Commercial Litigation


Riverso and De La Hoz Obtain Preliminary Injunction Without an Evidentiary Hearing
February 24, 2020 | Commercial Litigation | Construction

In a trespass action, Pia E. Riverso and Catalina E. De La Hoz obtained a preliminary injunction in favor of the firm’s clients, two owners of adjoining property in Brooklyn, NY.

The two homeowners commenced an action against the defendants — adjoining property owners — after the defendants’ encroached on the plaintiffs’ properties during their

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Grill and Gise Defeat Reargument Motion and Obtain Judgments in Sweeping Victory
January 30, 2020 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Commercial Litigation

David M. Grill and David Gise defeated an effort by a defaulting corporation to reargue a decision issued recently by Justice McCormack of the Nassau County Supreme Court. The two attorneys obtained a default judgment against a defendant corporation in which the defendant claimed the default should be excused because the defendant’s principal was unaware

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Grill and Schieber Prevail on Interpretation of Co-Tenancy Provision
January 21, 2020 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Commercial Litigation

David M. Grill and Evan R. Schieber received an extremely important victory for the landlord of a well-known Long Island shopping center regarding the interpretation of a co-tenancy provision. In Morton Village Realty Co., Inc. v. Sleepy’s LLC, et al., Supreme Court, Nassau County Index No. 610652/2018, the Court rejected Mattress Firm’s attempt to prematurely terminate

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Rivkin Radler Elects 5 New Partners
January 2, 2020 | Compliance Investigations & White Collar | Commercial Litigation | Labor & Employment | General Liability | Health Services | Insurance Fraud and Recovery | Banking

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Michelle A. Bholan,  James R. Finn, Tamika N. Hardy, Steven T. Henesy and Joshua D. Smith have been elected Partners.

“These attorneys are excellent advocates in their respective practice areas who are deeply committed to serving our clients,” Krinick said. “We

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Troisi and Mulholland Secure Dismissal Based on Res Judicata
December 18, 2019 | Commercial Litigation

Michael Troisi and Laura Mulholland secured dismissal of a breach of contract claim asserted against our insurer client.

Plaintiff sued for breach of her partnership’s fire insurance policy, based on alleged underpayment for a fire loss. The partnership previously had sued our client for the same loss and damage, and the partnership’s suit was settled.

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Program: IP Issues in Marketing and Advertising
December 13, 2019 | Commercial Litigation | Intellectual Property

The January 23rd Business Owners Seminar Series (BOSS) program will focus on intellectual property, an important business asset. Hosted by Michael Mulè, attendees will learn from Michael Cannata and Frank Misiti how to protect themselves from costly intellectual property litigation.

For more information and to register, click here.

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Glambosky and Honig Defeat Tenant’s Effort to Reopen Rent Claim Based on HSTPA
November 26, 2019 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Commercial Litigation

Erez Glambosky and Jeremy Honig prevailed on behalf of their landlord client. The Court ruled that the tenant cannot reopen an overcharge claim based upon HSTPA Choice of Forum.

Plaintiff-tenant moved to renew/reargue the Court’s order from June 3, 2019, dismissing plaintiff’s overcharge complaint and directing him to file before the New York State Division

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Gordon, Hardy and Mulè Defeat Motion to Dismiss
November 25, 2019 | Commercial Litigation

Tamika Hardy, Michael Mulè and Stuart Gordon successfully defeated a motion to dismiss a complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(4) based on other action pending and seeking to cancel a notice of pendency filed in connection with the motion.

Plaintiff, a for-profit college, sought to set aside the college’s no-consideration conveyance of real property to defendants,

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Grill and Schieber Win Motion to Dismiss
November 21, 2019 | Commercial Litigation

In a pivotal victory for the developer of the renowned Plaza Condominium, the firm succeeded in obtaining a complete dismissal of a multi-million dollar case involving numerous parties and numerous causes of action brought by a condominium board against the developer.  Adopting all of our arguments, the Court dismissed all 21 claims asserted against our

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Spero Discusses Legal Issues Facing Growing Companies With Chaminade Alumni
November 15, 2019 | Bankruptcy | Commercial Litigation | Corporate

On November 14, Matt Spero, along with other Chaminade alumni including one of the owners of Greenport Brewery, presented “Legal Issues Facing Growing Companies and What to Look Out For” to the Chaminade Alumni Lawyers Association and Chaminade Businessmen’s Association.

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