Category: Recent Cases

April Laws moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint which alleged a variety of claims, including discrimination. The Schoharie County Supreme Court granted the pre-answer motion to… View Full Article

April Laws filed a pre-answer motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint which alleged negligence and respondeat superior liability. The Supreme Court, Essex County, granted the motion… View Full Article

Gregg Johnson obtained complete summary judgment on a civil rights action alleging that multiple City of Schenectady Police Officers were deliberately indifferent to Plaintiff’s medical… View Full Article

Plaintiffs, several homeowners, challenged restrictions pursuant to short-term rentals, alleging violations of their due process, First Amendment and equal protection rights, unconstitutional takings, unlawful search… View Full Article

Gregg Johnson obtained complete summary judgment in a case filed by Plaintiff Eric Lynch asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 arising out of his… View Full Article

Plaintiff commenced this civil rights action on June 22, 2020, alleging violations of his constitutional rights in connection with an April 2018 arrest in Schenectady,… View Full Article

April Laws obtained a no probable cause determination on a claim where Complainant claimed employment discrimination on the basis of a a disability, because he… View Full Article

Our team obtained complete summary judgment on a negligence case where Plaintiff, who was an inmate at Rensselaer County Jail at the time of the… View Full Article

During protracted discovery, April Laws obtained adverse admissions from Plaintiff and moved for summary judgment at the close of discovery.  The United States District Court… View Full Article

Plaintiff filed suit in Supreme Court of the State of New York for Ulster County against multiple defendants, including Columbia County, for which Plaintiff sought,… View Full Article