Hunt v. Schoharie County (Index No. 59020/21)
April Laws filed a pre-answer motion to dismiss on a case brought pursuant to the Child Victim’s Act (CPLR §214-g) where Plaintiff alleged that, while under the care of the…
Recent Cases
Ferretti v. Town of Glenville (Index No. 909271/23)
April Laws filed a pre-answer motion to dismiss an Article 78 proceeding and successfully obtained complete dismissal. Petitioner, a former New York State certified Police Officer, challenged the determination by…
Angona v. Columbia County (Index No.: E012023019711)
Olivia Reinhardt and April Laws filed a pre-answer motion to dismiss seeking dismissal of Plaintiff’s Complaint which brought claims for damages, including punitive damages, for alleged breach of contract. Following…
Jeda Capital-56, LLC v. Village of Potsdam (225 AD3d 988 [3rd Dept. 2024])
April Laws orally argued before the Appellate Division, Third Department, and successfully defended Plaintiff’s appeal from an Order of the St. Lawrence County Supreme Court (Mary M. Farley, J.), which…
Atty v. Gloversville Police Department (Docket Numbers SC-000148; SC-000149 and SC-000150)
Plaintiff filed several actions against individual members of the Gloversville Police Department seeking damages he purported to have sustained as a result of defendants’ alleged failure to to protect his…
Hillary v. Murray (2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 15969 [2nd Cir. 2023])
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed the civil appeal in the 2017 civil rights action of Hillary v. Murray. The state court criminal prosecution of the…
Parkinson v. Town of Niskayuna (2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 220335 [NDNY 2023])
Gregg Johnson successfully brought a motion to dismiss a federal civil rights Complaint before discovery or trial. Mr. Johnson successfully defended two Schenectady police officers who were falsely accused of…
Scism v. City of Schenectady (Civil Case No. 1:18-CV-672)
Gregg Johnson recently defended a police detective in a federal civil rights action arising out of a fatal shooting during a street encounter. Prior to trial, Mr. Johnson successfully brought…
Fletcher v. Village of Lake Placid (2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 219600 (NDNY 2023])
A 42 U.S.C. Section 1983/Americans with Disabilities action was brought by Plaintiffs in federal court against the Village of Lake Placid alleging: 1) violations of procedural due process; 2) violations…
Stacey v. Clinton County (SDHR No. 10220989)
Complainant filed a Complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights alleging discriminatory employment practice and retaliation on the basis of sex and race. Our team successfully submitted…