Amawalk, NY
Consumer protection Lawyer at Amawalk, NY
Practice Areas: Consumer Protection, Constitutional
OUTCOME: Prevailed by unanimous panel on all substantive points of law
Appellate Division First Department appeal interpreting the scope of the 2020 amendments to New York's anti-SLAPP law.
OUTCOME: All claims against LLC survived dismissal (case still ongoing)
Retaliatory termination and divestment of whistleblower co-founder of a popular nightclub. The nightclub and managing owner in his personal capacity moved to dismiss the claims against them
OUTCOME: Settled
Landlord levied the bank accounts of formerly married tenants, alleging a balance due. Tenants moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, improper levy, and disputed claimed rent arrears.
OUTCOME: Settled
Third-party debt buyer commenced garnishment on a 16-year-old default judgment obtained by substitute service at a prior address of the defendant. Moved to vacate the void judgment and dismiss the case ... .
OUTCOME: Motion to vacate denied, appeal filed
Debt-buyer sought to enforce a 15-year-old judgment on an alleged credit card debt. There were numerous defects with service and the consumer moved to vacate and dismiss the judgment for lack of person ... al jurisdiction. A traverse hearing was held where the plaintiff offered no competent evidence to rebut the defendant's testimony with supporting documentation that she had moved apartments before the alleged service. Nevertheless, the trial court upheld the judgment and denied the motion.
OUTCOME: Motion to vacate denied, appeal pending
Third-party debt buyer sought to enforce a 15-year-old default judgment obtained via falsely alleged nail and mail service. The process server subsequently was the subject of an enforcement action by t ... he Office of the Attorney General for his orchestrating over 900 similar fraudulent affidavits of service. Nevertheless, the trial court held that the defendant waived his challenge to personal jurisdiction because of his inaction and delay in moving to vacate.
OUTCOME: Judgment vacated and voluntarily dismissed with prejudice
Third-party debt buyer obtained a default judgment on a credit card debt that was over 11 years old when the lawsuit was filed against client.
OUTCOME: Judgment vacated and case dismissed
Third-party debt buyer began garnishment based upon a default judgment on a credit card debt. Client was never served and did not know about the lawsuit until the garnishment.
OUTCOME: Settled
Civil fraud action against an international timeshare cruise line. Service of process in Canton Zug, Switzerland.
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