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Tom Sherwood Successfully Argued that Title Policy Provision Was Unambiguous
(February 2024) Tom Sherwood defeated an insured’s breach of policy action, successfully arguing on summary judgment that the subject title policy unambiguously insured only one lot, not two lots as the insured claimed. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the insured’s action, finding that the policy’s one-time inclusion […]
- Posted on: Feb 20 2024
Amy Abbandondelo Moderates CLE with Associate Justice Mark C. Dillon
(January 2024) As co-chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee, Amy Abbandondelo moderated a continuing legal education seminar with Associate Justice Mark C. Dillon of the Appellate Division, Second Department. Justice Dillon provided valuable insight into the Court’s decision-making processes, as well as the court’s substantial delays in hearing and determining appeals that currently […]
- Posted on: Jan 11 2024
Amy Abbandondelo Presents CLE on Real Property Partition Actions
(December 2023) Amy Abbandondelo presented a continuing legal education program to the Nassau County Bar Association Real Property Committee on the fundamentals of prosecuting and defending actions seeking the partition of real property, including the newly enacted New York Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act.
- Posted on: Dec 28 2023
Jim Truitt Successfully Argues before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
(November 2023) Jim Truitt successfully defended against an adversary’s appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that granted our client summary judgment dismissing the case against it. In affirming the District Court’s decision, the […]
- Posted on: Nov 11 2023
Amy Abbandondelo Succeeds on an Appeal in the Second Department
(November 2023) Amy Abbandondelo successfully argued before the Appellate Division, Second Department, persuading the appellate court to modify the lower court’s decision denying in part our client’s motion to amend its complaint to join an additional defendant and to assert a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation. The Appellate Division held that the proposed fraudulent misrepresentation claim […]
- Posted on: Nov 3 2023
Amy Abbandondelo Moderates CLE with Associate Justice Sallie-Manzanet-Daniels
(October 2023) As co-chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee, Amy Abbandondelo moderated a continuing legal education program with Associate Justice Sallie-Manzanet-Daniels of the Appellate Division, First Department. Justice Manzanet-Daniels presented best practices for argument before the First Department.
- Posted on: Oct 15 2023
Amy Abbandondelo Moderates Session with Associate Justice Angela G. Iannacci
(April 2023) As co-chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee, Amy Abbandondelo moderated a program with Associate Justice Angela G. Iannacci of the Appellate Division, Second Department. Justice Manzanet-Daniels presented best practices for argument before the Second Department.
- Posted on: Apr 8 2023
Jim Truitt Defeats Insured’s Breach of Policy Action
(November 2022) Jim Truitt successfully defended a title insurance underwriter in a coverage dispute where the insured fee owner sought damages for the underwriter’s refusal to provide a defense and indemnification under a title insurance policy. The court agreed with Jim Truitt’s argument that the insured failed to comply with the policy’s notice requirements, which […]
- Posted on: Nov 28 2022
Amy Abbandondelo Moderates Session with Guest Speaker Associate Judge Singas
(November 2022) As co-chair of the Nassau County Bar Association (“NCBA”) Appellate Practice Committee, Amy Abbandondelo moderated a session with esteemed guest speaker, N.Y. Court of Appeals Associate Judge Madeline Singas, held at NCBA headquarters, at which Judge Singas provided valuable insight into best practices for requesting leave to appeal to the N.Y. Court of […]
- Posted on: Nov 10 2022
Obtained Favorable Settlement for Homeowner Relating to a Right of Way Agreement
(October 2022) Tom Sherwood and Robyn Fearon obtained a favorable settlement for their client relating to a disputed right of way easement agreement confining the right of way to a small portion of their client’s property.
- Posted on: Oct 18 2022