index 158716/2013 (Sup.Ct. New York Cty. Jan. 25, 2018) The Abrams Gorelick auto liability defense team racked up a pair of victories in January and February. In a case involving a rear-end collision, the…
Read MoreIn the Matter of the Application of Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Company, Index No. 613290/2017 (Sup. Ct. Nassau Cty. April 19, 2018) The Abrams Gorelick Motor Vehicle Liability team defeated a motion in the Supreme Court, Nassau County, for a stay of arbitration proceedings. The Court denied plaintiffs’ motion based on both lack of…
Read MoreFredkiey Hurley v. Tozzer, Ltd. d/b/a “Niagara”, 15-cv-02785 (S.D.N.Y. ___ 2018) Steven DiSiervi, Esq. was recently successful in obtaining a rarely granted summary judgment on behalf of a defendant in a Title III ADA accessibility claim. The plaintiff, Fredkiey Hurley, who is wheelchair bound and involved in over 30 ADA claims, visited Niagara bar in…
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