Category: Recent Cases

April Laws moved to dismiss the federal Complaint brought by Plaintiffs who asserting three causes of action for violations of their Second Amendment and Fourteenth… View Full Article

Gregg Johnson defended the Village of Potsdam and multiple members of the Village’s Police Department through a five-day jury trial in the Northern District of… View Full Article

Gregg Johnson and April Laws successfully moved for complete summary judgment on behalf of the Village its Chief of Police in a complex civil rights… View Full Article

Plaintiff filed a Complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights alleging discriminatory employment practice and retaliation on the basis of disability, national… View Full Article

April Laws moved to dismissed Plaintiff Davison’s three separate, simultaneous state court actions against the City of Gloversville alleging claims of defamation, fifth and sixth… View Full Article

Gregg Johnson and successfully moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s federal claims of § 1983 excessive force against the Schenectady City Police Department. As a result, Plaintiff’s… View Full Article

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