E Leo Milonas

March 28, 2006 | New York Law Journal

E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, ask: If you appeal to the Appellate Division, what are your statistical chances of obtaining reversal? The numbers for 2004, they report, show that only 14 percent of the Appellate Division's dispositions after argument or submission were reversals.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

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September 09, 2005 | New York Law Journal

E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, highlight recent decisions of the Appellate Division, including the First Department's holding that it is an abuse of discretion to reject a proposed settlement solely because it features an "opt-out" provision and a Second Department ruling that a contract that violated public policy was unenforceable.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

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June 10, 2008 | New York Law Journal

E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, write that this past quarter, the decisions of New York's intermediate appellate courts truly ran the gamut, from path-breaking law on the Port Authority's negligence in allowing terrorist attacks, to a holding that drive-through coffee stops are work-related for purposes of workers' compensation.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

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December 18, 2006 | New York Law Journal

E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, write that although he did not practice in the New York State courts, Sir Francis doubtless understood the nail-biting angst experienced by attorneys who must wait for an appellate opinion to see if their clients' trust will be vindicated.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

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