In Josan v. City of New York, et al., New York Associate Jonathan A. Bartlett, a member of New York Partner Meghan A. Cavalieri’s Construction Practice Team, recently obtained summary judgment and dismissal of the plaintiffs’ Labor Law §240(1) claim against the City of New York, the New York City School Construction Authority, and the New York City Department of Education.

Los Angeles Partners Donald Forgey and Nicholas Koumoulis secured a complete defense verdict on behalf of their client, a nightclub owner/operator in Los Angeles. The case, which had been litigated for over five years, involved a then-25-year-old female patron who alleged that she was physically and sexually assaulted, battered, and falsely imprisoned by the security staff inside and outside of the venue.

Las Vegas Healthcare Partners Keith A. Weaver and Alissa N. Bestick recently secured a precedent-setting opinion for a client from the Nevada Supreme Court that clarified the standard for distinguishing claims of professional negligence from those of ordinary negligence.

Northwest Indiana Administrative Partner Scott Cockrum and Associate Kristanna Roper-Nikitaras recently obtained a verdict in an insurance company client's favor in a dispute over the applicability of a delivery exclusion in a personal auto policy.

Los Angeles Partners David Samuels and Meegan Moloney recently obtained summary judgment for the owner and manager of a Southern California hotel in a lawsuit brought by a tenant who alleged that she suffered injuries due to the presence of mold in her leased space.

Los Angeles Partners David Samuels and Heather Hamby recently secured summary judgment for the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in a lawsuit over an accident on a freeway construction site, with a Los Angeles Superior Court judge finding that Caltrans is immune from the plaintiff's claims. 

Fort Lauderdale Managing Partner Cheryl Wilke recently secured a defense verdict for civil engineering firm Gulfstream Design Group and its owner, Matthew Lahti, in a high-stakes professional negligence case in which the plaintiff sought more than $20 million. The verdict by a six-person jury in St. Augustine followed a nine-day trial.

New York Partners Jennifer Yuen and Darrell J. Whiteley, along with Partners Katherine Byrns and Associate Jasper Wong, recently secured a unanimous defense verdict for their clients in a motor vehicle accident case, following nearly three weeks of trial in Kings County Supreme Court. New York Associate Dean Pillarella also assisted the trial team on appellate issues during the course of the defense.

Hartford Partner Christy E. Jachimowski and Associate Jennifer E. Karr recently obtained a victory for a client company at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, with the appeals court affirming the dismissal of a complaint accusing the client of violating an employee’s constitutional rights by withholding federal income tax from his wages. The Court of Appeals took just one day to uphold the lower court decision in the client’s favor.