In Kinan v. Deputy Kyle Esposito, et al., a New York railroad passenger injury case, LCBF successfully obtained summary judgment dismissing the complaint in its entirety for plaintiff’s failure to establish medical causation or an actionable injury. The action arose...
The Third Circuit reversed the District of New Jersey in Dawn Valli, et al. v. Avis Budget Group, Inc., et al., finding that a car rental company did not waive its contractual right to compel arbitration through its litigation conduct in a class action. A class of car...
In Etimos v. Casa Bella Property Management, the Appellate Court Division, 2d Department agreed with LCBF that the New York Supreme, Kings County erred when it denied a motion to dismiss a personal injury action against LCBF’s clients, which included a homeowner’s...
In a significant discovery ruling with implications for nation-wide cosmetic-talc litigation, the New York Supreme Court has compelled Northwell Health Inc. (“Northwell”) to produce internal research data related to two scholarly articles authored by Dr. Jacqueline...
Governor Kathy Hochul has issued her third veto of the Grieving Families Act (S.4423), a bill that would significantly expand damages available in New York wrongful death actions. The legislation—passed repeatedly with bipartisan support—would allow recovery for...
