Fullerton Beck Partner Jason Aaron secured summary judgment in a high-exposure New York Labor Law case on behalf of the firm’s client, a waterproofing and restoration contractor who was impleaded into the case by defendant-contractor, seeking contractual and common law indemnification and asserted breach of contract claims for our client’s purported failure to procure insurance. Our client was hired to perform waterproofing and steelwork at a large commercial property in Manhattan, New York. Our client’s employee, the plaintiff, filed suit against the property owner for alleged violations of Labor Law sections 200, 240(1) and 241(6) after his hand was pinned […]

Yankwitt LLP achieved a successful resolution in a complex intra-family dispute just days after the firm filed a motion for summary judgment, showcasing the effectiveness of Yankwitt LLP’s compelling brief writing. Yankwitt LLP represented the defendant, who was the administrator of his late mother’s estate. Before she passed away, the defendant’s mother asked her husband, the defendant’s stepfather, and the plaintiff in the action to convey his interest in the house they owned together so that she would be the sole owner. The defendant did so pursuant to a signed deed recorded with the county clerk. After his mother died, […]

Armed with compelling facts and persuasive legal arguments, Yankwitt LLP successfully obtained permission to serve a late Notice of Claim on behalf of its out-of-state hospitality client. This legal victory arose from an incident where the client’s hotel flooded due to a burst pipe in an adjacent parking lot owned by the City of New Rochelle. New York law requires those injured by the alleged negligence of a municipality to file a formal Notice of Claim within a short window following the incident. Failure to adhere to this requirement results in the prohibition of future litigation. Although the court possesses […]