Judge Linda Jamieson of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, granted our motion for summary judgment on the ground that the plaintiff did not sustain a “serious injury” as a result of the subject accident. The plaintiff, in her 20s at the time of the accident, claimed injuries to her cervical, thoracic and lumbar spines, including herniated and bulging discs. …

On July 27th, Michael Miranda will be speaking on police liability litigation as part of a Municipal Liability program hosted by NBI. …

MSSSV (partner Steven Verveniotis) obtained a defense verdict – in a federal jury trial where ten witnesses testified – in the case of Karen Crowley v. Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District et al, where the plaintiff, a teacher, sued her employer claiming discrimination based upon age in violation of federal and state law, hostile work environment, and unconstitutional retaliation in response to protected speech. …

MSSSV (partner Steven Verveniotis) obtained a defense verdict at the jury trial of the case Browne v. Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District et al, where the dispositive question: “Has Plaintiff proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District discriminated against Plaintiff on the basis of Plaintiff’s gender” was answered with a resounding “No.” …

We are very pleased to announce that Maurice has been made a partner.

He is a valuable member of our employment/civil rights team, having been with the firm since 2009. He has been practicing law for over 20 years. He has successfully tried cases and secured numerous outstanding results for the insurance defense community during that interim. …

Partner Steve Verveniotis turned in another superlative year, winning a number of significant coverage decisions for insurers across the country. A sampling of his success is set forth below:

In Netherlands Insurance Company v US Underwriters Ins Co., 14 Civ 3568 (NSR) (JSM), Judge Roman – in December 2015 – upheld, by summary judgment, a disclaimer of coverage pursuant to an exclusion for injuries to employees of a contractor as applicable to all insureds, regardless of which insured hired the contractor. …

Rich Sklarin and Ondine Slone were named SUPERLAWYERS for 2015. In addition,Mike Miranda, Neil Sambursky and Steven Verveniotis were again selected by this prestigious national organization. Independent nominations and peer research are conducted to be named to this list. Less than 5% of the lawyers in the state are selected. …