In Salazar v. Village of Atlantic Beach, the Village Board made a determination that the plaintiff’s building was unsafe and demolition of the structure was required. Prior to the demolition, plaintiff filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York in an effort to stay the demolition. …

In McGuiness v East/West Industries, the plaintiff alleged that he was fired in retaliation for taking a family medical leave of absence to care for his severely ill child. Judge Wexler granted our motion for summary judgment and dismissed the complaint. We were able to successfully convince the court that the claimant did not have an ongoing open ended right to family medical leave and that the claimant’s employment was terminated as a result of poor attendance and an economic slowdown. …

In 49 WB v. The Village of Haverstraw, et al., Federal Judge Vincent Briccetti dismissed all claims against the Village of Haverstraw arising from a failed condemnation against a developer. Specifically, the Federal case stemmed from a New York State Appellate Division decision that invalidated the Village’s efforts to condemn plaintiff’s building. …

MSSSV won a defense verdict for the Village of Lloyd Harbor & its officials in a hard-fought 3 week First Amendment retaliation lawsuit. (See Firm News March 2011) Now, Eastern District Judge Kathleen A. Tomlinson has awarded the Village over $9,000, representing its costs in obtaining transcripts of the plaintiff’s deposition and trial testimony. …

In Philadelphia Insurance Company v. Harleysville, we recently prevailed on a co-insurance dispute after a $350,000 jury verdict was rendered that another insurer refused to share. The other insurer also refused to contribute to any defense-sharing. The other insurer argued that Philadelphia was somehow estopped from claiming its co-insurance rights because it had allowed the matter to go into default as to a co-insured managing agent. …

In one of the first cases interpreting the new State law prohibiting discrimination against domestic violence victims, MSSSV successfully represented a medical practice. The employee asserted that she was discriminated against when she was placed on an unpaid sixty day leave after having missed substantial time due to an ongoing divorce proceeding. …

MSSSV successfully represented People Care, Inc. against a claim of disability discrimination in the Supreme Court for Suffolk County. People Care, a well established and respected home health care agency, was accused by a former employee of terminating her employment based on her “acute asthmatic bronchitis.” …