by Annette DeWitt | Oct 15, 2013 | News
In Schofield v. Avante Contractive Corp., the Supreme Court, Westchester County, granted the summary judgment motion of a general contractor represented by LCBF and dismissed Labor Law §§ 240(1), 241(6), and 200 claims of plaintiff, who fell from an unsecured ladder....
by Annette DeWitt | Oct 10, 2013 | News
In two consolidated declaratory judgment actions pending in the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Del Savio Masonry Corp. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co. and Avalon WP I et al. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co.), the court granted two motions for summary...
by Annette DeWitt | Sep 15, 2013 | News
In Arriaga-Hernandez v. MTA, New York County Supreme Court Justice Stallman granted a motion made by LCBF on behalf of the defendant to compel the production of the plaintiff’s cell phone records despite the fact that there was no evidence that claimant was on...
by Annette DeWitt | Sep 15, 2013 | News
In Rodriguez v. Winski, 2013 WL 5379880 (S.D.N.Y. 2013), District Judge Naomi Buchwald issued a 40-page decision dismissing most of the 49 separate claims asserted by a group of Occupy Wall Street protestors, elected officials, and journalists against LCBF clients,...
by Annette DeWitt | Aug 15, 2013 | News
Three partners of a prominent accounting firm were investigated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for alleged misconduct. The firm prevailed in getting the matter dismissed without any action taken by the AICPA against any of the accountants....
