September 18, 2019
Catherine Z. O’Brien Joins Meyer Suozzi’s Real Estate PracticeCatherine Z. O’Brien Joins Meyer Suozzi’s Real Estate Practice
September 16, 2019 (Garden City, N.Y.) – Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. is pleased to announce that Catherine Z. O’Brien has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the Real Estate Department in the firm’s Garden City office. Ms. ...
September 16, 2019 (Garden City, N.Y.) – Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. is pleased to announce that Catherine Z. O’Brien has joined...
September 13, 2019
Ten Meyer Suozzi Attorneys Selected to New York Super Lawyers ListTen Meyer Suozzi Attorneys Selected to New York Super Lawyers List
Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. is pleased to share that ten of our attorneys have been named as 2019 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service, includes outstanding lawyers from more than ...
Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. is pleased to share that ten of our attorneys have been named as 2019 New York Super...
September 4, 2019
Meyer Suozzi is Proud to be Named Best Labor Law Firm by LIBN’s...Meyer Suozzi is Proud to be Named Best Labor Law Firm by LIBN’s 2019 Readers Rankings
We are pleased to announce that the readers of Long Island Business News have voted us the Best Labor Law Firm. Our partners Edward J. LoBello and Jayson J.R. Choi accepted the award on behalf of our firm. The event ...
We are pleased to announce that the readers of Long Island Business News have voted us the Best Labor Law Firm. Our partners...
August 27, 2019
Kevin Schlosser Quoted in “Judge allows 2nd gas station to open...Kevin Schlosser Quoted in “Judge allows 2nd gas station to open on Poospatuck reservation”
Judge allows 2nd gas station to open on Poospatuck reservation By Mark Harrington Heated competition for discount gasoline may be coming to the Poospatuck Indian Reservation in Mastic after a state Supreme Court judge last week lifted a temporary restraining order ...
Judge allows 2nd gas station to open on Poospatuck reservation By Mark Harrington Heated competition for discount gasoline may be coming to the Poospatuck...
August 26, 2019
Richard Fromewick Authors, “Nassau Real Estate Taxes – Going ...Richard Fromewick Authors, “Nassau Real Estate Taxes – Going Up Again”
You might have received a notice that your real estate taxes will be lower in 2020 – don’t count on it. Since the 2020/21 re-assessment was made there have been thousands of protests/complaints/grievances and corrections. It is already too late ...
You might have received a notice that your real estate taxes will be lower in 2020 – don’t count on it. Since the...
August 16, 2019
Hon. Randall Eng Appointed for Commission Examining Judicial, State S...Hon. Randall Eng Appointed for Commission Examining Judicial, State Salaries in NY
Chief Judge Makes Her Picks for Commission Examining Judicial, State Salaries in NY Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has appointed Michael A. Cardozo and retired Second Department Appellate Division Presiding Justice Randall T. Eng to the commission that makes recommendations for ...
Chief Judge Makes Her Picks for Commission Examining Judicial, State Salaries in NY Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has appointed Michael A. Cardozo and...
August 16, 2019
A. Thomas Levin Featured in “Great Neck Estates goes electronic...A. Thomas Levin Featured in “Great Neck Estates goes electronic on paperwork”
The Great Neck Estates village board adopted a law requiring building permit applications to be submitted electronically. (Photo by John Nugent) Article by John Nugent The Great Neck Estates Board of Trustees approved a measure to require all building ...
The Great Neck Estates village board adopted a law requiring building permit applications to be submitted electronically. (Photo by John Nugent) Article...
August 9, 2019
Howard Kleinberg Quoted in Newsday,”Dowling trustees, creditors...Howard Kleinberg Quoted in Newsday,”Dowling trustees, creditors near settlement of $50M suit”
An entrance to the Dowling College campus in Oakdale in June 2016, the year it closed. Photo Credit: Ed Betz Article by Mark Harrington. Both sides in a $50 million lawsuit filed against Dowling College trustees and officials by ...
