In Cummings v. Village of Port Chester, MSSSV Westchester partner Rich Sklarin success fully tried an excessive force case twice to fully vindicate several officers and the Village’s Police Department. After a motion for summary judgment at the close of discovery dismissed most of plaintiff’s claims, a jury still had to determine whether the use of a taser to bring the plaintiff into custody was reasonable under the circumstances. …

Law360 – February 13, 2015
The Second Circuit Friday vacated a portion of a district court’s judgment in an employment suit brought against Columbus Citizens Foundation by a former employee over age discrimination, saying separate claims brought under New York law were not properly reviewed. …

In Gomez v. Village of Sleepy Hollow, Southern District Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy granted the Village summary judgment in this police excessive force case. The husband and wife Plaintiffs alleged that they were tasered multiple times by several police officers, as well as being punched and kicked in the face and head while handcuffed. …

Senior Judge McAvoy of the Northern District of New York granted our motion for summary judgment and dismissed plaintiff insurer’s complaint against our client, Vermont Mutual Insurance Company. This case involved a dispute over coverage for an approximately $800,000 verdict in an underlying lead paint case against the mutually insured landlord. …

Judge Briccetti of the Southern District of New York granted our pre-answer motion to dismiss the plaintiff-marina owner’s complaint filed against our client, the Town of Carmel and its officials. The Plaintiff marina had alleged that the Town had violated its constitutional rights by bringing a series of actions against them seeking to enforce its zoning code and over-regulating the Plaintiffs’ operation of their commercial marina. …

Michael Miranda, Neil Sambursky and Steven Verveniotis were named SUPERLAWYERS by the 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. The selections will be featured in a special supplement to the New York Times in October 2014. …

Justice Baisley of the Suffolk County Supreme Court granted summary judgment to our client, Friends of Bradstock (FOB), dismissing plaintiff’s Complaint in its entirety in this personal injury lawsuit involving a quadriplegic.
The injured plaintiff had fractured his neck at the annual Labor Day weekend music festival organized by FOB, which was held at a Suffolk County park. …