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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New York Case Summary Welch v. Father’s House of Rochester, N.Y. 2025 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1730 New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Decided: March 21, 2025 Defendant’s Motion for summary judgment denied in premises liability action. Background In this action to recover damages for injuries Plaintiff sustained when she fell while… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New York Case Summaries Rodriguez v. VBG 990 AOA LLC New York Supreme Court, New York County 2025 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 682 Decided: February 6, 2025 Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff withheld a former employee’s contact information, which resulted in preclusion from arguing lack of notice. Background In this Labor Law personal injury action, Defendants/Third-Party… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New York Case Summaries Echeverria v. Faztec Indus., Inc. New York Supreme Court, New York County 2025 NYLJ LEXIS 191 Decided: January 17, 2025 Court addresses serious injury threshold requirements of Insurance Law Sections 5104(a) and 5104(d). Background Plaintiff Hernandez Echeverria brought an action against Defendants Faztec Industries, Inc., and Francisco Gomez,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New York Case Summaries Moller v. 68 W. 128th St. Partners LLC New York Supreme Court, New York County 2024 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 24727 Decided: December 9, 2024 Certain claims alleging individual liability dismissed against owner of construction company accused of trespass, nuisance and damage to neighboring property. An Amended Complaint was… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TTH”) has promoted five lawyers from associate to partner, effective January 1, 2025.  The five lawyers hail from two states and the District of Columbia and seven of the firm’s thirteen offices.  Kevin McNamara, one of TTH’s managing partners, observed: “As the firm celebrates 48 years of practice, we are… read more