FKB’s Rachel Aghassi and Jason H. Seiler successfully obtained dismissal of two separate actions, one in the New York Supreme Court, Essex County and the other in Supreme Court, Saratoga County, stemming from the same set of facts as against the same defendant-attorney, pursuant to CPLR §§ 3211, 3215(c), and 3216.  In what many would consider to be a […]

FKB’s Andrew R. Jones and Aaron M. Barham obtained a pre-answer dismissal of a Judiciary Law 487 claim brought against a professional liability defense firm which had successfully represented an estate attorney in an underlying legal malpractice action.  In its pre-answer motion to dismiss, FKB established entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that its client […]

FKB’s Rachel Aghassi and Asher Kest publish an article on the New York State Bar Association Insurance Focus blog by USI Infinity entitled “Data Breach Notification Requirements on the State Level Continue to Expand: New York’s SHIELD Act” The article can be found here.

The plaintiff alleged that FKB’s client, a local hospital, deviated from the standard of care by failing to implement appropriate protective measures to prevent the development of pressure ulcers. Specifically, plaintiff claimed that a turn a position schedule was not implemented, heels were not offloaded, and records were not kept confirming the skin was being […]

A. Michael Furman, Neil S. Kornfeld, Patrick J. Brennan, Andrew S. Kowlowitz, Andrew R. Jones and Shari Sckolnick  were listed as super lawyers in the 2019 New York Super Lawyers Magazine distributed in October 2019 and Rachel Aghassi, Benjamin Oxenberg and Aaron M. Barham were listed as New York Metro Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 […]

Andrew Jones lectured at the National Guardianship Association’s Annual Conference in Lexington, KY. He spoke on the topic of Risk Management and E&O Insurance for Professional Fiduciaries and Guardians. The Conference was attended by approximately 500 attendees made up mostly of Professional Fiduciaries and Guardians from all over the Nation. National Guardianship Association Conference aims […]

FKB’ s  Michael Furman and Shari Sckolnick successfully obtained a judgment dismissing a legal malpractice complaint from Judge McGrath in Supreme Court, Rensselaer County. This legal malpractice action stemmed from a law firm’s defense and representation of plaintiffs in an action where plaintiffs’ neighbor sued plaintiffs because their building and utilities encroached onto the neighbor’s […]

FKB’s Mike Furman, Andrew Jones and David Furman proudly biked 45 miles in “Velocity” on Sunday, October 6, 2019.  Velocity is Columbia University Medical Center’s outdoor cycling fundraiser for the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.  Velocity is a cycling event that takes you through the Hudson Valley and over the George Washington Bridge into Columbia […]

The plaintiff alleged that FKB’s client, who provides complex tax and estate advice to high-net-worth individuals, violated the Federal RICO Act by assisting the plaintiff’s wife to strategically cut the plaintiff out of any share of the wife’s family business or proceeds arising from the sale of the wife’s family business. The plaintiff further alleged […]