In Bowne v Shapiro, George DeHaven secured a great settlement for our client.  This breach of contract litigation involved our client’s work for the Town of North Hempstead following Superstorm Sandy. The plaintiff was an engineering firm hired as our client’s subcontractor. The plaintiff claimed that that it was not paid for certain work it

George DeHaven tried a four motor vehicle accident case, Shoshari v Herrera.  The plaintiff claimed serious neck, shoulder and knee injuries and underwent cervical fusion surgery as well as arthroscopic procedures on his shoulder and knee. After a three-day liability trial, the jury found in favor of the plaintiff against all three defendants.

Prior to

Eric Strober obtained summary judgment on a motor vehicle liability case premised on a worker’s compensation defense, saving the client $1 million of available coverage, which would have been exhausted given the severity of the injuries.

The case involved a two-car accident in which our client was driving a company van from a job site

John Robertelli obtained summary judgement for a QBE insured from the Honorable L. Grace Spencer J.S.C. in Essex County in a fire-loss case involving a significant property damage claim.

Judge Spencer reviewed the opinions of four cause-and-origin experts and found that none of the experts could conclusively establish the ignition source of the fire. Judge

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, has welcomed four new attorneys, Christina M. Bezas, David I. Gise, Robert C. Kern Jr. and Amanda S. Reynolds to the firm.

Christina M. Bezas, of Long Beach, N.Y., is an Associate in the Insurance Fraud Practice Group. Christina prosecutes complex civil lawsuits under the federal

Howard M. Merkrebs obtained a defense verdict in rear-impact automobile action tried in Bronx County.  The 55 year old plaintiff alleged multiple injuries including a tears in her right knee requiring arthroscopic surgery, tears in her  right shoulder requiring arthroscopic surgery and sprain of her left knee, as well as  herniated cervical discs and bulges

John Robertelli obtained summary judgment on behalf of an equipment financing and leasing company. The dismissal was received from the Atlantic County Superior Court Judge James P. Savio J.S.C. who recognized that 49 U.S.C.A. 30106 (The Graves Act) and New Jersey case law bars any action against the leasing company based upon vicarious liability. Attached

Frank Giliberti and Janine Peress were successful in convincing a court to dismiss a plaintiff homeowners association’s  complaint in a construction defect case, which included breach of contract and tort causes of actions. The plaintiff alleged over $8 million in remedial repair damages.

The homeowner’s association opposed the motion based on the premise that it was

In a series of consolidated matters involving multiple parties and coverage issues with regard to a multi-vehicle collision, John Robertelli secured summary judgment on behalf of the State Farm Insured. The motion was granted by The Honorable Randal C. Chiocca J.S.C. in Passaic County, New Jersey. Alex Pappas assisted by taking the deposition of the

Frank Giliberti and Merril Biscone were successful in convincing a Court to keep a general contractor in a Labor Law case on behalf of the owner of the building in an exclusive area of Manhattan.  The Court agreed that there were issues of fact as to the general contractor’s role in the construction project on