by Annette DeWitt | Mar 15, 2014 | News
In Wallace v. Nat’l R.R. Pass. Corp., 2014 WL 1088906 (S.D.N.Y. March 18, 2014), the district court ruled that Amtrak was entitled to a declaration, prior to trial of the underlying personal injury claims, that its contractor, Weeks Marine, was contractually...
by Annette DeWitt | Feb 15, 2014 | News
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved a settlement consisting of an immediate cash payment of $767 million to resolve the claims of LCBF client Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac’s claims involved complex derivative...
by Annette DeWitt | Dec 15, 2013 | Speaking Engagements and Seminars
On December 5 and 6, 2013, Ron Joseph gave lectures to the sergeants and lieutenants of a police department concerning stop and frisk procedures and probable cause in preparation for that police department’s 2014 Super Bowl mobilization.
by Annette DeWitt | Nov 15, 2013 | News
In National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. The City of New Brunswick, the United States District Court for New Jersey signed a consent order vacating tax assessments and tax sales that had occurred on Amtrak-owned property within the City of New Brunswick and...
by Annette DeWitt | Oct 15, 2013 | News
In Schofield v. Avante Contractive Corp., the Supreme Court, Westchester County, granted the summary judgment motion of a general contractor represented by LCBF and dismissed Labor Law §§ 240(1), 241(6), and 200 claims of plaintiff, who fell from an unsecured ladder....
