Commercial Transportation

Experience

• Defended a shipping services company against a New York intermodal marine terminal in an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Following a bench trial, the district court entered a judgment rejecting the claims of breach of contract and storage fees pursuant to the New York Terminal Conference Tariff and awarded damages to our client's conversion claim. The plaintiff appealed the district court’s judgment. The Second Circuit issued its decision, affirming both the district court’s denial of the plaintiff’s demurrage claim as well as the award on our client’s conversion claim.

• Secured dismissal in assault and negligent security action on behalf of the owner and management company of a luxury uptown Manhattan apartment building. After a motion to reargue, a subsequent motion to renew, and three appellate motions, the First Department affirmed the motion court’s decisions granting our client summary judgment motion and denying plaintiff’s motion to renew her opposition. The First Department agreed with us and found that we established prima facie showing that the entrance to the apartment building was not negligently maintained, resulting in a complete dismissal the complaint.

• Obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of trucking company client in personal injury action where no direct claims asserted against client in pleadings.