We are honored to be mentioned in this letter to counsel from the Chief Judge in the Southern District of New York for providing pro bono representation to a party unable to afford counsel.
@StevenStern22 of @SokoloffStern lectures to 450 lawyers about First Amendment issues at @DRICommunity Civil Rights & Governmental Tort Liability in San Diego, CA
Sokoloff Stern wins post-trial motion for The Town of East Hampton: Court finds the Town not liable for erosion west of the jetties. Read about it in the East Hampton Star. @EHStar
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In U.S. Specialty Ins. Co. v. Navarro, @SokoloffStern sued to stay arb. of supplementary uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage claim. The First Dep't held respondent not an insured under policy, and equitable estoppel may not be invoked to create coverage where none existed.
In Acevedo v. Village/Town of Mt. Kisco, @SokoloffStern got summary judgment for Mt. Kisco Housing Authority in West. Sup. Ct. where P could not identify the cause of her staircase fall and P's expert could only speculate about dangerous condition or code violations.
On March 13, 2019, @SokoloffStern partners Steven Stern and Adam Kleinberg will speak before the @NassauCountyBar's Civil Rights Committee on emerging issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act, with a focus on the hospitality industry and on website accommodations.
as the officer did not drive in reckless disregard for the safety of others. @StevenStern22 and Gil Auslander of the firm drafted the successful motion for summary judgment.
Decision received today: In Valdovinos v. City of New Rochelle, a young woman complained to police that her intoxicated boyfriend had assaulted her at her home. While they were interviewing her, the suspect drove by, and the police initiated a vehicular pursuit....
...Within 88 seconds after the pursuit began, the police came upon the overturned vehicle from which both the driver and passenger had been thrown. Westchester County Supreme Court Justice Sam D. Walker held the police were immune from liability under VTL 1104...,