In a case involving a claim for property damage allegedly caused by the work of a contractor/developer that was in the process of renovating an adjacent condominium unit, John Robertelli secured a dismissal with prejudice of Plaintiff’s Complaint after a settlement reached was disputed by Plaintiff. Plaintiff filed a motion to enforce the settlement claiming

While participating in a hockey tournament in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Plaintiff sustained significant facial injuries when he struck a rink door. John Robertelli and Alex Pappas secured a dismissal of all claims against the Gloucester Township Men’s Hockey League (GTMHL), which was alleged to have sanctioned the tournament.

After filing a motion for summary

In a case involving serious injuries, John Robertelli obtained a pre-answer dismissal of all claims for Under Insured Motorist (UIM) benefits brought by Plaintiff against The State Farm Insurance Company in a lawsuit recently filed in Bergen County, New Jersey.  After a series of discussions, Plaintiff’s counsel accepted State Farm’s legal position and agreed to

Brian Ade and Alexander Pappas won motion for summary judgment dismissing Plaintiff’s complaint with prejudice against their client, a water utility. Plaintiff alleged that the client negligently excavated a trench in a road which created a depression in the cross walk which caused the plaintiff to trip and fall when she walked through the cross walk. The judge agreed with our

Bruce Bendix obtained summary judgment dismissing a complaint against our clients in an action arising from a motor vehicle accident. In the complaint, plaintiff alleged that she sustained serious injuries as defined by Insurance Law Section 5102(d).

Bruce contended that plaintiff did not sustain a “serious injury” since she had a pre-existing neck condition and her objective

On June 13, 2017,  Jacqueline Bushwack was sworn in for a second term as a member of the Board of Directors for the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center (NSC&FGC).

Incorporated in 1953, NSC&FGC is the leading not-for-profit children’s mental health agency on Long Island dedicated to restoring and strengthening the emotional well-being of

On June 3, Jacqueline Bushwack presented a program entitled “Incorporating Demonstrative Evidence into Your Case” at the USLAW Women’s Connection Conference in Lake Tahoe.

The USLAW Women’s Connection serves member firms’ women clients who hail from a cross-section of industries and seek a networking environment that includes prominent attorneys, businesswomen and leaders from around the

Keith S. Grover obtained dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of our client, Chelsea Piers, on June 13, 2017.  The plaintiff claimed that she was attending a catering party at Chelsea Piers when she tripped and fell on a single step, resulting in significant injuries and requiring surgery.

In opposing our motion for

George DeHaven obtained dismissal on behalf of client, U.S. Industries.  Plaintiff is a long-haul truck driver booked through a trucking broker to pick up rolls of rubber roofing material from our client in Michigan, and deliver them to the codefendant’s warehouse in Brooklyn.  He was injured when he attempted to assist the unloading process and

Last month, George DeHaven received a voluntary dismissal of a third-party action in a labor law case. The action was brought by a union window washer who fell from a ladder in a building owned by Trinity Real Estate.

The third-party action, asserted against the installer of the windows the plaintiff was cleaning, claimed that