• Matter of Bentkowski v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2024-05-30
    Practice Area: Employment Compliance | Health Care Law | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Health Care | Insurance | State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Ellen Gesmer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondents: Jacob S. Gardener and Hannah Belitz of counsel, Walden Macht & Haran LLP, New York, and Steve Cohen of counsel, Pollock Cohen LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For Appellants: Richard Dearing, Devin Slack, Jonathan Schoepp-Wong and ChloÉ K. Moon of counsel, Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, Corporation Counsel, New York. For Aetna Life Insurance Company, Amicus Curaie: Karl Geercken, Betty Weinberg Ellerin, Elizabeth A. Buckel, Sharon Steinerman and Kristen C. Kuan of counsel, Alston + Bird LLP, New York.

    Case Number: 154962/23

    City Did Not Breach Administrative Code When Switching Retiree Medicare Supplement Plans

  • Integrate NYC Inc. v. State of New York

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law | Education Law
    Industry: Education | State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Peter H. Moulton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants: Melissa ColÓn-Bosolet, Eamon P. Joyce, Zachary J. Strongin, Karma O. Farra, Alyssa M. Hasbrouck, Ernesto R. Claeyssen of counsel), Sidley Austin LLP, District of Columbia (Carter G. Phillips of the bar of the district of Columbia, of counsel), Sidley Austin LLP, London, UK (Tanisha Singh of counsel), Peer Defense Project, New York (Sarah Medina Camiscoli of counsel), and Public Counsel, Los Angeles, CA (Mark D. Rosenbaum, Amanda Mangaser Savage, Kathryn Eidmann and Sarah Camiscoli of the bar of the State of the State of LA, California, of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, New York. For State of New York, Governor of the State of New York, New York State Board of Regents, New York State Education Department and New York State Commissioner of Education, Respondents: Mark S. Grube and Ester Murdukhayeva of counsel, Letitia James, Attorney General, New York.
    for defendant: For Bill DeBlasio, Mayor of New York City, New York City Department of Education and Meisha Porter, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, Respondents: Philip Young, Richard Dearing and Devin Slack of counsel, Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, Corporation Counsel, New York. For Parents Defending Education, Respondent: James F. Hasson, Taylor A.R. Meehan of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice and Thomas S. Vaseliou of the bar of the State of Texas, admitted pro hac vice of counsel, Dennis J. Saffran, Douglaston, NY, and Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, VA.

    Case Number: 152743/21

    Court Erred in Dismissing Suit Over Denial of Basic Education for Lack of Controversy

  • Matter of the People of the State of New York v. Annucci

    Publication Date: 2024-04-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Legislation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Lizbeth González
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Philip J. Levitz and Ester Murdukhayeva of counsel, Letitia James, Attorney General, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Michelle McGrath, Steven Demarest and Kerry Elgarten of counsel, Twyla Carter, The Legal Aid Society, New York.

    Case Number: 809560/22

    DOCCS 'Relaxed' Interpretation of LIMA Sidesteps Consequences of Missing 24-Hour Deadline