New York Dram Shop Law
United States of America v. Christian Lugo, a/k/a "Coco"
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering conspiracy and possession of a machine gun. Christian Lugo, a/k/a "Coco" on February 7, 2022, LUGO allowed and encouraged a co-conspirator who worked for him at Certified Auto to shoot at members of a rival tow truck company, which resulted in the death of Gloria Ortiz. In ... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - NY)State of New York v. Justin Deprospo
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder in the second-degree.<br> <br> Justin Deprospo, age 27, was accused of fatally shooting 32-year-old Burnie Pleasant outside of a smoke shop in Harlem in November 2023.<br> <br> "Justin Deprospo callously and fatally shot Burnie Pleasant, a father of two with musical aspirations,†said District Attorney... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Wagner Louis
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with h one count of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and two counts of Assault in the First Degree.<br> <br> "A café employee was going about his workday when Wagner Louis entered the Midtown establishment and allegedly slashed the worker, almost killing him,†said District Attorney Bragg. "This broad ... More...
$0 (09-12-2025 - NY)<h1> United States of America v. Dimitriy Nezhinskiy, Joseph Nocella, Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Large Scale Stolen Property Operation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Diamond District Fence Pleads Guilty in Connection with Large Scale Stolen Property Operation</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></... More...
$0 (07-18-2025 - NY)<h1> United States of America v. Pushpesh Kumar Baid, a/k/a “PK Jain†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Brooklyn, NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Massive Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Miami Executive Pleads Guilty to Massive Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Pushpesh Kumar Baid, also known as "PK Jain,†pleaded guilty to conspiracy t... More...
$0 (04-21-2025 - NY)<h1> United States of America v. Tony Clanton, a/k/a “Tone†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy, two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, attempted Hobbs Act robbery, and use of firearms during crimes of violence </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Defendant Convicted of Five Armed Robberies and Attempted Robberies... More...
$0 (04-21-2025 - NY)<h1> United States of America v. Yaurel Centeno a/k/a “Flex†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, Assault, Racketeering, And Firearms Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Eleven Members Of Bronx "Washside†Gang Sentenced For Murder, Attempted Murder, Assault, Racketeering, And Firearms Offenses </... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - NY)<h1> United States of America v. Carmelo Polito </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Racketeering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Genovese Crime Family Member Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Racketeering</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Carmelo Polito, also known as "Carmine Polito,†a former... More...
$0 (12-13-2024 - NY)United States of America v. Andrew Miller
<h2><br> Albany, New York conspiracy to illegally purchase a shotgun from a gun shop criminal Defense lawyer.<br> </h2><br> Schenectady Man Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Straw Purchasing a Shotgun Later Used to Fire Shots Outside of Temple Israel.<br> <p><br> Andrew Miller, age 38, of Schenectday, New York, admitted that between October 1, 2023 and November 6, 2023, he and Alkhader conspi... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - NY)Manuel Llivisaca v. Target
<h2><br> White Plains, New York premises liability personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <h2><br> <br> Premises liability law in New York states that property owners and occupiers are responsible for keeping their premises safe for visitors. This includes: <br> <br> Identifying and fixing hazards: Property owners should regularly check for and repair issues like broken stairs, ... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - NY)Edward Bricker v. Eric Ole Thorsen
<h2><br> New City, New York real estate lawyers represented the parties in a quite title action.<br> <h2><br> <br> <br> Following a trial, James Bricker, Sr. (hereinafter Bricker Sr.), and Kim Bricker were divorced by a judgment of divorce dated October 8, 2008. The judgment directed that Bricker Sr. and Kim Bricker were to jointly own Bricker's, Inc., a business that owned real property located a... More...
$0 (09-11-2024 - NY)<h1> United States of America v. Mustafa Goklu </h1>
Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Laundering Bitcoin and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business.<br> <P><br> Queens Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Laundering Bitcoin and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business <br> <br> Mustafa Goklu, also known as "Mustangy,†was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn by... More...
$0 (03-15-2024 - NY)<h1> United States of America v.Mustafa Goklu </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Laundering Bitcoin and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Queens Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Laundering Bitcoin and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business </h2></center></i>... More...
$0 (03-15-2024 - NY)Chretien v. New Hampshire State Prison
Concord, New Hamphire civil rights lawyers represented the Petitioner seeking a writ of habeas corpus.<br> <br> The respondent, the Warden of the New Hampshire State Prison, has moved for summary judgment. After a hearing, and for the following reasons, the Warden's motion for summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part, and an evidentiary hearing will be scheduled to address Chretien's... More...
$0 (11-02-2023 - NY)State of New York v. Antonio Carr
Lockport, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Antonio Carr, age 30, was accused of killing Tracy Green, age 57, at the victim's barber shop in Niagara Falls on Oct. 2, 2021. The defendant shot the victim with a small-caliber rifle. When those shots weren't fatal, he left, returned moments later with a 9 mm handgun, and shot him six mo... More...
