Michael Konopka

Favorable settlement in the amount of 1.1 million dollars prior to jury selection

After extended hearing before Court appointed referee, successfully defeated minority shareholder's lawsuit alleging corporate waste and mismanagement.

After bench trial, verdict in favor of my client of resulting in a judgment in excess of $400,000

$1,00,000 settlement on eve of trial (full amount of insurance coverage).

Mediated settlement in the amount of $440,000.

Action was dismissed in its entirety

The Appellate Division affirmed the lower court's finding in favor of my client, holding that the alleged fraud victim was precluded from establishing that she lacked knowledge from which she could have discovered alleged fraud with reasonable diligence.

Ruling in favor of my client, the Appellate Division reversed the lower court and held that seller's summary judgment motion was procedurally defective.

Monetary judgment in favor or client

Appellate Division held that the Supreme Court erred in determining that “[t]he doctrine known as demand for adequate assurances of future performance”

Appellate Division reversed lower court's award of summary judgment against my clients.

Appellate Division reversed lower court's decision and found in favor of my client.

The Appellate Division affirmed the lower court's findings in favor of my client.

Secured reversal from the Appellate Division of lower court decision that had dismissed my client's case.

The court found in favor of my client and dismissed the case in its entirety.

Appellate Division held that the trial court erred in denying my client's application to set aside the jury verdict as against the weight of the evidence.

Appellate Division affirmed the lower court's decision dismissing all claims against my client.

Favorable Decision

Appellate Division held that owners waived their right to terminate my client's leases based upon an alleged failure to replace underground storage tanks.

Jury verdict in favor of client in the amount of $1,625,000.

Successfully reversed and set aside jury verdict against client in excess of 11 million dollars

Appellate Division agreed that the default judgment obtained against my client should be vacated

Appellate Division found in favor of my client, holding that cooperative apartment lived she lived in was not marital property.

Favorable settlement in favor of my client.

Jury verdict in favor of client in excess of $500,000.