It is with great fondness, admiration, and some sadness that we announce the retirement of our long-time partner, friend, and mentor, Tom Keane. After well over 30 years in the profession, Tom finally decided to pursue his true passion of…
On October 29, 2018, Lina secured a defense verdict on the issue of liability. In Rodriguez v. Liberty Lines Transit, Inc., pending in Civil Court Bronx County, the plaintiff claimed that she fell while exiting a bus. She claimed multiple…
On October 4, 2018, Jason secured a defense verdict for our clients in Bronx County on the issue of the serious injury threshold. In this case, Smith v. Monroe, et. al., pending in Supreme Court Bronx County, plaintiff was a…
We successfully appealed a decision from Supreme Court Ulster County denying our motion for summary judgment arguing that our client did not commit trespass or conversion or improperly cut trees on an adjoining property. In this case, claims were brought…
This case presented a unique issue of unlawful government overreach. Our client, a sidewalk contractor, performed routine sidewalk repair in Manhattan. New York City then brought a law suit in Supreme Court seeking over $50,000 in purported damages to tree…
Jason secured a jury verdict in favor of our clients, the defendants, on the issue of the serious injury threshold. In this case, our client struck the plaintiffs' vehicle in the rear at a traffic light. The three occupants of…
Lina's motion pre-discovery for summary judgment on the issue of liability was granted to our client who was operating the middle car in a three car accident. The motion was based upon video evidence of the accident and affidavits showing…
Lina's motion for summary judgment on the serious injury threshold was granted dismissing the plaintiff's complaint against our client. The Court ruled that the defendant established his prima facie case and plaintiff failed to rebut evidence of pre-existing conditions, subsequent…
The Appellate Division -- First Department unanimously reversed the trial court’s decision and granted Connor’s summary judgment motion on liability. This case involved a three-vehicle collision where the codefendant who caused the accident unusually claimed to have “blacked out” and…
After lengthy and very contentious litigation, the Bronx Supreme Court granted Connor’s summary judgment on the issue of liability for this pedestrian knockdown case. This motion required in-depth knowledge of the nuances of the law pertaining to automobile accidents involving…