An entrance to the Dowling College campus in Oakdale in June 2016, the year it closed. Photo Credit: Ed Betz Article by...
July 31, 2019
Meyer Suozzi is Proud to Participate in the 2019 Marcum Workplace Cha...Meyer Suozzi is Proud to Participate in the 2019 Marcum Workplace Challenge
Meyer Suozzi is a proud participant in this year’s Marcum Workplace Challenge. The Marcum Workplace Challenge is Long Island’s largest corporate run-walk for charity as well as the region’s largest office picnic. Held in July at Jones Beach State Park, ...
Meyer Suozzi is a proud participant in this year’s Marcum Workplace Challenge. The Marcum Workplace Challenge is Long Island’s largest corporate run-walk for...
July 30, 2019
Kevin Schlosser Authors, “SDNY Declines to Entertain Fyre Festi...Kevin Schlosser Authors, “SDNY Declines to Entertain Fyre Festival Fraud Claims”
The Fyre Festival was promoted as a luxury music event in the Bahamas that was supposed to occur on two consecutive weekends in 2017. The event was cancelled on the morning of the first day, leaving guests stranded without transportation or suitable ...
The Fyre Festival was promoted as a luxury music event in the Bahamas that was supposed to occur on two consecutive weekends in 2017. The...
July 12, 2019
New York State Enacts Stricter Pay Equity Law and Bans Salary History...New York State Enacts Stricter Pay Equity Law and Bans Salary History Inquiries
On July 10, 2019, at the ticker tape parade celebrating the US Women’s National Team’s victory at the World Cup, Governor Cuomo signed two bills into law that require equal pay for equal work regardless of membership in any protected ...
On July 10, 2019, at the ticker tape parade celebrating the US Women’s National Team’s victory at the World Cup, Governor Cuomo signed...
July 12, 2019
Kevin Schlosser Authors, “Challenging Releases Based on Fraudul...Kevin Schlosser Authors, “Challenging Releases Based on Fraudulent Inducement is a Challenge”
Courts do not like to disturb releases that parties have entered into knowingly and intentionally. It is, therefore, difficult to convince a court to ignore a release based upon a claim that the release either did not cover fraud claims ...
Courts do not like to disturb releases that parties have entered into knowingly and intentionally. It is, therefore, difficult to convince a court...
July 8, 2019
New York State Passes Game Changing Legislation Expanding Workplace H...New York State Passes Game Changing Legislation Expanding Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Laws
At the close of the legislative session, the New York State Legislature passed a series of bills having a broad impact upon the state’s anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws. The changes in law expand upon the sexual harassment reforms enacted last ...
At the close of the legislative session, the New York State Legislature passed a series of bills having a broad impact upon the...
June 28, 2019
Meyer Suozzi is a Proud Sponsor of The Collaborate With Edge Leadersh...Meyer Suozzi is a Proud Sponsor of The Collaborate With Edge Leadership Conference
The Women’s Collaborative was established in 2014, the Women’s Collaborative is an innovative model that encourages partnerships and presents opportunities for the advancement for professional women. The Women’s Collaborative is a catalyst to encourage meaningful conversations and support creative growth. ...
The Women’s Collaborative was established in 2014, the Women’s Collaborative is an innovative model that encourages partnerships and presents opportunities for the advancement...
June 24, 2019
Richard Fromewick Authors, “If Nassau Tax Assessment is Wrong &...Richard Fromewick Authors, “If Nassau Tax Assessment is Wrong – You Can File for Correction”
With the 420,000 plus reassessments, there were bound to be many errors. Well, the Assessor’s office outdid themselves and there are hundreds of out-and-out mistakes. Petitions to correct market value judgment calls have already been filed. However, we can file ...
With the 420,000 plus reassessments, there were bound to be many errors. Well, the Assessor’s office outdid themselves and there are hundreds of...