$0 (05-17-2023 - NY)United States of America v. Robert Fehring
Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with mailing more than 20 letters threatening to assault, shoot, and bomb LGBTQ+ affiliated individuals, organizations and businesses. <br> <br> Robert Fehring, age 74, pleaded guilty.<br> <br> "In pleading guilty today, the defendant admits that he sent hate-filled communications that threatened mass shootings, bombings an... More...
$0 (02-24-2022 - NY)MARCIA MELENDEZ, et al v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al.
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> New York, NY - Constitutional law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued the City and various named City officials seeking a judgment declaring the challenged laws unconstitutional and for an injunction permanently enjoining their enforcement. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments at all <br> levels—fe... More...
$0 (11-26-2021 - NY)Anthony Waldon and Jason Goldstein v. Credit One Bank, N.A.
White Plains, New York consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Truth in Lending Act violation theory.<br> <br> "The Truth in Lending Act (TILA), 12 U.S.C. 5512, protects people against inaccurate and unfair credit billing and credit card practices. It requires lenders to provide debtors with loan cost information so that you can comparison shop for certain types of l... More...
$1 (08-03-2021 - NY)United States of America v. Peter Tuccio
Brooklyn, New York extortion charge criminal defense lawyer represented Peter Tuccio charged with using fire to commit the felony crime of extortion. <br> <br> Tuccio was convicted of an offense arising from his efforts to extort a local businessman by brazenly chasing him through the streets and then setting his car ablaze.<br> <br> In 2015, a businessman who had been extorted by a captain in th... More...
$0 (01-14-2021 - NY)United States of America v. Adel Kellel
New York, New York taxation criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Adel Kellel, age 63, of New Hyde Park, New York, the owner of Raffles Bistro, formerly a restaurant located in New York City, was charged with tax evasion.<br> <br> “All taxpayers have an obligation to honestly report their income and pay their share of taxes,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E.... More...
$0 (12-02-2020 - NY)Catalina E. Thompson v. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC
Brooklyn, NY - Plaintiff Personal Injury, Premises Liability<br> <br> <br> <center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Brookyn_NY_FED.png"><br> </center><br> <br> Catalina E. Thompson sued The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC on a personal injury negligence theory claiming $10 million in damages and/or injuries as a result of the negligence of on of D... More...
$1 (09-13-2020 - NY)Blair Davis-Carett v. Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Anthropologie, Inc.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/buildingphoto_small.png"><br> </center><br> <br> Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the<br> Southern District of New York, Thomas P. Griesa, Judge, dismissing plaintiff's claims<br> of retaliation and hostile-work-environment discrimination, in violation of the Age<br> Discrimination in ... More...
$0 (04-08-2019 - NY)Sleepy's, LLC v. Select Comfort Wholesale Corporation
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/buildingphoto_small.png"><br> </center><br> At all relevant times, Sleepyʹs LLC (ʺSleepyʹsʺ or the ʺplaintiffʺ) was a bed<br> and mattress retailer obtaining products for resale from a variety of<br> manufacturers. In that endeavor, it entered into a ʺRetail Partnershipʺ with... More...
$0 (12-03-2018 - NY)Maryanne Gleason v. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, L.L.C.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/buildingphoto_small.png"><br> </center><br> New York, NY - Maryanne Gleason sued The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, L.L.C. on a personal injury negligence theory.... More...
$0 (11-16-2018 - NY)United States of America v. Gilbert Guzman
Buffalo, NY - Brooklyn Man Sentenced For Selling Cocaine<br> <br> Gilbert Guzman, 42, of Brooklyn, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine, was sentenced to three years probation by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine.<br> <br> Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan A. Tokash, who ha... More...
$0 (10-23-2018 - NY)Great Minds v. Fedex Office and Print Services, Inc.
Plaintiff‐Appellant Great Minds appeals from the March 21, 2017 dismissal<br> under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) of its copyright infringement action<br> against FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. (“FedEx”) in the United States District<br> Court for the Eastern District of New York (Hurley, J.). We find that Great Minds’<br> public license does not explicitly address wh... More...
$0 (03-21-2018 - NY)Linde, et al. v. Arab Bank, P.C.
The sixteen named plaintiffs on this consolidated appeal are<br> victims, or the relatives of victims, of three terrorist attacks<br> perpetrated in Israel by Hamas between March 2002 and June 2003.<br> Together with hundreds of other alleged victims and the surviving<br> relatives of victims of alleged Hamas attacks, the named plaintiffs<br> commenced actions in the United States District Court f... More...
$0 (02-13-2018 - NY)Anthony Knight v. State University of New York at Stony Brook
Plaintiff Anthony Knight, an African‐American electrician, sued Defendant<br> State University of New York at Stony Brook (“Stony Brook”) for discrimination<br> and retaliation, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.<br> 3<br> § 2000e et seq., when it terminated Knight’s employment after he reported racist<br> graffiti in a bathroom located at his worksit... More...
