In Adeptech Systems, Inc. v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2011 WL 6820184 (E.D.Va.), LCBF successfully moved for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s breach of contract, civil business conspiracy, and tortious interference claims against Freddie Mac in...
In Bianca Jagger v. Katz Park Avenue, the Appellate Term, First Department reversed the trial court and threw out plaintiff’s bodily injury claims. Plaintiff, the ex-wife of Mick Jagger, sought in excess of $20 million in damages for injuries allegedly sustained...
In Sadek v. Greyhound, venued in New York County, LCBF prevailed at a Frye hearing during trial, precluding plaintiff from proceeding to the jury with respect to his claims that he suffered a stroke as a result of an accident involving a Greyhound bus. Plaintiff, who...
In Cervantes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 2011 WL 3911031 (9th Cir. Sept. 7, 2011), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action challenging foreclosure procedures for home loans listing the Mortgage Electronic Recording Service (MERS) as...
In Stowe v. Amtrak, 2011 WL 2516939 (E.D.N.Y. 2011), LCBF obtained a ruling denying the plaintiff’s post-trial motions following a defense verdict from a jury in an FELA case tried in Brooklyn. The 40-year old plaintiff cash clerk alleged that a safe door fell...