June 21, 2019
Gregg Kligman Quoted In “Dropped from the drug test”Gregg Kligman Quoted In “Dropped from the drug test”
A new law in New York City will prohibit most employers who operate there from conducting pre-employment drug testing for marijuana. The law was passed last month and will go into effect May 10, 2020. Certain positions, such as police ...
A new law in New York City will prohibit most employers who operate there from conducting pre-employment drug testing for marijuana. The law...
June 18, 2019
Gregg Kligman Quoted in “Getting on board the training train”Gregg Kligman Quoted in “Getting on board the training train”
By Oct. 9, employers throughout New York State must provide anti-sexual harassment training to all of their employees. But as the deadline looms, many companies have not started the training yet. “A lot of companies are putting it off until ...
By Oct. 9, employers throughout New York State must provide anti-sexual harassment training to all of their employees. But as the deadline looms,...
June 17, 2019
Wills, Trusts & Estates 2019 Client Alert – The 2020 Elect...Wills, Trusts & Estates 2019 Client Alert – The 2020 Elections: A Stimulus to Use Your Transfer Tax Exemptions?
The upcoming 2020 federal elections have the potential to cause seismic changes to the estate planning landscape. Should Democrats retake control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, drastic reductions to the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) ...
The upcoming 2020 federal elections have the potential to cause seismic changes to the estate planning landscape. Should Democrats retake control of the...
June 11, 2019
A.Thomas Levin Quoted In, “Baxter House Site Plan Approved With...A.Thomas Levin Quoted In, “Baxter House Site Plan Approved With Conditions”
The Landmarks Preservation Commission of the Village of Baxter Estates convened on May 16 to approve, with conditions, the site plan presented on April 11 of the proposed new single-family home at 15 Shore Rd., the site where the Baxter ...
The Landmarks Preservation Commission of the Village of Baxter Estates convened on May 16 to approve, with conditions, the site plan presented on...
June 11, 2019
Kevin Schlosser Authors, “Publicly Available Information Suffic...Kevin Schlosser Authors, “Publicly Available Information Sufficient to Put Plaintiff on Notice of Fraud for Statute of Limitations to Run”
I have written often about the duty imposed upon the party asserting fraud to act reasonably and prudently to protect itself against the alleged fraud. This duty arises in two basic contexts: One, to take advantage of the extended statute of limitations ...
I have written often about the duty imposed upon the party asserting fraud to act reasonably and prudently to protect itself against the alleged fraud. ...
May 24, 2019
UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court Rules 8-1 That Rejection In Bankruptcy of ...UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court Rules 8-1 That Rejection In Bankruptcy of a Trademark Licensing Agreement Does Not Terminate the Licensee’s Right To Continue Using the Mark Under the License Agreement
We are updating our post of March 20, 2019 to report that on May 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in an 8-1 decision, that when a debtor in bankruptcy exercises its right to breach lawfully a trademark licensing ...
We are updating our post of March 20, 2019 to report that on May 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in an...
May 24, 2019
Paul F. Millus Appointed as a Delegate of the EDNY’s “Lit...Paul F. Millus Appointed as a Delegate of the EDNY’s “Litigation Efficiency Roundtable”
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 – Paul F. Millus was selected as one of two delegates by the Chair of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association to participate in the Eastern District of New ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 – Paul F. Millus was selected as one of two delegates by the Chair of the Commercial and Federal...
May 23, 2019
Matthew A. Marcucci Joins Meyer Suozzi’s Litigation PracticeMatthew A. Marcucci Joins Meyer Suozzi’s Litigation Practice
May 22, 2019 (Garden City, N.Y.) – Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. is pleased to announce that Matthew A. Marcucci has joined the firm as an Associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department in the firm’s Garden City ...
May 22, 2019 (Garden City, N.Y.) – Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. is pleased to announce that Matthew A. Marcucci has joined...
