by Annette DeWitt | Nov 15, 2011 | News
In Bianca Jagger v. Katz Park Avenue, the Appellate Term, First Department reversed the trial court and threw out plaintiff’s bodily injury claims. Plaintiff, the ex-wife of Mick Jagger, sought in excess of $20 million in damages for injuries allegedly sustained...
by Annette DeWitt | Nov 10, 2011 | News
In Sadek v. Greyhound, venued in New York County, LCBF prevailed at a Frye hearing during trial, precluding plaintiff from proceeding to the jury with respect to his claims that he suffered a stroke as a result of an accident involving a Greyhound bus. Plaintiff, who...
by Annette DeWitt | Sep 15, 2011 | News
In Cervantes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 2011 WL 3911031 (9th Cir. Sept. 7, 2011), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action challenging foreclosure procedures for home loans listing the Mortgage Electronic Recording Service (MERS) as...
by Annette DeWitt | Jun 15, 2011 | News
In Stowe v. Amtrak, 2011 WL 2516939 (E.D.N.Y. 2011), LCBF obtained a ruling denying the plaintiff’s post-trial motions following a defense verdict from a jury in an FELA case tried in Brooklyn. The 40-year old plaintiff cash clerk alleged that a safe door fell...
by Annette DeWitt | Dec 15, 2010 | News
In Vogel v. Laidlaw, LCBF obtained a defense verdict from a Bergen County, New Jersey jury in a serious personal injury case for a student transportation company and two of its employees. Plaintiff, a severely autistic minor, was allegedly physically and verbally...
