Attorney Marc A Rapaport's Legal Cases

Employment and labor

Contrera v. Langer, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165536 (SDNY Oct. 5, 2017)

Oct 05, 2017

OUTCOME: Plaintiffs were granted conditional certification as a collective action.

We represent the plaintiffs in this putative wage class action brought on behalf of superintendents, porters and handymen who work at approximately fifty buildings in New York City. In a decision issu ... ed by the District Court (SDNY) on October 5, 2017, the Court granted Plaintiffs' motion for conditional certification as a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Commercial real estate

Virginia Properties, LLC v. T-Mobile Northeast, LLC

Apr 12, 2016

OUTCOME: Trial court judgment dismissed on appeal

Nationally publicized federal court case involving imposition of sanctions for discovery violations.

Telecommunications

DiFabio v. Omnipoint Communications, Inc., 66 A.D.3d 635 (2009)

Oct 06, 2009

OUTCOME: Reported Appellate Decision in favor of client.

Successfully defended cellular telephone provider in matter involving a condominium unit owner's challenge to a rooftop antenna lease.

Divorce and separation

HA v. HA, 2008 NY Misc. LEXIS 4573, 240 NYLJ 14

Jun 24, 2008

OUTCOME: Decision after trial in favor of our client.

This was a contested divorce case involving a long-term marriage and claims for equitable distribution and maintenance. After a three-day trial, the court issued a decision that was highly favorable t ... o our firm's client based on the court's determination that testimony of the other spouse regarding financial matters was not credible.

Employment and labor

Mena v. Key Food Stores, 195 Misc.2d 402 (Supreme Court, Kings County)

Mar 20, 2003

OUTCOME: Published Decision Permitting Introduction of Audio Tapes as Evidence

In this widely-publicized employment discrimination case, the Court denied the employer's motion to suppress audio-recordings of employer's slurs and racial epithets. This reported decision continues t ... o serve as leading precedent regarding clandestine taping in the workplace.

Family

Giray v. Cruey, NYLJ (January 13, 2003)

Jan 13, 2003

OUTCOME: Order directing cancellation of pre-application child support arrears.

Despite statutory prohibitions prohibiting courts from cancelling pre-application child support arrears, our client's arrears were vacated, in their entirety, based on the Court's determination that th ... ere were extreme and unique circumstances. This case is one of only two instances in which a New York court has cancelled pre-application arrears.

Medical malpractice

Gibli v. Kadosh, 717 N.Y.S.2d 553 (1st Dept. 2000)

Dec 05, 2000

OUTCOME: Jury trial resulting in substantial monetary damage award

The Appellate Court ruled that a release that was signed by plaintiff shortly after a dental procedure did not preclude plaintiff's cause of action for dental malpractice. For more than a decade, this ... has been one of the leading New York decisions regarding the issue of setting aside releases and settlements based on duress and unconscionability.

Marc A Rapaport's Legal Cases (7)