People v. Jarvis
Defendant was convicted of two counts of murder in the second degree following a jury trial in 1991. In an earlier direct appeal, Defendant’s convictions were affirmed. However, in 2012,… Read more »
Author Archives: Christopher Baiamonte
LHR, Inc. v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.
This case arose when SunCom Wireless (later acquired by T-Mobile) breached a purchase agreement with LHR, Inc. The appellate division modified the supreme court’s order below and affirmed the otherwise… Read more »
Evergreen Assoc., Inc. v. City of New York
The appeal addressed whether New York City can require pregnancy services centers to disclose particular information about the centers and the services they provide. The City’s appeal followed the district… Read more »
People v. Enrique
This appealed addressed whether an ex-girlfriend’s testimony should be allowed for the Respondent at a pre-release hearing to determine whether he suffered from a mental abnormality. Respondent was nearing the… Read more »
People v. Clermont
This appeal addressed whether the trial court’s denial of Defendant’s motion to suppress a gun should be reversed due to ineffective counsel. Defendant, Jocelyn Clermont, had been walking down the… Read more »
People v. Asaro
This appeal addressed whether the defendant Patrick Asaro’s convictions for manslaughter and assault, both in the second-degree, were supported by sufficient evidence. Asaro was driving a modified hotrod with four… Read more »
Belzberg v. Verus Investments Holdings Inc.
This case arose when Petitioner Samuel Belzberg appealed an order from the appellate division that denied his application for a permanent stay of third-party arbitration claims by Respondent Verus Investments… Read more »
Tuminno v. Waite
The defendant, Marjorie Waite, appealed from an order that directed the sale of the property she owned as tenant-in-common with the plaintiff, Cathy Tuminno. Waite and Tuminno acquired the property… Read more »
Koch v. Sheehan
This appeal considered a decision of the Office of Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”) to exclude Petitioner from participating in New York’s Medicaid program. Petitioner Eric J. Koch, D.O., was investigated… Read more »
Georgitsi Realty, LLC v. Penn-Star Ins. Co.
This appeal addressed two issues of first impression related to whether a property insurance policy covering acts of “vandalism” included the damage suffered. Plaintiff owned an apartment building in Brooklyn,… Read more »