Yankwitt LLP successfully represented a leading Fortune 100 company in a contract-based dispute with a vendor that performed testing and data collection for a critical product the company is developing. The company retained Yankwitt LLP to recover damages it allegedly sustained, including significant delays, as a result of the vendor’s […]
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 […]