Attorney Stephen M. Orsetti's Legal Cases

Personal injury

Chavez-Lezama v. Gao et al.

Jun 12, 2019

OUTCOME: Case dismissed against our client. The Appellate court agreed with us and reversed the lower court.

Personal injury defense: Labor Law case. Defendant-Client was the homeowner and was sued by the Plaintiff who claimed the Client directed and controlled the renovation work on his home, which may make ... him liable under the Labor Law. We moved to dismiss the case against the Client, citing the lack of evidence that the Client had anything to do with the renovation work. The court denied the motion. We appealed the decision to the Appellate Division.

Marriage and prenuptials

Dankenbrink v. Dankenbrink

Oct 18, 2017

OUTCOME: Appellate court agreed with us. Order reversed and motion denied. Judgment of Divorce reinstated.

Family Law: matrimonial post judgment case. Plaintiff-Client previously obtained a Judgment of Divorce by default against his former Wife since she failed to appear in Court. Years later, the former ... Wife filed a motion to vacate the Judgment. We argued that she waited too long and had no excuse for her earlier failure to appear in Court multiple times. The Court granted her motion anyway and set aside part of the Judgment. We appealed the decision to the Appellate Division.

Speeding and traffic ticket

NYS DMV v. Winnacott

Apr 03, 2017

OUTCOME: Proposed revocation by DMV denied. Client's license reinstated.

The Department of Motor Vehicles proposed to revoke the license of the Defendant due to alcohol related driving infractions that occurred over 30 years ago. It was argued that the Defendant's minor tr ... affic infraction of driving while operating a mobile phone, coupled with his virtually clean driving record for 30+ years and substantial evidence he had avoided alcohol during that time frame, should not result in him unfairly "getting caught in the net" for the intended targets of this law.

Personal injury

McManus v. Klein et al.

Feb 03, 2016

OUTCOME: Appellate Court agreed with us. Order reversed and case reinstated. As a result, the Village settled with our client.

Personal injury plaintiff: slip and fall on sidewalk case. Plaintiff-Client tripped and fell on public sidewalk in Village of Rockville Centre. The Village moved for summary judgment to dismiss the c ... ase. We argued that the Village did not prove its entitlement to this relief because it failed to establish that it did not create the defect in the sidewalk. The lower Court granted the motion and dismissed the case, and we appealed to the Appellate Division.

Stephen M. Orsetti's Legal Cases (4)

Chavez-Lezama v. Gao et al.

Dankenbrink v. Dankenbrink

NYS DMV v. Winnacott

McManus v. Klein et al.