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  • 159 MP Corp. v. Redbridge Bedford LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-02-09
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Mark Dillon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellants: Meryl L. Wenig and Leslie Perez-Bennie of counsel, Wenig Saltiel LLP, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For respondent: Jonathan D. Lupkin and Rebecca C. Smithwick of counsel, Lupkin & Associates PLLC, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 2015-01523

    Voluntary Limited Waiver of Declaratory Relief in Written Commercial Leases Valid

  • Matter of Jourdain v. N.Y.S. Div. of Housing & Cmty. Renewal

    Publication Date: 2018-02-08
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice L. Priscilla Hall
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For petitioner-respondent: Sharon A. Telford, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For respondent: Sheldon Melnitsky and Susan E. Kearns of counsel, Mark F. Palomino, New York, NY.; For appellant: Patrick K. Munson of counsel, Kucker & Bruh, LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 2015-10508

    Family Member Does Not Lose Succession Rights Where Absent Tenant Pays Rent, Renews Lease

  • California State Teachers Ret. Sys. v. Alvarez

    Publication Date: 2018-02-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities | Corporate Governance
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart M. Grant, Michael J. Barry, and Nathan A. Cook; Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Christine S. Azar, Ryan T. Keating, and Ned Weinberger, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel Girard, Amanda Steiner, Dena Sharp, Adam Polk, and Jordan Elias, Girard Gibbs LLP, San Francisco, CA; Thomas A. Dubbs, Louis Gottlieb, and Jeffrey A. Dubbin, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY; Frederic S. Fox, Hae Sung Nam, Donald R. Hall, and Jeffrey P. Campisi, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: Donald. J. Wolfe, Steven C. Norman, and Tyler J. Leavengood, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Theodore J. Boutrous and Alexander K. Mircheff, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Mark A. Perry, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D68031

    Another jurisdiction's dismissal of derivative action for lack of demand futility had preclusive effect under federal law upon competing group of stockholders derivative litigation.

  • People (ex rel Sutherland) v. Russo

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Rensselaer
    Judge: Justice Patrick McGrath
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Petitioner Olajuwon M. Sutherland: Danielle Neroni Reilly, of Counsel, John C. Turi, Esq., Rensselaer County Public Defender
    for defendant: Attorney for the Petitioner Demier K. Klevitch-Gay: Cheryl McDermott, of Counsel, Shane Hug, Esq., Hon. Joel E. Abelove, Rensselaer County District Attorney
    Case Number: 258572

    Relators' Issue Fall Within Exception to Mootness Doctrine, But Habeas Corpus Writs Denied

  • Matter of D.S. v. S. Huntington Union Free Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Government | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice William Ford
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Petitioner's Counsel: By Sharyn M. Rootenberg, Jr., Esq., Herzfeld & Rubin, PC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Respondents' Counsel: By John M. Denby, Esq., Devitt Spellman & Barrett, LLP, Smithtown, NY.
    Case Number: 611242/2017

    CPLR 208 Toll Applicable for Minor, Not Mother Granting Leave to File Late Notice of Claim

  • Berkel v. Lee

    Publication Date: 2018-02-05
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Christopher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-15-00787-CV

    Appellee, a superintendent of a general contractor, lost his leg in an accident involving a crane operated by employees of appellant, a subcontractor on the project.

  • Jeffers v. Am. Univ. of Antigua

    Publication Date: 2018-02-01
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Margaret Chan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 153386/2012

    University, Graduates Denied Summary Judgment Motions as Fact Issues on Damages Exist

  • Herman v. Weisner

    Publication Date: 2018-02-01
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau County
    Judge: Justice Randy Sue marber
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 009954/15

    Golfer Assumed Risk ofBeing Struck by Poorly Executed Golf Shot

  • Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Dougherty

    Publication Date: 2018-01-31
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Peter Kelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Davidson Fink LLP, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant Cynthia Dougherty: The Ranalli Law Group, PLLC, Hauppauge, NY.
    Case Number: 24750-2011

    Defendant Fails to Establish Bank Did Not Mail RPAPL §1306 Notices, Denied Dismissal

  • Amberson v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-01-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hinojosa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 13-16-00306-CR

    Appellant was charged with one count of driving or operating a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated and one count of possession of a controlled substance.