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Gleinin Martinez v. The Bronx County Historical Society July 6, 2026
Gleinin Martinez v. The Bronx County Historical Society Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided July 2, 2026 CategoriesEmployment / Labor Judges MoultonMendezGesmerO'Neill LevyMichael Attorneys and Parties Gleinin Martinez Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant Attorneys: Russell E. Adler The Bronx County Historical Society Defendant-Appellant-Respondent Attorneys: Laurent S. Drogin Brief Summary Issue Employment and wage-and-hour dispute involving whether a…
Bruce R. Bent v. Anthony Cirone, et al. June 22, 2026
Bruce R. Bent v. Anthony Cirone, et al. Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided June 18, 2026 CategoriesReal Estate / PropertyCommercial / Business LitigationGeneral Civil Litigation Judges Manzanet-DanielsMendezShulmanHiggittHagler Attorneys and Parties Bruce R. Bent Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: John Dellaportas Anthony Cirone, et al. Defendants-Respondents Attorneys: William J. Geller Brief Summary Issue Condominium governance and…
Rudzikewycz v 164 West 79th Street Corp. June 22, 2026
Rudzikewycz v 164 West 79th Street Corp. Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided June 18, 2026 CategoriesConstruction LawTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges Manzanet-DanielsMendezShulmanHiggittHagler Attorneys and Parties Nick Rudzikewycz Plaintiff-Appellant-Respondent Attorneys: Peter D. Rigelhaupt 164 West 79th Street Corp. and Orsid Realty Corp. Defendants-Respondents / Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents Attorneys: Shawn Schatzle Roth Built Works…
Nochi Blue LLC v Board of Managers of Franklin Place Condominium June 22, 2026
Nochi Blue LLC v Board of Managers of Franklin Place Condominium Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided June 18, 2026 CategoriesReal Estate / PropertyConstruction Law Judges Manzanet-DanielsMendezShulmanHiggittHagler Attorneys and Parties Nochi Blue LLC Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Kyle G. Kunst Board of Managers of Franklin Place Condominium Defendant-Respondent; Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: Stephen H. Orel Broadway…
Jun Lim Chang v 37 Plaza LLC and Ransd Design, Inc. June 8, 2026
Jun Lim Chang v 37 Plaza LLC and Ransd Design, Inc. Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided June 2, 2026 CategoriesConstruction LawTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges Manzanet-DanielsKennedyMendezMichaelHagler Attorneys and Parties Jun Lim Chang Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: Gail S. Kelner 37 Plaza LLC Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: Jeffrey Kim Ransd Design, Inc. Defendant-Appellant; Second Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant…
Freeland v Chemtob May 25, 2026
Freeland v Chemtob Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided May 21, 2026 CategoriesReal Estate / Property Judges KennedyScarpullaMendezRodriguezRosado Attorneys and Parties Nancy Chemtob Defendant-Appellant Attorneys: Gary I. Lerner James Freeland Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: Gregory P. Cronin Brief Summary Issue Residential landlord-tenant dispute over lease nonrenewal notice, holdover use and occupancy, electricity charges, security deposit…
The People of the State of New York v Tyler Alvarez May 25, 2026
The People of the State of New York v Tyler Alvarez Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided May 21, 2026 CategoriesCriminal Law Judges KennedyScarpullaMendezRodriguezRosado Attorneys and Parties The People of the State of New York Respondent Attorneys: Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., Nathan Morgante Tyler Alvarez Defendant-Appellant Attorneys: Twyla Carter, Graham Ball Brief Summary…
Michael C. Chiappa et al. v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey et al. May 25, 2026
Michael C. Chiappa et al. v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey et al. Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided May 21, 2026 CategoriesConstruction LawTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges KennedyScarpullaMendezRodriguezRosado Attorneys and Parties Michael C. Chiappa et al. Plaintiffs-Appellants Attorneys: Christen Giannaros The Port Authority of New York and…
Choi v Linc LIC L.L.C. May 18, 2026
Choi v Linc LIC L.L.C. Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided May 12, 2026 CategoriesReal Estate / PropertyGeneral Civil Litigation Judges ScarpullaMendezShulmanRodriguezHagler Attorneys and Parties Hyunseoung Choi Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant Attorneys: Hyunseoung Choi Linc LIC L.L.C. Defendant-Appellant-Respondent Attorneys: Jeffrey L. Goldman Brief Summary Issue Residential landlord-tenant law involving rent-stabilized housing, rent concessions, preferential rent treatment…
Henriquez v New York City Housing Authority May 11, 2026
Henriquez v New York City Housing Authority Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided May 5, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal InjuryReal Estate / Property Judges WebberMoultonMendezHiggittMichael Attorneys and Parties New York City Housing Authority Defendant-Appellant-Respondent Attorneys: Patrick J. Lawless Antoinette Henriquez Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant Attorneys: Carolyn M. Canzoneri Brief Summary Issue Municipal liability and notice-of-claim…