AUSA Deputy Chief of White Plains Division Transitions to Private Practice in Westchester County White Plains, NY (February 11, 2019) – White Plains, New York-based law firm Yankwitt LLP announced today that former Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) of the Southern District of New York, Benjamin R. Allee, has joined the firm […]
NOTABLE DECISIONS OF THE WESTCHESTER FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS Judge Román Grants in Part and Denies in Part Lyft’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint Alleging Disability Discrimination In Harriet Lowell et al. v. Lyft, Inc., No. 17-CV-6251 (NSR), 2018 WL 6250661 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 29, 2018), Judge Nelson S. Román granted […]
Yankwitt LLP successfully moved for summary judgment on behalf of its client, 373 Park, LLC, in connection with a personal injury lawsuit filed by its former employee, who claimed to have fallen on snow and ice on a ramp that ran from the dining room of 373 Park’s New York […]
Judge Román Denies Motion to Dismiss Complaint Arising Out of Classic Car Sale In Niedernhofer v. Wittels, 2018 WL 3650137 (S.D.N.Y. July 31, 2018), Judge Nelson S. Román denied Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Plaintiff’s complaint alleging rescission, breach of express warranty, fraudulent misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment, negligent misrepresentation, breach of […]
The last few years have seen an explosion of putative class actions under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12102 (the “ADA”) and parallel New York laws alleging discrimination against the visually impaired from inaccessible websites. In the Complaint, the blind or otherwise visually impaired plaintiff alleges that […]