Thomas Kissane

May 09, 2023 | New York Law Journal

This column reports on several significant representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall dismissed the plaintiff's New York Labor Law claims against the Great Neck Park District. Judge Joanna Seybert denied the plaintiff's pretrial motion to preclude the defendant from making arguments assertedly inconsistent with those it had successfully made in five prior litigations. And Judge Allyne R. Ross granted the defendant's motion for compassionate release.

By Thomas Kissane and John Moore

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March 08, 2023 | New York Law Journal

In this edition of their Eastern District Roundup, Thomas Kissane and John Moore report on several significant representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Edward R. Korman permitted a Section 1983 claim for prolonged detention to proceed against two Greenwich police officers.

By Thomas Kissane and John Moore

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January 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

In this edition of their Eastern District Roundup, Thomas Kissane and John Moore report on several significant representative decisions, including: granting a defendant's motion to suppress his confession; denying a motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining New York City from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates; and denying a defendant's request to terminate his restitution obligation.

By Thomas Kissane and John Moore

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