Elena Goldberg Velazquez
Frontario v White Plains Public School District July 13, 2026
Frontario v White Plains Public School District Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 8, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal InjuryEmployment / Labor Judges Mark C. DillonColleen D. DuffyCarl J. LandicinoElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties Plaintiff-Respondent Louis Frontario Attorneys: Jonathan I. Edelstein Defendant-Appellant White Plains Public School District Attorneys: Ralph C. DeMarco,…
DeSilvo v Cun Gui Zheng July 13, 2026
DeSilvo v Cun Gui Zheng Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 8, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal InjuryGeneral Civil Litigation Judges Francesca E. Connolly, J.P.Linda ChristopherBarry E. WarhitElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties Anna DeSilvo Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Scott T. Horn Splen Construction, Inc. Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: Robert A. Von Hagen Brief Summary Issue…
Trombetta v Eklecco Newco, LLC July 6, 2026
Trombetta v Eklecco Newco, LLC First_time Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 1, 2026 CategoriesInsurance CoverageTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges Francesca E. ConnollyCheryl E. ChambersHelen VoutsinasElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties ShelterPoint Life Insurance Company Nonparty-Appellant Attorneys: Stephanie L. Denker, Amy S. Kline Michele Trombetta Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: Annette G. Hasapidis Brief Summary…
MTGLQ Investors, L.P. v Walker July 6, 2026
MTGLQ Investors, L.P. v Walker Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 1, 2026 CategoriesMortgage ForeclosureReal Estate / Property Judges Francesca E. ConnollyValerie Brathwaite NelsonBarry E. WarhitElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties Jay Walker Defendant-Appellant Attorneys: Shivani Jacelon, Christopher Fasano MTGLQ Investors, L.P. Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: John E. Brigandi Brief Summary Issue Mortgage foreclosure…
Accesslex Institute v O-Sun Lee July 6, 2026
Accesslex Institute v O-Sun Lee Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 1, 2026 CategoriesCommercial / Business LitigationGeneral Civil Litigation Judges Cheryl E. Chambers, J.P.Deborah A. DowlingLillian WanElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties Accesslex Institute Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Karl E. Kolkmann O-Sun Lee Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: O-Sun Lee Brief Summary Issue Student loan contract collection…
Richard Ulysse v State of New York, et al. July 6, 2026
Richard Ulysse v State of New York, et al. Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 1, 2026 CategoriesEmployment / LaborCivil Rights Judges Betsy BarrosLara J. GenovesiLourdes M. VenturaElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties Richard Ulysse Plaintiff-Respondent State of New York, et al. Defendants-Appellants Attorneys: Christopher A. Priore Brief Summary Issue Public-sector employment…
Hidalgo v Darakchiev July 6, 2026
Hidalgo v Darakchiev Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 1, 2026 CategoriesMedical Malpractice Judges Hector D. LaSalleFrancesca E. ConnollyLourdes M. VenturaElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties Mary Hidalgo, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellants-Respondents Attorneys: Daniel X. Robinson Borimir Darakchiev Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Attorneys: Jennifer Larkin-Higgins Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: Michelle C. Acosta, Scott…
Alam v. Priority One Ambulance, Inc. June 29, 2026
Alam v. Priority One Ambulance, Inc. Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided June 24, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges Betsy BarrosLara J. GenovesiLourdes M. VenturaElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties Masudul Alam Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: Paul Ajlouny, Elena Goor Barron Priority One Ambulance, Inc., et al. Defendants-Appellants Attorneys: Kent B. Dolan Brief…
Yakobson v IGAL Ocean, LLC June 29, 2026
Yakobson v IGAL Ocean, LLC Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided June 24, 2026 CategoriesReal Estate / PropertyGeneral Civil Litigation Judges Betsy BarrosLara J. GenovesiLourdes M. VenturaElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties Rimma Yakobson Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Laurence J. Sass IGAL Ocean, LLC, et al. Defendant-Respondents Attorneys: Elena A. Shapiro Brief Summary Issue Real…
The People v. Merciful Johnson June 22, 2026
The People v. Merciful Johnson Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided June 17, 2026 CategoriesCriminal Law Judges Betsy Barros, J.P.Lillian WanDonna-Marie E. GoliaElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties The People Respondent Attorneys: Eric Gonzalez, Leonard Joblove, Solomon Neubort Merciful Johnson Appellant Attorneys: Jeffrey Lichtman, David Gelfand, Matthew Cohan Brief Summary Issue Criminal law…