The Firm expresses a hearty congratulations to Steve McManus and his mixed doubles tennis team, Some Strings Attached. They played in the USTA 18+, 6.0 division. After winning their league and District, they went on to win the Middle States Section (which is...
In a recent decision, Garcia v. 122-130 E. 23rd St. LLC, the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously revered a Supreme Court, New York County decision involving a Labor Law § 240(1) claim. Plaintiff commenced an action to recover damages for personal...
In Klar v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 300 A.3d 361 (2023), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently addressed the issue regarding the distinction between a “social host” and a liquor licensee, in its interpretation of Dram Shop Act, and its progeny of case law....
In a recent decision, Flood v. Ahern Painting Contrs., Inc., the Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed the lower Court’s decision denying a Second Third-Party Defendant engineering firm’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff commenced an action to recover...
“Death is not the end; there remains the litigation over the estate.” Ambrose Bierce, from A Cynic Looks at Life (1912) So, you have settled an insurance claim with the executor or administrator of an unrepresented estate. Closing your file is as simple as having the...
In a recent pair of non-precedential decisions, the Pennsylvania Superior Court re-affirmed the importance of good faith efforts to serve process on defendants. In Wimbs v. Wolfson, No. 927 WDA 2022, 2023 WL 5607356 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 30, 2023), the plaintiff...
In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department upheld long-standing case law that asks if “falling” is relevant to a Plaintiff’s Labor Law § 240(1) claims. By way of background, Labor Law § 240(1) focuses, inter alia, on cases involving workers...
In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department upheld a lower Court decision dismissing plaintiff’s claims based on Labor Law §§ 200, 240(1) and 241(6), but modified the portions of the lower Court decision, reinstating plaintiff’s common-law...
In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department upheld a Supreme Court, Kings County decision denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability on the causes of action alleging violations of Labor Law §§ 240(1) and 241(6)...
