Yankwitt LLP successfully defended the City of Rye’s Board of Ethics against a lawsuit filed by certain members of the City of Rye Council under New York CPLR Article 78. The petitioners challenged an opinion issued by the board regarding actions by the council that contravened ethics provisions. The matter […]
Yankwitt LLP successfully resolved a complex commercial dispute between its Fortune 500 client and a vendor involving claims of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Following an attempt to resolve the dispute prior to litigation, Yankwitt LLP initiated arbitration proceedings seeking $1.5 million in damages. Yankwitt LLP adopted […]
A Yankwitt LLP trial team led by Partner Michael Reed scored a defense victory for the Golden Nugget Atlantic City Hotel, Casino & Marina (“GNAC”) in a jury trial in New Jersey state court. The case was filed by a casino patron who alleged injuries arising out of an altercation […]
The New York State Human Rights Law and New York City Human Rights Law (the “Human Rights Laws”) impose civil liability on New York employers who fail to promote an employee or hire a prospective employee based on discriminatory considerations such as race, sex, religion, or disability. But do these […]
Yankwitt LLP and its longtime client, Morano Group, are partnering to support Westchester County’s endeavor to commemorate the tragic events that transpired in Israel on October 7, 2023. Morano Group and Yankwitt LLP have agreed to share in the cost of the landscaping services for the creation of Westchester’s October […]