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  • Taylor v. The State of New York

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Claims, New York State
    Judge: Judge Walter Rivera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimant By: Frederick K. Brewington, Esq., Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington.
    for defendant: For Defendant By: Suzette Corinne Merritt, Assistant Attorney General, Hon. Letita James, Attorney General for the State of New York.
    Case Number: M-96835

    Court Grants Motion to Serve and File Late Claim for Wrongful Confinement

  • Williams v. State of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Claims, New York State
    Judge: Judge Walter Rivera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimant By: Jerome K. Mitchell, Esq., Mitchell Law Group, PC.
    for defendant: For Defendant By: Joseph Scolavino, Assistant Attorney General, Hon. Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York.
    Case Number: 131571

    State Granted Protective Order to Strike Claimant's First, Second Set of Interrogatories

  • Foy v. State of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-02
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Claims, New York State
    Judge: Judge Richard Sise
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimant: Jahn Foy, Pro Se.
    for defendant: For Defendant by: Ellen S. Mendelson, Esq., Hon. Letitia James, Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General.
    Case Number: 135085

    Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Make Declaratory Judgment, But Claim Not Untimely Due to Tolls

  • Bonilla v. State of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Claims, New York State
    Judge: Judge David Weinstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimant by: Irving Cohen, Esq., Irving Cohen, Attorney at Law.
    for defendant: For Defendant by: Janet Polstein, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Letitia James, New York State Attorney General.
    Case Number: 133141

    Court Has Authority to Order Objecting Party to Appear for Remotely Conducted Trial

  • Motta Jr. v. State of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Claims, New York State
    Judge: Judge Walter Rivera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimants: By: Harlan A. Platz, Esq., Harlan A. Platz, PLLC.
    for defendant: For Defendants: By: Rachel Zaffrann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Hon. Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York.
    Case Number: 121655

    Qualified Immunity Doctrine Grants State Dismissal of Claimant's Negligence, Injury Claim

  • Court of Appeals: May 9, 2019

    Publication Date: 2019-05-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Claims, New York State
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Court of Appeals: May 9, 2019

  • Bazil v. State of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-22
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Claims, New York State
    Judge: Judge Walter Rivera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimant: By: Keith Szczepanski, Esq., Luna Droubi, Esq., Beldock, Levine & Hoffman, LLP.
    for defendant: For Defendant: By: J. Gardner Ryan, Assistant Attorney General, Hon. Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York.
    Case Number: 123873

    State Found 100% Liable on Inmate's Claim of Use of Excessive Force by Correction Officers

  • McLoughlin v. State of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-18
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Claims, New York State
    Judge: Judge Walter Rivera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimant: By: Joseph A. D'Agostino, Esq., Chelli & Bush.
    for defendant: For Defendant: By: Lawrence E. Kozar, Assistant Attorney General, Hon. Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York.
    Case Number: M-93102

    State Employee Fails to State Cause of Action, Denied Leave to File Late Claim Against NYS

  • White Oak Commercial Fin. LLC v. Goyal

    Publication Date: 2019-04-09
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Claims, New York State
    Judge: Judge Gerald Lebovits
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff Capital Business Credit, LLC: John Amato of counsel, Hahn & Hessen LLP.
    for defendant: For Defendants Ocwen & Deutsche Bank: Daniel Park of counsel, Houser & Allison LLP. For Defendants Atul Goyal and Anuja Goyal: Sandeep Chatrath of counsel, The Chatrath Law Firm, P.C. For Defendant Bhupendra Yaduvanshi: Anthony W. Cummings of counsel, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP.
    Case Number: 156453/2016

    Despite Untimely Default Judgment Motion, Plaintiff Did Not Abandon Suit, Granted Motion

  • Manirampa v. The City Univ. of New York

    Publication Date: 2019-04-02
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Education
    Court: Court of Claims, New York
    Judge: Judge Faviola Soto
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimant: By: Michael Wiseberg, Esq., Law Office of Michael Wiseberg, P.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant: By: Edward J. Curtis, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Hon. Barbara D. Underwood, Attorney General of the State of New York
    Case Number: 126366

    CUNY Defendants Did Not Reasonably Foresee Problems with Window From Which Decedent Fell