Davis v. Boeheim
This appeal dealt with the issue of whether the supreme court properly dismissed Plaintiffs’ complaint for failure to state a cause of action against Defendant Boeheim. Plaintiffs Davis and Lang… Read more »
Author Archives: Christopher Baiamonte
Soto v. J. Crew
Jose Soto (“Plaintiff”), an employee of a commercial cleaning company hired to provide janitorial services for J. Crew, appealed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment on his New York… Read more »
People v. Delee
The defendant, Dwight R. Delee, was charged with killing the victim, known to be a homosexual, with a rifle. Defendant was charged with three offenses: (1) murder in the second… Read more »
People v. Alcide
Defendant James Alcide was indicted for second-degree murder and second- and third-degree weapon possession in connection with a shooting on February 20, 2005. The victim entered a small grocery store,… Read more »
Landon v. Kroll Lab. Specialists, Inc.
This appeal addressed whether the plaintiff, Eric Landon, stated a cause of action to survive a motion to dismiss by the defendant, Kroll Laboratory Specialists, Inc. (“Kroll”), for the alleged… Read more »
4th Department: Wilk v. James
This appeal followed the denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment by the Supreme Court of Erie County. Plaintiff Joanne Wilk, administratrix of decedent Steven Wilk, filed a wrongful death… Read more »
4th Department: Rawlins ex rel. Rawlins v. St. Joseph’s Hosp. Health Center
This appeal addressed the time limit on discovery concerning standards of medical practice and the requirements the opposing party must meet to preclude such discovery. In the Supreme Court for… Read more »
4th Department: Pinnacle Charter Sch. v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. of State of N.Y.
In April 2012, defendant Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York (“Board of Regents”) denied the application of plaintiff Pinnacle Charter School (“Pinnacle”) to renew… Read more »
4th Department: Grace v. Law
This appeal addressed whether a defendant waives or abandons a legal malpractice claim (1) after voluntarily discontinuing the foundational medical malpractice action, and (2) by not appealing a trial court’s… Read more »
New York Court of Appeals: People v. Echevarria
The defendants, Alex Echevarria, Andrew Moss, and Martin Johnson, were arrested after selling controlled substances to undercover police officers. In each case, a pretrial hearing was held pursuant to People… Read more »