New York/Newark Partner and Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Labor & Employment Practice Elior D. Shiloh, with New York Associate Colby Berman, recently secured a rare summary judgment win in New Jersey state court under the Law Against Discrimination (LAD) – one of the broadest and most comprehensive anti-discrimination laws in the country.
Read moreNew York Partner Mark K. Anesh recently secured a defense award in a professional malpractice matter that went to trial on behalf of an accounting firm that provided services to a golf club partnership and an affiliated corporation.
Read moreNewark Partner Afsha Noran and New Jersey Managing Partner Colin P. Hackett recently obtained a “no cause” verdict on behalf of multi-unit apartment owners and managers, notwithstanding that the trial judge initially deemed the matter an “unwinnable case” for the defense.
Read moreLos Angeles Partner Tony M. Sain, with Associates Tori Bakken and Abigail McLaughlin, recently secured a favorable jury verdict in a wrongful death civil rights matter on behalf of a law enforcement agency in California.
Read moreNashville Partner Matt Cottingham and Associate Austin Wells recently closed three separate, significant deals on behalf of three talented country music clients.
Read moreMadison County Partner Adam S. Johnson and Associate Zachary Shelton recently secured a defense verdict on behalf of a Lewis Brisbois client in Shelby County, Illinois. It was Mr. Johnson’s second defense verdict within a month.
Read moreNewark Partners David A. Tango and Jeffrey Spiegel secured an appellate victory on behalf of a New York attorney and his law firm when the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit for the unauthorized practice of law.
Read moreNew York Partner Jennine A. Gerrard recently secured summary judgment on behalf of the defendants in a wrongful death drowning matter under New York’s Labor Law, where the court determined that the plaintiff was the sole proximate cause of his own death – a rare finding on summary judgment.
Read moreNewark Partner Brent A. Bouma recently secured an appellate victory on behalf of a company and several employees when the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment, ruling that the plaintiff's claims of evidence tampering, false imprisonment, negligent hiring, training and supervision, and malicious prosecution could not succeed as a matter of law.
Read moreNew York Partners Ellen H. Greiper, Kristen Carroll, and Nolan P. Comfort recently secured dismissal in a rear-end accident case based on the no-fault threshold, where summary judgment on liability was already granted to the plaintiff. This case is an example of how thorough preparation can lead to a successful result despite an unfavorable liability position.
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