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MARIO PONTES, ap, v. F&S CONTRACTING, LLC RESPONDENTS def

Publication Date: 2015-04-30
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Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Judge: Dillon, J.P.; Dickerson, Duffy and Barros, JJ.
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MARIO PONTES, ap, v. F&S CONTRACTING, LLC RESPONDENTS def — The plaintiff having appealed to this from an order of the Supreme , Kings County, dated August 12, 2014, this

April 27, 2015 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100: Introducing Our New Profits Metric

Thirty years ago, almost to the day, Big Law changed forever. The decision by The American Lawyer to publish detailed law firm financials in 1985 laid bare for the

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April 27, 2015 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100: Introducing Our New Profits Metric

To help add context to our reporting on law firm profits, this year's Am Law 100 report adds a new metric, profits per lawyer.

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In re Steam Pipe Explosion at 41st Street and Lexington Avenue Carrie Tassa, Plaintiff, and Consolidated Edison Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellants, Team Industrial Services, Inc., Defendant-Respondent, City of New York, Defendant [And Other Actions] Consolidated Edison Inc., et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants,-against-Team Industrial Services, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent, 13284

Publication Date: 2015-04-24
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Before: Friedman, J.P., Sweeny, Acosta, Saxe, Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellants: Frances E. Bivens of counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York.
for defendant: For respondent: Peter T. Shapiro of counsel, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, New York.
Case Number: 13284

Cite as: Matter of Steam Pipe Explosion at 41st St. & Lexington Ave., 13284, NYLJ 1202724326935, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided April

April 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Con Ed Has Right to Contractor's Files, Panel Finds

A judge was "too harsh" when she denied Consolidated Edison Inc.'s request for the litigation files of a contractor in the massive steam pipe explosion that rocked midtown Manh

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April 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Con Ed Has Right to Contractor's Files, Panel Finds

A judge was "too harsh" when she denied Consolidated Edison Inc.'s request for the litigation files of a contractor in the massive steam pipe explosion that rocked midtown Manhattan in July 2007, a sharply divided panel of the Appellate Division, First Department, ruled Tuesday.

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April 20, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Key Steps to Take When Hit by a Sanctions Motion

Key Steps to Take When Hit by a Sanctions Motion Motions for sanctions have become commonplace in modern-day litigation. For many litigators, it is a routine tool to increase the stak

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April 20, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Key Steps to Take When Hit by a Sanctions Motion

Motions for sanctions have become commonplace in modern-day litigation. For many litigators, it is a routine tool to increase the stakes. Fortunately, most courts recognize weak motions as little more than litigation tactics and treat them accordingly.

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Pasternack v. McCullough

Publication Date: 2015-04-17
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Date Filed: 2015-04-17
Court: C.A. 4th
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hatton, Petrie & Stackler, Gregory M. Hatton, Arthur R. Petrie II, and John A. McMahon for Plaintiff and Appellant.
for defendant: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Roy G. Weatherup and Bartley L. Becker for Defendants and Respondents.
Case Number: No. E057790

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 3707 LAWRENCE PASTERNACK, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THOMAS B. McCU

Janice Jones, etc., et al., Respondents v. LeFrance Leasing Limited Partnership, et al., Appellants, 17558/07

Publication Date: 2015-04-15
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
Judge: Before: Mastro, J.P., Austin, Cohen, Barros, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellants LeFrance Leasing Limited Partnership and Mid State Management Corporation: Christopher H. Sommer and Ellen E. Mooney of counsel, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, New York, N.Y. For appellant Alliance Elevator Company: Mauro Lilling Naparty, LLP, Woodbury, N.Y. [Caryn L. Lilling and Richard J. Montes, of counsel, Geringer & Dolan LLP.
for defendant: For respondents: Andrew H. Pillersdorf of Counsel, Gary B. Pillersdorf & Associates, P.C., New York, N.Y.
Case Number: 17558/07

Cite as: Jones v. LeFrance Leasing Ltd. Partnership, 17558/07, NYLJ 1202723552599, at *1 (App. Div., 2nd, Decided April 8, 2015) 17558/07 Before: