Attorney Dennis J. Dozis's Legal Cases

Appeals

Vazquez v. JRG Realty Corp.

Feb 22, 2011

OUTCOME: Judgment unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Appeal from a Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Michael D. Stallman, J.), entered October 1, 2009, dismissing plaintiffs' complaint in its entirety, and bringing up for review an order, s ... ame court and Justice, entered July 23, 2009, which granted defendants' motion for summary judgment, and order, same court and Justice, entered November 25, 2009, which, to the extent appealable, denied plaintiffs' motion to renew the order entered July 23, 2009.

Appeals

Lipsker v. 650 Crown Equities, LLC

Feb 15, 2011

OUTCOME: Order affirmed insofar as appealed from and, upon searching the record, summary judgment is awarded to the defendants 650 Crown Equities, LLC, and Hager Management, Inc., dismissing all of the Labor Law causes of action asserted against them.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appealed from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Solomon, J.), dated February 17, 2010, as granted those branch ... es of the cross motion of the defendant Skyline Capital, LLC, which were for summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law § 240(1) and § 241(6) causes of action insofar as asserted against it, and, in effect, denied, as academic, that branch of his cross motion which was for leave to amend the bill of particulars to assert specific violations of the Industrial Code, and the defendant Skyline Capital, LLC, cross-appeals from stated portions of the same order.

Appeals

Azznara v. Strauss

Feb 01, 2011

OUTCOME: Order modified by deleting provision denying branch of defendants' motion which was to compel plaintiff to provide authorizations for release of plaintiff's alcohol and drug abuse records, and substituting a provision granting that branch of motion.

In an action to recover damages for chiropractic malpractice and lack of informed consent, the defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Putnam County ... (Nicolai, J.), dated March 12, 2010, as denied those branches of their motion which were to compel the plaintiff to provide authorizations for the release of the plaintiff's alcohol and drug abuse records and all of the plaintiff's pharmacy and health insurance records.

Appeals

Gibbs v. St. Barnabas Hospital

Dec 16, 2010

OUTCOME: The New York State Court of Appeals reversed and reaffirmed the rule that litigants cannot ignore court orders with impunity.

The plaintiff defaulted in producing a responsive Bill of Particulars. After over ayear of good faith letters, motion practice, and court appearances, the trial court issued a conditional order of pr ... eclusion, which the plaintiff subsequently violated; the defendant moved to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint. Although the plaintiff failed to excuse his default with the required affidavit of merit, instead of enforcing the preclusion order, the court merely sanctioned the plaintiff in the amount of $500. The Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed the trial court’s order. Defendant was granted leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals

Appeals

Cortez v. Northeast Realty Holdings, LLC

Nov 09, 2010

OUTCOME: Order affirmed.

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for wrongful death, the plaintiff cross-appealed from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Owen, J.), dated June 18, 2009, as denied her ... separate cross motions for summary judgment on the issue of liability against the defendant Northeast Realty Holdings, LLC, and the defendant National Realty & Development Corp., and the defendant Precision Lawncare & Landscaping, Inc., and granted that branch of the cross motion of National Realty & Development Corp. which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it.

Appeals

Richards v. Passarelli et. al.

Oct 26, 2010

OUTCOME: Order modified by deleting the provision denying those branches of the cross motion of the defendant Arrow Line Striping Co. which were for summary judgment dismissing the cross claims for common-law indemnification asserted against it.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant Arrow Line Striping Co. appealed from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (McMahon, J.), dated September 12, 2008, which ... granted the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend the complaint to add it as a direct defendant, and thereupon denied its cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims insofar as asserted against it.

Appeals

Moran v. Mu

Jun 08, 2010

OUTCOME: Affirmed, with costs.

In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice and lack of informed consent, etc., in which the defendant Wyckoff Heights Medical Center commenced a third-party action against Kara Christian, ... as successor executor of the estate of Karl W. Christian, Kara Christian appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dabiri, J.), dated May 1, 2009, which, inter alia, denied her motion to dismiss the third-party complaint based upon her allegation that her status as personal representative of the estate of Karl W. Christian terminated by operation of law.

Employment and labor

Pakter v. New York City Department of Education

Mar 22, 2010

OUTCOME: The District Court granted the defendant-a consulting psychologist's motion and dismissed all of the claims against him pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6).

Plaintiff, a former teacher, commenced an action arising out of alleged employment discrimination on the basis of age and retaliation for plaintiffs opposition to racial discrimination in the education ... programs of the New York City Department of Education. Defendant-consulting psychologist moved to dismiss all of the claims against him.

Civil rights

Dowlah v. Dowlah

Mar 10, 2010

OUTCOME: Defendant court-appointed forensic evaluator's motion was granted and all of the claims asserted against him were dismissed.

Plaintiff commenced an action against four defendants involved in a protracted child custody dispute over plaintiff's two minor sons, asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, alleging violati ... ons of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, and claims under state statutory and common law. Defendant-court-appointed forensic evaluator moved to dismiss all of the claims against his.

Appeals

Ortiz v. Wiis Realty Corp.

Oct 06, 2009

OUTCOME: Order unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion granted and the complaint dismissed.

Appeal from an Order of the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Patricia Anne Williams, J.), entered October 14, 2008, which denied defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Dennis J. Dozis's Legal Cases (27)

Vazquez v. JRG Realty Corp.

Lipsker v. 650 Crown Equities, LLC

Azznara v. Strauss

Gibbs v. St. Barnabas Hospital

Cortez v. Northeast Realty Holdings, LLC

Richards v. Passarelli et. al.

Moran v. Mu

Pakter v. New York City Department of Education

Dowlah v. Dowlah

Ortiz v. Wiis Realty Corp.