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In this premises liability action, the plaintiff sustained serious  injuries  when he fell on a public sidewalk due to an alleged  defective condition in a tree well abutting our client’s restaurant.    After the completion of discovery, we successfully moved, on behalf of our clients, for summary judgment seeking dismissal […]

Partner Dan Stewart closed out 2020 with a summary judgment win in Kings County Supreme Court. The female plaintiff claimed that she tripped and fell due to a cracked exterior sidewalk as she entered a retail clothing store, represented by Fleischner Potash LLP. Under the retailer’s lease agreement with the […]

Evan Richman sought and obtained dismissal of a Disability Discrimination Complaint from New York State Division of Human Rights (“DHR”). The DHR issued a Determination and Order which found that there was no merit to Complainant’s claim of disability discrimination stemming from the Respondents’ inability to transfer Complainant to another […]

Evan Richman sought and obtained dismissal of a Disability Discrimination Complaint filed in the New York State Division of Human Rights (“DHR”). The DHR issued a Determination and Order which found that there was no merit to Complainant’s claim of disability discrimination since the housing cooperative commenced an eviction proceeding […]

Evan Richman successfully obtained summary judgment in the New York Supreme Court, Rockland County, on behalf of Defendants law firm and its principal trial attorney. The Court held that the Defendants met their burden of establishing that there was no breach any duties with regard to the handling of an […]

We are proud to announce that Of Counsel Benjamin Fleischner and Partners Patti Potash and Adam Stark have been recognized as 2020 Super Lawyers.  Senior Associate Jennifer Mindlin has been honored as a Rising Star for the third straight year.  This is Benjamin Fleischner’s tenth honor, Patti Potash’s second honor […]

Partner Stuart Glass obtained a defense verdict in Supreme Court Kings County.  Plaintiff claimed that in the course of his employ as a MTA Bus inspector he was caused to trip and fall in an unguarded excavation.  It was claimed that our client had negligently failed to properly safeguard a […]

Fleischner Potash represented a law firm who had been retained by Plaintiff in connection with her purchase of a condominium where there had been a history of leaks. The Complaint alleged that defendant law firm failed to provide adequate representation to plaintiff with respect to disclosure of the scope of […]

Partner Dan Stewart won summary judgment in a Suffolk County premises liability case where plaintiff alleged traumatic brain injury and cognitive defects. Plaintiff, a high-earning professional, alleged that the defendants failed to properly maintain a tree branch. While walking on the adjacent sidewalk, plaintiff hit her head on the branch. […]

Plaintiff alleged that she sustained injuries when she fell down an unbarricaded stairway within a discount store that was crowded with merchandise. Partner Ian Forman argued that Summary Judgment was appropriate as to all claims against Fleischner Potash’s client, an out-of- possession landlord, who had no notice of the alleged […]

Partner Ian Forman won summary judgment in a high exposure case in Bronx County. Plaintiff claimed to have slipped and fallen within the defendants’ residential building and alleged to have suffered significant injuries, including a cervical fusion, a lumbar discectomy and an ankle surgery, as well as head trauma with […]

Evan A. Richman obtained a Determination and Order from the Westchester County Human Rights Commission dismissing a Complaint alleging disability discrimination against a cooperative. The cooperative Board had advised the Complainant and her adult son that, while the Board would not permit the construction of a permanent wall to subdivide […]

Evan A. Richman obtained a Determination and Order from the New York State Division of Human Rights dismissing a Complaint alleging disability discrimination against a supportive housing provider, claiming that the building had failed to provide a reasonable accommodation. The Division of Human Rights found that there was no probable […]