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FKB’s Rachel Aghassi and Victoria A. Yachkouri successfully obtain a pre-answer dismissal on a legal malpractice action in the Supreme Court, Queens County. Plaintiff alleged that FKB’s client breached their retainer agreement, was negligent, and committed legal malpractice by not settling Plaintiff’s case. Plaintiff then moved for default judgment of the requested relief of $2,000,000. […]

FKB’S Hillary C. Agins successfully obtained another summary judgment and dismissal of a plaintiff’s medical malpractice action against a physician. The case involved allegations of negligence related to the treatment of the plaintiff’s subdural hematoma, which included surgery performed by the neurosurgery team.  Hillary successfully argued that the FKB defendant, a consulting neurologist who followed […]

FKB’s Andrew Kowlowitz and Salvatore Lapetina successfully obtained summary judgment and dismissal of plaintiff’s claims against FKB’s client, a plumbing contractor, in Queens County Supreme Court. In its motion for summary judgment, FKB successfully argued, among other things, that plaintiff could not sustain any claims against FKB’s client as a matter of law. Plaintiff alleged that while performing work […]

FKB’s Aaron M. Barham obtained Rule 12(b)(2) dismissal of a high-exposure LPL complaint brought in the U.S. Southern District of New York against an out-of-state law firm.    FKB’s client served as escrow agent regarding five financing transactions which allegedly resulted in the co-defendants’ alleged misappropriation of funds from the plaintiff financing company.  FKB successfully argued that […]

Tracy S. Katz successfully secures a discontinuance on behalf of a radiology facility in an alleged failure to diagnose lung cancer case. Plaintiff alleged that numerous medical professionals failed to diagnose and treat her lung cancer.  The plaintiff’s pulmonologist, a co-defendant, referred her to FKB’s client, a radiology facility, for serial CT scans over the […]

Jessica Serrano Goddeyne, born in New York City, focuses on professional liability and legal malpractice defense, as well as insurance coverage and litigation. Ms. Goddeyne has practiced in the insurance defense field since 2014. She handles complex litigation matters and has extensive experience representing and advising professionals, business entities, property owners and individuals throughout all phases […]

FKB’s John Gizunterman successfully obtained summary judgment and dismissal of plaintiff’s medical malpractice action against FKB clients, a major New York City hospital network and several providers affiliated with the facility. This action involved allegations concerning failure to diagnose a femur bone cyst during the course of treatment for a displaced patella allegedly resulting in […]

FKB’s Andrew R. Jones and Victoria A. Yachkouri successfully obtain a pre-answer dismissal on an action for breach of fiduciary duty and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The Supreme Court, Nassau County, held that Plaintiff had failed to state a valid claim for breach of fiduciary duty and for intentional infliction of emotional distress, requiring […]

FKB’s Rachel Aghassi and Spencer A. Richards successfully obtain a pre-answer dismissal on an action for accounting malpractice.  The Supreme Court, New York County, held that Plaintiff had failed to state a valid claim for accounting malpractice, requiring dismissal of the Complaint. Plaintiff, a shareholder of a corporation, alleged that FKB’s client failed to timely […]

FKB’s Rachel Aghassi and Emma Schwab obtained a favorable decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upholding dismissal of a lawsuit with underlying claims of fraud and constitutional violations. The Plaintiff alleged that FKB’s client – an attorney who had assisted a mortgage lender in the sale of Plaintiff’s former marital […]