May - 2017

David Gould Wins Defense Verdict In Suffolk County

On May 18, 2017, David Gould won a defense verdict in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County in the Muralles v. Foster, Index No. 967/14. The plaintiff, a 60-year old self-employed landscaper was struck by the defendant’s vehicle causing his airbags to deploy on November 4, 2013. The case was tried solely on damages. After 18 minutes, the jury rendered a unanimous defense verdict finding that the accident was not the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s alleged neck and back inju

Marie Castronuovo Wins Summary Judgment In New York County

On April 24, 2017 Marie A. Castronuovo won summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint in Elsner v. Boston Properties, Index No. 153527/14 (Supreme Court, New York County). The plaintiff claimed that he was injured when he slipped and fell on a wet terrazzo floor inside of a building. The plaintiff claimed the defendant cleaning contractor was responsible for the accident because it knew or should have known of the slippery nature of the terrazzo floor when wet and it

Steven Dyki Wins Reversal On Appeal In Fourth Department

On April 28, 2017, Steven Dyki won a reversal in the Appellate Division, Fourth Department of the trial court’s decision that denied our client’s motion for summary judgment in Landsman Development Corp. v. RLI Insurance Company, 2017 NY Slip OP 03294 (4th Dep’t 2017). The plaintiff, Landsman Development Company, commenced an action against RLI Insurance Company for insurance coverage. RLI commenced a third-party action against our client, Technology Insurance Company, and

David Gould Wins Defense Verdict In Kings County

On May 8, 2017, David Gould won a defense verdict in Miller v. Harris, Index No. 500121/2014 (Supreme Court, Kings County). The plaintiff, a 62-year-old freight truck driver, was involved in a two-car accident with the defendant on January 25, 2011. The plaintiff claimed that he sustained rotator cuff tears in both shoulders and disc bulges in his cervical and lumbar spine. The plaintiff’s attorney asked the jury award her client $200,000 for pain and suffering. Mr. Goul

Maurice Recchia Authors Article On Court Of Appeals’ Case Involving Facebook

On April 13, 2017, Maurice Recchia’s article, entitled Court of Appeals’ ‘Facebook’ Decision Leaves Many Questions Open, was published by the New York Law Journal. The article discusses the Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Matter of 381 Search Warrants Directed to Facebook, 2017 N.Y. Lexis 767, 2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 02586 (N.Y. April 4, 2017), which upheld the denial of Facebook’s motion to quash warrants for the entire digital histories of 381 users on Facebook, including

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