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Douglas Elliman LLC v. Tretter, (New York Court of Appeals 2012) 20 N.Y.3d 875, 995 N.Y.S.2d 851 (argued October 9, 2012):
We represented a large real estate brokerage firm where we reversed the lower court before the Appellate Division, First Department (84 A.D.3d 446). The New York Court of Appeals took the case to hear argument on the very important issue of dual agency by the broker. The question was whether a real estate broker hired by a seller had the right to show competing luxury apartments to a prospective buyer over the objection of the seller. The seller claimed that the broker by deferring to the buyer’s request to see competing apartments became a dual agent without seller’s consent. This would have resulted in forfeiture of the commission. The Court of Appeals after hearing argument by us decided that the broker was not a dual agent but merely acting for the good of the marketplace as a whole. Judgment was awarded to our client.
Cabiri v. Ghana, (SDNY/U.S.Second Circuit 1999) 981 F.Supp. 129, affirmed in part 165 F.3d 193:
We represented the defendant Republic of Ghana in a very interesting case involving the alleged torture of a former Ghanaian diplomat. The plaintiff Cabiri was...
Robert v. Kohs, (App.Div.1st Dept. 2006) 35 A.D.3d 178, 826 N.Y.S.2d 220:
We represented the owner of a Manhattan townhouse which went to trial. The issue was whether the newly built façade of a neighboring townhouse caused...
Susan D. Fine Enterprises v. Steele, Supreme Court, New York County, Index No. 101160/2008:
Jury Verdict obtained for our clients the defendants, April 1, 2011. In this jury trial, we obtained verdict for our clients dismissing the complaint against...
Susan D. Fine Enterprises v. Steele, (App.Div.1st Dept. 2009) 66 A.D.3d 613, 887 N.Y.S.2d 584:
This was an appeal won in our favor in the case later tried before the jury mentioned directly above. The issue on appeal was whether...
Tapps Supermarkets v. Linden Boulevard, (App.Div.1st Dept. 2000) 269 A.D.2d 306, 704 N.Y.S.2d 27:
Following our amendment of the complaint to add additional limited partner defendants, the lower court again dismissed the complaint. We appealed and again reversed the...
Tapps Supermarkets v. Linden Boulevard, (App.Div.1st Dept. 1998) 242 A.D.2d 235, 661 N.Y.S.2d 223:
This was a case involving a limited partnership as landlord and a supermarket lease tenant. We represented the supermarket tenant. The real issue was the...
CGB Principals v. Triple Nickel, (App.Div.2d Dept. 1998) 256 A.D.2d 296, 683 N.Y.S.2d 99:
This is a case involving interpretation of a lease tax escalation clause where the lower court denied our summary judgment motion that was reversed by...
Iacono v. Pilavas et al.,, (App.Div.2d 2015) 125 A.D.3d 811, 4 N.Y.S.3d 250:
In this case, we established the lead case of record in the Appellate Division, Second Department on the elements required for a tortious interference with...
You can find this case online. The Court granted our motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. In this case, the plaintiff sues...
Katzman v. Does, (2015) 46 Misc. 3d 1212(A), appeal dismissed 2015 WL 6646761:
We defended a defamation case where our client’s agent had committed online libel per-se, posting a defamatory statement on CraigsList during the course of her...
Douglas Elliman v. Kislin, Supreme Court, New York County, Index No. 600532/2007:
Claim by our client, a real estate broker, against developer of a downtown Manhattan condominium project designed by a noted architect. This case went to...
Our clients were the landlord and real estate broker in this action. On July 26, 2013, the court dictated a decision granting summary judgment and...
Douglas Elliman v. 21-45 44th Drive LLC, (App.Div.1st Dept. 2014) 113 A.D.3d 407, 978 N.Y.S.2d 152:
In this case, we represented the plaintiff and succeeded in turning the defendant’s own motion for judgment in the lower court to a judgment for...
Reich v. Republic of Ghana, (U.S. Second Circuit 2003) 56 Fed Appx 25, 2003 WL 174699:
We represented the defendant Republic of Ghana against claim by an oil developer which went to trial at the Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New...
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