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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…

People of the State of New York v. Kwesi Prophete June 29, 2026

People of the State of New York v. Kwesi Prophete Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided June 25, 2026 CategoriesCriminal Law Judges WebberFriedmanGonzálezO'Neill LevyMichael Attorneys and Parties The People of the State of New York Respondent Attorneys: Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., Jacob C. Marcus Kwesi Prophete Defendant-Appellant Attorneys: Jenay Nurse Guilford, David J.…

Encarnacion v. St. Barnabas Hospital June 18, 2026

Encarnacion v. St. Barnabas Hospital Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided June 9, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges MoultonFriedmanPitt-BurkeRosadoMichael Attorneys and Parties Juana Encarnacion Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: Jillian Rosen St. Barnabas Hospital Defendant-Appellant Attorneys: Samantha E. Quinn Brief Summary Issue Personal injury and premises liability, focused on whether the jury should have…

Todd Katz v Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. June 18, 2026

Todd Katz v Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided June 11, 2026 CategoriesCommercial / Business Litigation Judges Manzanet-DanielsGonzálezHiggittMichaelChan Attorneys and Parties Todd Katz Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Jessica Zeldin Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: Israel David Brief Summary Issue A maritime shipping company dispute over preferred stock, dividend-payment obligations, and…

The People of the State of New York v. Alexandros Lorentzos June 18, 2026

The People of the State of New York v. Alexandros Lorentzos Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided June 11, 2026 CategoriesCriminal Law Judges Manzanet-DanielsGonzálezHiggittMichaelChan Attorneys and Parties The People of the State of New York Respondent Attorneys: Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., Jared Wolkowitz Alexandros Lorentzos Defendant-Appellant Attorneys: White & Case LLP, Jenay Nurse…

HNA Holdings 422 Fulton (GP) LP et al. v TSCE 2007 422 Fulton GP, L.L.C. June 8, 2026

HNA Holdings 422 Fulton (GP) LP et al. v TSCE 2007 422 Fulton GP, L.L.C. Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided June 4, 2026 CategoriesCommercial / Business LitigationReal Estate / Property Judges Manzanet-DanielsKapnickRosadoMichaelHagler Attorneys and Parties HNA Holdings 422 Fulton (GP) LP et al. Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: Carl W. Oberdier TSCE 2007 422 Fulton…

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…

Diaz v Boston Properties, Inc. May 25, 2026

Diaz v Boston Properties, Inc. Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided May 19, 2026 CategoriesConstruction LawTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges Moulton, J.P.ScarpullaKapnickShulmanMichael Attorneys and Parties Salvador Diaz Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Christina R. Mercado Boston Properties, Inc.; Petretti & Associes LLC; Sovereign Mechanical Corp. Defendants-Respondents Attorneys: John Collorafi Times Square Tower Associates LLC, et…

Taylor v. The City of New York, et al. May 25, 2026

Taylor v. The City of New York, et al. Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided May 19, 2026 CategoriesCivil RightsEmployment / Labor Judges MoultonScarpullaKapnickShulmanMichael Attorneys and Parties Otis Taylor Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Fred B. Lichtmacher The City of New York Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: Bo Malin-Mayor Sergeant Martin Toczek Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: Lalit K. Loomba Brief Summary…

Ellise Park v Stephen Butkow May 11, 2026

Ellise Park v Stephen Butkow Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided May 7, 2026 CategoriesFamily Law / Matrimonial Judges Moulton, J.P.Gesmer, J.Higgitt, J.Michael, J.Chan, J. Attorneys and Parties Ellise Park Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Nina S. Gross Stephen Butkow Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: Karen B. Rosenthal Brief Summary Issue Matrimonial litigation involving an interim counsel fee award…