Mar 5th, 2025
Tracy S. Katz obtains dismissal of a claim for discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law
FKB represented a physical therapy practice in a case alleging sexual assault and discrimination by a formerly employed physical therapy assistant. Plaintiff’s counsel argued that FKB’s client was strictly liable for an alleged sexual assault committed by the physical therapy assistant. Plaintiff’s counsel specifically alleged that under the New York…
Feb 24th, 2025
FKB’s Spencer A. Richards and Alec B. Neimand Obtain Dismissal of Tortious Interference with Contract Claims on Behalf of Real Estate and Commercial Litigation Attorney
FKB’s Spencer A. Richards and Alec B. Neimand successfully obtained a CPLR § 3211 dismissal of tortious interference with contract claims on behalf of a real estate and complex commercial litigation attorney. The plaintiff alleged that FKB’s client lobbied government agencies and officials on behalf of a local church to…
Feb 21st, 2025
FKB Secures Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Claims on Behalf of Prominent Appellate Attorney
FKB’s Aaron M. Barham and Rahni Stewart obtained a CPLR 3211(a)(7) dismissal of a legal malpractice claim on behalf of a prominent appellate attorney before Justice Francois Rivera in Kings County Supreme Court. The plaintiff alleged that FKB’s client – whose engagement was expressly limited to preparing the appellate brief…
Jan 8th, 2025
Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP Is Pleased To Announce That Jessica Serrano Goddeyne, Irina Zamyatin and Salvatore Lapetina Have Been Named Partner, and David Gorelick has been named Of Counsel, Effective January 1, 2025.
Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP Is Pleased To Announce That Jessica Serrano Goddeyne, Irina Zamyatin and Salvatore Lapetina Have Been Named Partner, and David Gorelick has been named Of Counsel, Effective January 1, 2025. We are pleased to announce that Jessica Serrano Goddeyne, Irina Zamyatin and Salvatore Lapetina will be…
Jan 7th, 2025
FKB’s Patrick Brennan and Kaitlin Drummond Recently Won Summary Judgment for Several Hospital and Physician Clients in Two Medical Malpractice Cases
FKB’s Patrick Brennan and Kaitlin Drummond recently won summary judgment for several hospital and physician clients in two medical malpractice cases. In Case No. 1, FKB defended a hospital and anesthesiologist from allegations that during a lengthy orthopedic surgery procedure necessitated by complications encountered by the orthopedic surgeon, the patient…
Jan 6th, 2025
FKB’s Irina Zamyatin Successfully Obtained Summary Judgment on Behalf of Four Named Physicians in a High Exposure Oral Surgery Case
FKB’s Irina Zamyatin successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of four named physicians in a high exposure oral surgery case which involved orthognathic surgery to realign the jaw. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants negligently performed the initial surgery resulting in the need for revision surgery, hardware removal, septal deviation,…
Dec 11th, 2024
FKB’s Aaron M. Barham and Benjamin M. Oxenburg Obtain Dismissal of Legal Malpractice, Contract, and Judiciary Law §487 Claims on Behalf of Tort Litigation Attorney
FKB’s Aaron M. Barham and Benjamin M. Oxenburg successfully obtained a CPLR 3211 dismissal of legal malpractice, breach of contract, and Judiciary Law §487 claims on behalf of a well-regarded tort and insurance litigation attorney. The pro se plaintiff alleged that FKB’s client mishandled the settlement an underlying mold and…
Dec 6th, 2024
FKB’s Aaron M. Barham and Alec B. Neimand Obtain Pre-Answer Dismissal of Privacy, Copyright, and Emotional Distress Claims on Behalf of Court-Appointed Attorney
FKB’s Aaron M. Barham and Alec B. Neimand successfully obtained a pre-answer dismissal of a privacy, copyright, conversion, and intentional infliction of emotional distress complaint on behalf of a court-appointed attorney representing children in an underlying matrimonial litigation. In this case, the pro se plaintiff alleged that FKB’s client improperly…
Nov 20th, 2024
FKB’s Mike Furman, Chris Skoczen and Lisa Burns Obtain Dismissal of Action for Defamation and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Against Law Firm in Contentious Fraud Action
FKB’s Mike Furman, Chris Skoczen and Lisa Burns prevailed on a pre-answer motion to dismiss a complaint against a law firm alleging, inter alia, fraud, unjust enrichment, and infliction of emotional distress. The plaintiff claimed that FKB’s client law firm was complicit in the purported fraud of a former partner alleged to have misrepresented…
Nov 19th, 2024
FKB’s Aaron M. Barham to Present CLE on Trusts and Estates Malpractice Risks
FKB’s Aaron M. Barham will be co-presenting a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webinar titled “Increased Malpractice Risks for the Trusts and Estates Practitioner – Practical Considerations in Post-Schneider New York and France” on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 12:45 PM. The event is sponsored by New York Law School’s Center…
