Patricia Kane

April 11, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In his No-Fault Insurance Law Wrap Up, David M. Barshay discusses the issues involved when an insurance policy is at or near exhaustion, including whether an insurer can ever be deemed to have waived its policy exhaustion defense.

By David M. Barshay

9 minute read

April 10, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses “Ambase Corp. v. 111 W. 57th Sponsor LLC,” a case which illustrates the importance of carefully negotiating the terms of joint venture agreements.

By Scott E. Mollen

16 minute read

April 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen discusses whether Trump's lawyer, John Dowd, could have personal criminal exposure if what the The New York Times reported is true—that early on in the Mueller investigation, he communicated to Paul Manafort and General Michael Flynn that Trump would ultimately pardon them.

By Joel Cohen

8 minute read

April 04, 2018 | New York Law Journal

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

By Patricia Kane

2 minute read

April 03, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein discuss 159 MP Corp. v. Redbridge Bedford, a "milestone decision" where Second Department held that a commercial tenant may waive its right to seek 'Yellowstone' relief.

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

7 minute read

April 03, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Scott Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses three cases: “Cambridge Leasing Prop. v. Ortega,” “Mogul Media Inc. v. City of New York,” and “74-78 Post Ave. Heights Assoc. v. Reyes.”

By Scott E. Mollen

15 minute read

March 30, 2018 | New York Law Journal

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

By Patricia Kane

1 minute read

March 28, 2018 | New York Law Journal

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

By Patricia Kane

1 minute read

March 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses “884 Madison Street LLC v. Aurello and Tsivicos,” where the court found the subject premises were not subject to rent stabilization because the petitioner established by a preponderance of the evidence that a substantial rehabilitation of the building had been performed, and “Matter of O'Connor and Sons Home Improvement v. Acevedo,” where a Zoning Board of Appeals' denial of variances was annulled.

By Scott E. Mollen

16 minute read

March 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In his Zoning and Land Use Planning column, Anthony Guardino discusses 'Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov v. Village of Pomona,' where the court decided that several laws passed by the upstate village of Pomona could not be used to block development of a religious school and associated dormitory housing on village property.

By Anthony S. Guardino

10 minute read