Ben Bedell

April 01, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The First Department said developers of a 21-story building should have given their 10-story neighbor notice that the structure would result in the neighbors' chimney becoming non-compliant with city building codes, but the construction of the taller building was obvious enough to trigger the accrual of the claim.

By Ben Bedell

6 minute read

March 31, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A $1.6 million judgment against CNBC talk show host Donny Deutsch has been affirmed by the Appellate Division, First Department.

By Ben Bedell

2 minute read

March 30, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Sheldon Silver's request that his disbarment proceeding be held in abeyance while he appeals his federal corruption conviction was rejected Tuesday by a Manhattan appeals court.

By Ben Bedell

5 minute read

March 30, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Six insurance defense lawyers from Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker have jumped to Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, which has opened a new office in Westchester to accommodate them, Gordon Rees announced this week.

By Ben Bedell

25 minute read

March 29, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The First Department panel was unanimous that Michael Gottlieb had brought a frivolous special proceeding to block his wife from obtaining a get—a Jewish religious permission to remarry—but the majority found that the trial court erred in assessing the wife's legal fees for a visitation trial against the husband.

By Ben Bedell

9 minute read

March 28, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A $5 million arbitration award to a partner denied his 40 percent share of the partnership's value when his former law firm dissolved and reformed without him has been affirmed by an appellate court.

By Ben Bedell

5 minute read

March 28, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A First Department panel found the plaintiff, which lost its $20 million investment, "identifies no alternative transactions, let alone one that would have achieved more value" than the $16 billion sale of a real estate portfolio the Lehman-controlled entity completed in 2012.

By Ben Bedell

4 minute read

March 28, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Even though Olukayode Babalola had no prior disciplinary history and made full restitution to his clients, the First Department granted the disciplinary committee's motion to disbar him, saying he had failed to produce requested records, and testified falsely.

By Ben Bedell

5 minute read

March 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In denying Chris Olewuenyi's request to make his disbarment nunc pro tunc to his 2005 plea date so that he would be eligible to apply for reinstatement, the panel said Olewuenyi had failed to notify the disciplinary committee of his New Jersey felony convictions until 2015.

By Ben Bedell

2 minute read

March 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Julio Morales told Judge Louis Nock that his assigned counsel in a misdemeanor drug possession case told him the conviction would be viewed as "something minor" and he would be eligible for a pardon from immigration officials if removal proceedings were ever initiated.

By Ben Bedell

2 minute read