Jason Grant

January 31, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The lawyers, Emilia Rodriguez of Scarsdale and Daniel D. Shonn Jr. of Akron, New York, were recognized with the awards during a virtual event that was part of the NYSBA's annual two-week meeting.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

January 27, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan-based lawyer Benedict Morelli and his client, Mark Perez, have been in a dispute for more than a year over what the contingency amount should be for post-trial and appellate work done, according to court records.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

January 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"That petitioner failed to submit the good guy letter, and that petitioner's NYPD identification card was marked 'no firearms,' provided the NYPD License Division with a rational basis," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

January 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The question "places a prospective law student in the unenviable position of determining whether to invest in a legal education without any assurances that they will be deemed morally fit to practice law after receiving their law degree and passing the bar examination," according to the Report and Recommendations of the Working Group on Question 26 of the New York Bar Application.

By Christine Charnosky | Jason Grant

6 minute read

January 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The 33 unnamed plaintiffs "only submitted a short attorney affirmation, which merely repeated the relief requested in the order to show cause and made a single vague statement that plaintiffs might suffer further mental harm should their identities be revealed," the panel wrote. But the panel dismissed the motion without prejudice.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

January 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"The documentary evidence, including emails and letters written to the federal court by the parties, can be read to support the allegation that the parties had agreed upon all the material terms of the settlement," wrote the First Department appellate panel.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

January 20, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The case went to mediation last fall in the run-up to a January 2022 trial date, and it did not settle. But the parties continued the discussions after the mediation and it settled late last year, according to Sean Mahoney, a lawyer at Stathis & Leonardis who represented the plaintiff.

By Jason Grant | David Gialanella

4 minute read

January 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The man, Dmitiry Goldin, had alleged six counts in the suit brought against the Bright Minds Center, including the religious persecution claim, a breach of contract claim and a child assault and endangerment claim.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

January 13, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Whether the piece, which is part of Stella's "South African Mine" series, was damaged during the contractual consignment period is a key issue that "remains an issue to be determined at trial," wrote a First Department panel.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

January 12, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A veteran criminal defense lawyer in Manhattan has been suspended from practicing law for three months after neglecting, for five years, multiple civil actions he'd agreed to bring on behalf of a jailed client, and after receiving an admonition in 2019 for ignoring the cases.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read