$0 (02-01-2018 - NY)Amritpal Singh v. United States Ciitizenship and Immigration Services
10 Amritpal Singh appeals from Judge Furman’s dismissal of his complaint<br> 11 for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The complaint, relying on the<br> 12 Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., challenged the<br> 13 denial by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) of<br> 14 jurisdiction over Singh’s application for an adjustment of h... More...
$0 (12-30-2017 - NY)United States of America v. Vincent Asaro
Brooklyn, NY - Long-Time Bonanno Crime Family Member Sentenced to 96 Months’ Imprisonment For Arson<br> <br> Vincent Asaro, Bonanno Soldier Who Committed Murder and Lufthansa Robbery, Sentenced For Ordering Innocent Motorist’s Car Torched Over Road Rage Incident<br> <br> Long-time Bonanno crime family member Vincent Asaro was sentenced by United States District Judge Allyne R. Ross to 96 month... More...
$0 (12-29-2017 - NY)SECRETARY OF LABOR V. CRANESVILLE AGGREGATE COMPANIES, INC., DBA SCOTIA BAG PLANT <table> <td>
This appeal involves the interplay of two federal statutes: the OSH Act and the Mine Act, both administered under the authority of the Secretary of Labor. The Secretary of Labor is authorized to enforce the OSH Act, which is designed to ensure the safe working conditions for every worker in the nation. 29 U.S.C. § 651(b). When Congress enacted the OSH Act, however, certain federal agencies alr... More...
$0 (12-20-2017 - NY)Nick's Garage, Inc. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, et al.
29 Plaintiff, Nick’s Garage, Inc. (“Garage” or “Plaintiff”), appeals from the<br> 30 judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New<br> 31 York (D’Agostino, J.) granting summary judgment in favor of the Defendants,<br> 32 Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and related entities (collectively,<br> 3<br> the “Insurer”).1 1 Garage, an automobile repai... More...
$0 (11-12-2017 - NY)The People v. Wayne Martin
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Marrus, J.), rendered September 8, 2010, convicting him of murder in the first degree and assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress identification testimony.<b... More...
$0 (03-10-2014 - NY)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DANIEL J. HALLORAN
Defendant‐appellant Daniel J. Halloran appeals from a judgment of<br> conviction entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of<br> New York (Kenneth M. Karas, Judge) on two counts of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C.<br> §§ 1343, 1346; two counts of violating the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952; and one<br> count of conspiracy�... More...
$0 (05-02-2016 - NY)United States of America v. Muzaffar Nadeem
Brooklyn, NY - School Construction Authority General Contractor Sentenced To 96 Months In Prison For Long-Running Scheme To Deprive Workers Of The Prevailing Wage<br> <br> Muzaffar Nadeem, age 60, the owner of SM&B Construction Co., Inc. (SM&B), was sentenced to 96 months’ imprisonment, ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in restitution to the IRS, and ordered to forfeit to the government over... More...
$0 (04-01-2016 - NY)US Magnesium LLC v. United States
This action involves an administrative review conducted by the <br> U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) of the antidumping duty order covering <br> pure magnesium from the People’s Republic of China. See Pure Magnesium From the <br> People’s Republic of China, 79 Fed. Reg. 94 (Dep’t of Commerce Jan. 2, 2014) (final <br> results admin. review) (“Final Results”); see also Issues a... More...
$0 (01-02-2016 - NY)United States of America v. CTS Holding, LLC
TJ, a family business, sold ceramic, tile, marble, granite, and other related <br> products from the time of its incorporation on January 2, 1962, through January 2011. <br> Around 1975, Philip Mularoni (“Mr. Mularoni”) and his brother, Richard Mularoni, purchased TJ from their parents, and, in 1991, Mr. Mularoni became the company’s sole owner and president. (PM Dep. 13:7-18, 14:7<br> 13.... More...
$0 (01-01-2016 - NY)United States v. Ashburn
On January 4, 2015, Defendants were charged in a Fifth Superseding Indictment (the "Indictment") with racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, and several related crimes. (Dkt. 271.) The Indictment charged Defendants, as members of an association-in-fact enterprise, the Six Tre Outlaw Gangsta Disciples Folk Nation ("Six Tre" or "Folk Nation"), with conducting and aspiring to conduct the affairs of t... More...
$0 (12-02-2015 - NY)Xerox Corp. v. United States
Cross-motions for summary judgment before the court concerning an entry of two “pre-clean dicorotron high voltage power supply” units imported through the Port of New York in year 2004 dispute the customs duty classification thereof under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”).1 The parties agree that the power<br> supplies are static converters covered by heading 8... More...
$0 (11-25-2015 - NY)Chrysler v. Guiney
Chrysler was a marijuana dealer who operated in and around Newburgh, <br> New York. Dominick Pendino (“Pendino”), a Newburgh resident and the <br> homicide victim, was Chrysler’s associate. In late August 1998, Chrysler and his <br> wife Elizabeth were arrested for felony marijuana possession based, in part, on <br> assistance provid... More...
$0 (11-22-2015 - NY)