JUNE 13, 2022 – After a hard-fought 5 day trial, MSSSV partner Larry Wasserman persuaded another Suffolk County jury to find for his client. Defense verdict in Dorst v. Walsh ! …
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MIKE MIRANDA TO SPEAK AT NBI’S NEW YORK LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW WEBINAR
Mike Miranda will be speaking at NBI’s Webinar: New York Labor and Employment Law 2021 on November 2nd.
He will be speaking on Social Media Issues in the Workplace. Please see below for a link.
SIX (6) MSSSV PARTNERS NAMED AS SUPERLAWYERS
October 13th, 2021
The firm is again pleased to announce that 6 MSSSV partners have been named as Superlawyers.
Mike Miranda and Steve Verveniotis were recognized in the fields of Employment Litigation and Insurance Coverage, respectively.
Ondine Slone, Rich Sklarin, Andrew Kaufman and Larry Wasserman were named for their personal injury defense expertise. …
DEFENDANT’S VERDICT IN TRIP AND FALL IN NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT
April 14,2021
In the very first jury trial held in Nassau County post-covid, partner Larry Wasserman secured a defense verdict!
In Borges v. Medical Specialties Group LLC, Plaintiff alleged serious injuries including a fractured shoulder and the need for a shoulder replacement. The plaintiff’s trip and fall was allegedly caused by an unsafe 4-to-5-inch curb leading to our client’s medical office building. …
Partner Ondine Slone in Super Lawyers Special Edition for Women
The Firm is very proud of partner Ondine Slone, who was listed in this week’s NY Metro Super Lawyers Supplement dedicated to women.
March 23rd, 2021 …
MSSSV SECURES APPELLATE VICTORY IN PLAINTIFF’S DELAY CASE
The Supreme Court, New York County had dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint due to the plaintiff’s counsel’s repeated failure to provide the defendants with duly executed, HIPAA-compliant authorizations and the plaintiff appealed.
On appeal, the First Department unanimously affirmed, finding that the Supreme Court “providently exercised its discretion in dismissing the complaint after plaintiff violated multiple orders to produce documentary evidence over the course of approximately 1½ years and finally failed to comply with the orders even after the court had, over defendants’ rigorous objections, given him ‘one last chance’”. …
MSSSV’S EMPLOYMENT GROUP WINS A FEDERAL GENDER EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASE FOR THE GREAT NECK SCHOOL DISTRICT ON A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.
In Azab v. Great Neck, the plaintiff claimed that the elimination of the Cleaner-Attendant title was discriminatory. Plaintiff asserted her claims under both disparate treatment and disparate impact theories. In awarding the District summary judgment, the Court concluded that the District’s budgetary cuts were a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for the elimination of the Cleaner-attendant positions. …