Judge Román Grants in Part and Denies in Part the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in Copyright Infringement Case In Palmer/Kane LLC v. Benchmark Education Co. LLC, 18-CV-9369, 2020 WL 85469 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 6, 2020), the plaintiff, a stock photography production company, brought copyright infringement claims against the defendant educational content […]
Apr 2020
WHITE PLAINS, NY (April 6, 2020) – Russell Yankwitt, managing partner of White Plains, New York-based law firm Yankwitt LLP, is one of this year’s recipients of the 2020 Westfair Inc. C-Suite Awards, according to an announcement made by the publisher. Eighteen accomplished executives from Westchester and Fairfield counties were honored […]
Feb 2020
Westchester Lawyer Magazine, an official publication of the Westchester County Bar Association, has published an article by Yankwitt LLP attorney Michael Reed titled, “Settling Overtime Cases in Federal Court.” The article looks at the history of how overtime cases filed under Fair Labor Standards Act have been settled in federal […]
Jan 2020
Yankwitt LLP partners Russell Yankwitt and Dina Hamerman wrote an article, “Tweaking the Bar on Interlocutory Appeals: Benefits to Clients and the Federal District Courts of an Appeal as of Right From the Denial of a Motion To Dismiss,” for the January 15, 2020, issue of the New York Law […]
Jan 2020
Yankwitt LLP successfully moved for summary judgment to dismiss all claims against its client, a national hospitality company, in a personal injury action brought in New Jersey Superior Court. The plaintiff alleged that she tripped on a section of carpet that was folded over as she was exiting an elevator […]