Attorney Joshua Adam Butnick's Legal Cases

Employment and labor

Torralba v. Little India Stores

Jun 15, 2016

OUTCOME: Substantial money judgment after jury trial

SDNY - 14-civil-595 Two store workers brought suit against their employer for failure to pay overtime wages over several years.

Landlord or tenant

Grand Review LLC v. Jimenez, Index No. 71394/10

Apr 11, 2011

OUTCOME: Case Dismissed. Since the landlord reduced the rent on his own, he cannot then sue the tenant for the difference in Housing Court as it is not considered a "Rent Default"

This was a case where the Tenant was sued for non-payment of rent in Queens Housing Court. After filing an overcharge complaint, the Landlord sent a letter to the Tenant reducing her rent. However, a ... few months later the Tenant's rent overcharge complaint was denied. As a result, the normal regulated rent would have been the proper amount at all times. The Landlord immediately demanded the difference between the reduced rent and the legal regulated rent for all the past months that the Landlord had unilaterally reduced the rent.

Joshua Adam Butnick's Legal Cases (2)

Torralba v. Little India Stores

Grand Review LLC v. Jimenez, Index No. 71394/10