Leo Milonas

June 28, 2010 | The Recorder

In their Appellate Division Review column, E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, review recent decisions of interest involving civil commitment, adverse possession, the notice requirements of the Home Equity Theft Prevention Act, and the right to a jury trial in a declaratory judgment action.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

3 minute read

January 20, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Appellate Division Review, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partners E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie discuss key rulings during the final quarter of 2011 on topics such as law firm opinion letters, supplemental submissions in summary judgment motions, insurance coverage for disgorgement payments, forensic medical examinations of alleged child sexual abuse victims, retroactivity of a change to businesses' eligibility for tax credits, and more.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

12 minute read

October 19, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Appellate Division Review, E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, write that New York courts have traditionally decided whether shareholders' claims are "derivative" or "direct" on a case-by-case basis, and, as a result, the distinction between derivative and direct lawsuits has been fact-dependent and difficult to pin down.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

12 minute read

October 29, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In their Apellate Division Review column, E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, write that just in time for Halloween, the courts as usual have supplied us with a variety of intellectual "treats," without any "tricks." For its seasonal offering, for example, the Fourth Department has taken a hard line against grave-robbing.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

11 minute read

September 13, 2007 | New York Law Journal

E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, discuss recent decisions from the four Appellate Divisions that touched on topics such as jury selection, prejudgment interest, the "faithless agent" rule, incapacitated persons, rent control and more.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

12 minute read

January 03, 2005 | New York Law Journal

E. Leo Milonas, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop, and Frederick A. Brodie, also a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop, write that the acceleration of appellate adjudicative activity was noticeable during the time period of September-November 2004.

By E. Leo Milonas And Frederick A. Brodie

15 minute read

July 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Appellate Division Review, E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, review recent decisions involving a defamation claim over an e-mail questioning Sandals Resorts International's hiring practices, the assignment of the right to foreclose upon a mortgage by MERS, resentencing under drug reform laws for parole violators, "prevailing wage" clauses in leases signed by a state agency, and more.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

11 minute read

September 07, 2006 | New York Law Journal

E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, write that it would be an understatement to say that the four departments of the Appellate Division were well-represented in the Commission on Judicial Nomination's slate of recommended candidates for Judge George Bundy Smith's seat on the Court of Appeals.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

11 minute read

March 21, 2008 | New York Law Journal

E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie, partners at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, write that the Appellate Division, First Department this month considered whether an unsuccessful attempt to parachute off the Empire State Building's observation deck could support a charge of reckless endangerment in the second degree. Bolstering an already-compelling array of arguments against flinging one's self from a large edifice, the panel found that a second-degree reckless endangerment charge would be appropriate.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

12 minute read

January 21, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Appellate Division Review column, E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman look back on intermediate appellate courts which considered and resolved a wide range of issues and areas that had vexed trial courts.

By E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie

11 minute read