Evan Schieber, Jeremy Honig and Henry Mascia secured an appellate court victory by reversing a trial court order dismissing the client’s complaint.

In Garendean v 14 Lincoln Place et al, the trial court dismissed the plaintiff’s action against the seller of a building that sought damages for fraud and breach of contract based on the

In an action involving the assignee of certain claims for no-fault benefits, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department reversed the lower court’s decision and dismissed plaintiff’s sole cause of action for prima facie tort against our insurance client. Specifically, the Court concluded that the complaint was devoid of facts to support two critical elements of prima facie

Uniondale, New York – August 15, 2019 – The prestigious Best Lawyers in America has included Rivkin Radler LLP in its U.S. rankings for 2020.  Attorneys from the firm’s Albany, Hackensack and Uniondale offices were included. The lawyers listed, their offices and the categories of law in which they are listed, are as follows:

Albany,

Jeremy Honig was quoted in THE CITY article, “State Agency Stalls Open of Billionaires’ Row Homeless Shelter.”

In the continuing effort to prevent the opening of a homeless shelter in a dangerously, unsafe building, Honig stated, “In order to prevent needless injury or loss of life while the appeal is pending … refrain from issuing any certification.”

In this action to enforce a judgment against the firm’s clients, the Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed a Supreme Court order disqualifying Plaintiff’s attorney, who had previously represented the firm’s clients and their family members in two unrelated matters. The firm convinced the Second Department that a substantial risk of prejudice to defendants existed because

J’Naia L. Boyd and Cheryl F. Korman obtained victory in a premises liability case at the Appellate Division, First Department. The plaintiff commenced the action to recover for injuries sustained when she tripped and fell on an alleged sidewalk defect in front of the abutting premises where our client, the contractor, had been hired to

A new Appellate Division, First Department ruling has major implications for condominium boards seeking to sue individual members of a sponsor entity for construction defects.

Previously, alter ego claims against individual members of the sponsor entity were justified based on the allegation that the developer, which is often a single-purpose entity, did not maintain separate

Cheryl Korman and Henry Mascia will co-chair and present at the New York Appellate Practice Continuing Legal Education Program. Korman and Mascia will be speaking on effective brief writing and oral argument. Korman will be presenting at the Long Island Marriott on Thursday, April 4, and Mascia will be presenting at the Westchester Marriott on Monday,

Cheryl Korman has been featured in the January/February 2019 issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal, “The Moment Is Now.”

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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – January 2, 2019 – Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Frank Izzo, Gene Kang and Henry Mascia have been elected Partners. “These attorneys are excellent advocates in their varying practice areas with great commitment to our clients…We are proud to have them join