New York’s Anti-SLAPP (“Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation”) legislation was significantly expanded in 2020 to provide greater protection to public discourse by the everyday consumer. From a litigator’s standpoint, however, it was an open question as to whether the amended statute applied retroactively to anti-SLAPP lawsuits filed prior to its […]
Led by Managing Partner Russell Yankwitt and Partner Michael Reed, Yankwitt LLP successfully resolved a multi-million-dollar federal litigation on behalf of The Crab House, a former Landry’s restaurant, with a settlement for less than five percent of the plaintiff’s initial demand. The case involved allegations that The Crab House breached […]
Yankwitt LLP’s pro bono team secured the complete withdrawal of a perjury and defamation case brought against the Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) by a landlord who had been adverse to LSHV’s tenant client. Following LSHV’s successful prevention of the tenant’s eviction, the landlord turned around and sued […]
Under New York law, you must update your address with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) within 10 days of moving to a new residence. This rule not only ensures that you receive mail related to driving privileges and vehicle registrations but also that you can be […]
Jason Swergold, a partner at Yankwitt LLP and co-leader of the firm’s Criminal Defense & Investigations Practice, has been elected vice chair of the Westchester County Bar Association’s Criminal Section. In this role, Jason will serve on the section’s three-member leadership team charged with developing continuing legal education seminars and […]
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