Yankwitt LLP’s relentless investigative work led the plaintiffs to move for voluntary dismissal of a frivolous racial discrimination lawsuit against Yankwitt LLP’s client, Houston’s Restaurant. Continuing to fight for its client, Yankwitt is now seeking sanctions, including attorneys’ fees, from the plaintiff for refusing the withdraw the suit at the […]
For real estate developers, the issuance of a building permit should be cause for celebration at the end of an oft arduous application process. By definition, a “permit” means the developer has the right to proceed with the project. Going further, New York’s “vested rights doctrine” enables a developer to […]
Russell Yankwitt named to the Top 25 Attorneys in Westchester and Top 100 in New York WHITE PLAINS, NY (September 29, 2022) –Yankwitt LLP, the go-to law firm in Westchester County for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, announced that five attorneys have been named to the 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers […]
Yankwitt LLP successfully obtained a dismissal of most claims against its clients in a shareholder derivative litigation pending in the Southern District of New York before Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy. Yankwitt represents an individual defendant and a corporate defendant in the litigation involving two brothers who co-own a food […]
As experienced New York appellate practitioners, we are often struck by the federal and state courts near opposite approaches to interlocutory appeals (i.e., appeals from an interim trial court decision as opposed to a final judgment). Whereas New York state courts permit an interlocutory appeal of the majority of trial […]
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