On behalf of a client, Marc Ullman helped secure a decision by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy to withdraw its attempt to regulate the dietary supplement industry at the state level. The matter arose when the client, a dietary supplement distributor, received the Board’s demand that it register with the state as a Non-Resident …
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On Thursday, January 24, 2019, from 8:30 to 10 am, Michael Mulè and Walter Gumersell will present the next BOSS program, entitled “Your Contracts May Be Exposing You to Lawsuits and Costing You Money.” Participants will learn ways to minimize the risk of lawsuits from suppliers, counterparts, partners and employees through properly drafted contracts. The presenters …
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Rivkin Radler is proud to announce that Jacqueline Bushwack and Cheryl F. Korman have been selected for Crain’s New York Business’ 2019 Notable Women in Law list. The annual list celebrates attorneys who have made an impact on New York City. According to Crain’s, “it honors the achievements of the brightest and boldest legal minds; those …
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Eric Fader was quoted in a Managed Healthcare Executive article, “Midterm election results: 6 ways healthcare could change in 2019.” Click here to read the article. …
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John Diviney was quoted in a Newsday article, “Handling embezzlement in the workplace.” “At some point you have to think about filing charges,” says Diviney. Diviney pointed out that in many cases that’s a viable alternative because the police and prosecutors may have better tools to handle the investigation than a company does. Your approach depends …
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ALBANY, NY – Rivkin Radler is proud to announce that Robert Iseman was chosen as a winner of the 2019 International Advisory Experts (IAE) Award. The annual awards pay tribute to firms and attorneys who have been successful over the past 12 months and have received exceptional praise from their peers. Winners are chosen by …
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Earlier this week, Mike Cannata, Steve Smirti, Frank Misiti, and Stu Gordon filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association in a case styled Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC.  The case concerns the rights of a trademark licensee to continue to use …
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A recent decision serves as a cautionary tale for attorneys. The Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed a Supreme Court order dismissing an action to recover damages for unlawful termination on the ground that the same issue had already been decided in a prior action. In the prior action, the plaintiff’s counsel prepared and signed a …
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New York, NY – December 15, 2018 – Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, has announced that Mark N. Antar has joined the firm as an Associate. Mark N. Antar has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Real Estate, Zoning and Land Use practice groups. Antar concentrates his practice in real estate and …
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Jeremy Honig successfully obtained a unanimous jury verdict in Westchester County Supreme Court in favor of the defendant general contractor in a breach of contract case commenced by the plaintiff homeowner.  The jury rejected plaintiff’s breach of contract claim and awarded defendant a money judgment on its breach of contract counterclaim finding that plaintiff had breached …
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Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, has announced that Jane Ann E. Whitchurch has joined the firm as Counsel in the Commercial Litigation, General Liability and Insurance Coverage Practice Groups, resident in the New Jersey office. Jane Ann E. Whitchurch focuses her practice on general liability matters including premises and auto claims …
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William Cornachio, with the help of John Panagopoulos, closed on the acquisition and financing of a client’s $21.9 million purchase of a 31-unit, multi-family landmark property in Brooklyn Heights. …
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Eric Fader was quoted in an article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Business, “Florida Physicians Group Exposed 9,000 Patients’ Data to Web.” Eric pointed out that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has focused on the importance of risk analysis in several recent HIPAA settlements. The lack of risk analysis was a key component …
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On December 14, Marc Ullman will be participating in the Hemp CBD Legal Roundtable at the Governor’s Office in NYC. The roundtable will be facilitated by Axel Bernabe, Assistant Counsel to the Governor, Scott Wyner, General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture and Markets, and Brian Malkin, Co-Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s …
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Michael Troisi and Michael Welch were successful in obtaining summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint in its entirety.  In this action, plaintiff claimed that it was the mortgagee under a homeowners insurance policy and entitled to coverage for a property damage loss.  Troisi and Welch argued that the plaintiff was merely a third party purchaser after …
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