Despite lawyers repeated admonishment to get agreements in writing and signed, commercial relationships continue to be forged through informal discussions and handshake deals. Enter the treacherous Statute of Frauds. As the Second Department’s recent decision in Dimas Tower, Inc. v. North Shore Towers Apartments Incorporated, 249 A.D.3d 690 (N.Y. App. […]
Succession planning is a routine part of workforce management. But when do legitimate business plans shade into illegitimate age discrimination? A recent decision from the Southern District of New York examined this gray area in Fass v. Northwell Healthcare System, No. 24 CV 257 (VB), 2025 WL 2084740 (S.D.N.Y. July […]
The Second Circuit has made it more difficult for employers to defeat Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) failure-to-accommodate claims at the summary judgment stage. In Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, 132 F.4th 242 (2d Cir. 2025), the Second Circuit became the latest appellate court to hold that an employee’s […]
Russell Yankwitt Named to Inaugural Top 5 New York Business Litigation Attorneys White Plains, NY (July 02, 2026) – Yankwitt LLP, Westchester County’s go-to law firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, continues its tradition of excellence with 10 attorneys selected with the New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list. […]
The Second Circuit recently reinforced the broad scope of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) investigative authority under Title VII. In In re AAM Holding Corp., 153 F.4th 252 (2d Cir. 2025), the court held that the EEOC may continue investigating a discrimination charge, including issuing and enforcing administrative subpoenas, […]