Daniel D. Leddy's Legal Cases (3)

Appeals

Simone v. Heidelberg

Nov 15, 2007

OUTCOME: Order of the Appellate Division, Second Department unanimously reversed.

The owners of adjacent properties on Staten Island were in a legal dispute over the validity of a driveway easement. After the Appellate Division, Second Department, ruled that the easement was valid ... and the parties bound thereby, Mr. Leddy was retained to represent the property owner who had sought a declaration that the easement was no longer in effect. After successfully petitioning the Court of Appeals for leave to appeal, Mr. Leddy won the appeal before that court

Appeals

United States of America v. City of New York

Feb 13, 2004

OUTCOME: USCA [2nd] reversed the order appealed from

When Tammy Auer, a young Staten Island mother, sought to bring a work-related sexual harassment claim against the City of New York under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the city moved to dis ... miss on the grounds that, since she was a welfare worker and, as such, a participant in the city's Work Experience Program, she was not an "employee" within the meaning of the statute. After the District Court agreed, Mr. Leddy filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit which overturned the ruling and declared that the young mother was, indeed, an "employee" as per the statute.

Appeals

Koch v. Andres

Jan 20, 1998

OUTCOME: Order appealed from unanimously reversed.

n what became an epic child custody case, the maternal aunt of a 9 year-old girl sought custody of the child over the natural mother. After the Family Court, Suffolk County, ruled in favor of the moth ... er, Mr. Leddy was retained to prosecute an appeal on behalf of the aunt. In that initial appeal, Mr. Leddy successfully procured a unanimous order from the Appellate Divison, Second Department, reversing the lower court order and directing that a new hearing be held forthwith.

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