David Richman, Jacqueline Bushwack and Michael LiPetri obtained summary judgment on behalf of a NYC land owner in a lawsuit where plaintiff alleged injuries flowing from a construction-related incident when plaintiff fell from a height while in the process of disposing bulk debris.

Plaintiff alleged violations of Labor Law 240(1), 241(6) and 200.

Bronx County

Howard Merkrebs was quoted in an article published in Healthcare Risk Management, “Patients Leaving Against Medical Advice Create Liability Risk.” Merkrebs discusses how the AMA form is not enough to prevent a lawsuit.

“Even when clinicians and administrators do their best to counsel a patient who wishes to leave AMA and have signed documents acknowledging

Eric Strober was successful in defending a driver who was liable for an accident and accused of causing the plaintiff to undergo spinal and knee surgeries. Eric established that the accident was not the cause of the plaintiff’s claimed injuries and surgeries, but rather that she had unrelated, long-standing degenerative problems that the surgeries addressed.

John P. Campana has joined the firm’s General Liability Practice Group.

John represents clients in a variety of matters, including but not limited to automobile liability, premises liability, construction litigation, insurance coverage and property damages cases. He has also practiced in commercial litigation and insurance coverage litigation, including labor law, construction defect and premises liability

In a matter that required SIU experience, John Robertelli obtained a dismissal of Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint with prejudice for client Aaron’s Inc.

The case involved a suspicious motor vehicle accident that Aaron’s personnel said never happened. Further discovery uncovered that Plaintiff had been involved in seven prior accidents under similar suspicious/staged  circumstances. As discovery progressed,

Frank Raia received a defense verdict on behalf of Chelsea Piers in a matter in which the plaintiff, a gymnast performing a front handspring, fractured her elbow resulting in elbow replacement surgery.  The claim against Chelsea Piers was that the instructor failed to properly spot the plaintiff, which was the proximate cause of the accident. 

Eric Strober was successful in defending a driver who struck a pedestrian crossing Dyre Avenue in Bronx County in 2014. The client, a plumber, hit a pedestrian while driving a work van. The plaintiff was a New York City Transit worker on his way to work at the time of the accident. He sustained a

Rivkin Radler LLP has welcomed new associates, Margarita Christoforou, Cassandra Rivais and Jonah Zweig.

Margarita Christoforou, of St. James, has joined the firm’s Health Services Practice Group.

Margarita represents various healthcare entities, including hospital systems, medical groups and physician practices, long-term care providers, ambulatory surgery centers, Management Services Organizations (MSOs), Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Independent

George DeHaven handled Romero v 304-306 Canal Street LLC, a lawsuit arising from a job-site accident in which the plaintiff, a construction worker on the job, was injured by the falling ladder of a fire escape on the outside of a building adjoining the job site.

Our client, a demolition contractor, performed work only on

On Wednesday, June 20, George DeHaven, president of the Long Beach Lawyers Association, presented the “Judge of the Year” Award to New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division Justice Timothy Driscoll. The reception was held at The Sands on Lido Beach. The award is presented each year to a member of the judiciary who, through actions