May 23, 2019
Meyer Suozzi Awards Scholarship to Six Veterans Attending Nassau Comm...Meyer Suozzi Awards Scholarship to Six Veterans Attending Nassau Community College
May 9, 2019 – Meyer Suozzi is proud to announce that it has awarded scholarships to six veterans now enrolled at Nassau Community College (NCC). The NCC scholarship program, which was initiated by our firm in 2011, recognizes local veterans ...
May 9, 2019 – Meyer Suozzi is proud to announce that it has awarded scholarships to six veterans now enrolled at Nassau Community...
May 23, 2019
James Garbus Chairs MMALI Breakfast at The Heritage Club at BethpageJames Garbus Chairs MMALI Breakfast at The Heritage Club at Bethpage
On May 23rd, James Garbus chaired the MMALI’s, “Successfully Navigating Business Challenges.” He is one of the founding board members of the Middle Market Alliance of Long Island, Inc., an established group of professionals and dealmakers associated with and focused ...
On May 23rd, James Garbus chaired the MMALI’s, “Successfully Navigating Business Challenges.” He is one of the founding board members of the Middle...
May 21, 2019
Kevin Schlosser Authors, “First Department Sustains Fraud Claim...Kevin Schlosser Authors, “First Department Sustains Fraud Claims Where There are Legitimate Issues Whether Claimant Could Have Uncovered Falsity of Alleged Misrepresentations”
The First Department in Orchard Hotel LLC v D.A.B. Group LLC, 2019 NY Slip Op 03893 (1st Dep’t Decided May 16, 2019) recently affirmed the Commercial Division’s denial of a motion to dismiss fraud cross-claims because there were legitimate issues as to whether ...
The First Department in Orchard Hotel LLC v D.A.B. Group LLC, 2019 NY Slip Op 03893 (1st Dep’t Decided May 16, 2019) recently affirmed the Commercial...
May 21, 2019
Kevin Schlosser Authors, “First Department Dissents Result in M...Kevin Schlosser Authors, “First Department Dissents Result in Mandatory Review by Court of Appeals of Questionable Majority Decision”
In my February 19, 2019 post, I reviewed a February 5, 2019 decision of the First Department that seemed to find inferences to satisfy the recognized elements of fraud. It seemed the majority opinion wished to preserve the fraud claims because ...
In my February 19, 2019 post, I reviewed a February 5, 2019 decision of the First Department that seemed to find inferences to satisfy...
May 15, 2019
James Garbus Receives the Executive Circle AwardJames Garbus Receives the Executive Circle Award
On May 16th, James D. Garbus will be awarded Long Island Business News’ Executive Circle Award. The Executive Circle Awards celebrates c-suites, directors and other senior level executives who consistently demonstrate remarkable leadership skills, integrity, values, vision, commitment to excellence, ...
On May 16th, James D. Garbus will be awarded Long Island Business News’ Executive Circle Award. The Executive Circle Awards celebrates c-suites, directors...
May 15, 2019
Richard Eisenberg Honored at Touro Law Center’s With Liberty &#...Richard Eisenberg Honored at Touro Law Center’s With Liberty & Justice For All Dinner
On May 16th, Richard Eisenberg was honored with the Paul S. Miller Award at Touro Law Center’s With Liberty & Justice For All Dinner. Since 1995, Touro Law Center has honored distinguished members of our community and alumni at our ...
On May 16th, Richard Eisenberg was honored with the Paul S. Miller Award at Touro Law Center’s With Liberty & Justice For All...
May 15, 2019
Hon. Randall Eng Honored at Queens County Bar AssociationHon. Randall Eng Honored at Queens County Bar Association
On May 2, 2019, Hon. Randall T. Eng was honored with the Charles W. Froessel Award at the Queens County Bar Association’s 142nd Annual Dinner and Installation of Officers and Managers. The Queens County Bar Association hosted its annual installation ...
On May 2, 2019, Hon. Randall T. Eng was honored with the Charles W. Froessel Award at the Queens County Bar Association’s 142nd...