March 31, 2014
The New York County Supreme Court granted summary judgment dismissing a suit for contribution and indemnification in a labor law and negligence action. The plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries sustained when he tripped and fell at his work site following construction work that was... read more
March 27, 2014
A Binghamton, NY jury returned a defense verdict for Arctic Cat in a product liability case alleging that defects in a 2007 Arctic Cat Prowler caused the plaintiff to suffer severe leg fractures. Arctic Cat was represented by Christy Mennen of Nilan Johnson Lewis PA, in Minneapolis, and Jim Ughetta... read more
March 26, 2014
The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York granted summary judgment dismissing a suit for commissions on two sales of medical imaging equipment. The plaintiff consulting firm sought commissions in connection with two sales. Tracking Bryon’s arguments, the court’s 35 page opinion... read more
December 13, 2013
Following on the heels of Bob Kelly’s July 2013 win in a steel mill case in Louisiana, Mr. Kelly recently succeeded in defeating the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial in the same case. The plaintiff argued that the verdict sheet, which showed a damage finding exceeding $2.6 million but no... read more
August 07, 2013
A New Jersey judge dismissed a suit against the firm’s client in which plaintiff alleged exposure to asbestos-containing products while performing his duties as a union pipefitter. Mr. Schmitz successfully argued that, under New Jersey law, a landowner has no duty to protect an independent... read more
July 23, 2013
Robert Kelly successfully defended Siemens Industry Inc. in the Eastern District of Louisiana, receiving a unanimous defense verdict in a wrongful death, product liability case arising out of a ladle eruption at an ArcelorMittal steel mill in LaPlace, Louisiana. The jury awarded Plaintiff $2.6MM,... read more
June 10, 2013
Together with local counsel Romelia S. Leach won Motion to Exclude Plaintiff's Expert and got Plaintiff's $1M products liability case dismissed with prejudice on Summary Judgment. A Washington State Federal Judge found that Plaintiff's liability expert was not qualified to testify as an expert in... read more
December 13, 2012
A California judge granted Scott’s motion for summary adjudication and dismissed Plaintiff’s punitive damages claim against the distributor of an allegedly defective medical product. The court held that the Plaintiff had not presented any evidence that the distributor knew of the alleged defect at... read more
September 14, 2012
A Connecticut federal judge has dismissed claims against seven companies targeted in an insurer’s subrogation suit seeking compensation for $200 million in losses associated with a deadly explosion at a Connecticut power plant in 2010. U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill granted motions to dismiss... read more
June 22, 2012
The New York Appellate Division, First Department has upheld a trial court’s order that an insurer (which had refused to acknowledge its obligation for over 5 years) had a duty to defend an entity not named under the policies but which was charged with liability in multiple lawsuits throughout the... read more
