Henderson v. Town of Jefferson (Index No.: 2022-180)
Petitioner brought a Petition by Order to Show Cause, seeking a preliminary injunction preventing the Town of Jefferson from enforcing its short-term rental law. April Laws moved to dismiss the…
Recent Cases
Lynch v. City of Little Falls (2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44930 [NDNY 2022])
April Laws obtained complete summary judgment on an action brought by Plaintiff who alleged that law enforcement officers assaulted him during the course of his arrest and that other officers…
McGreevy v. Town of Cambridge (174 NYS3d 571 [Sup. Ct. 2022])
April Laws filed a pre-answer motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty as a result of work Plaintiffs had performed by a third-party contractor on…
Trello v. Washington County (624 F. Supp. 3d 150 [NDNY 2022])
April Laws moved to dismiss the federal Complaint brought by Plaintiffs who asserting three causes of action for violations of their Second Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment due process rights, because…
Hillary v. Village of Potsdam (Civil Case No. 7:12-cv-01669)
Gregg Johnson defended the Village of Potsdam and multiple members of the Village’s Police Department through a five-day jury trial in the Northern District of New York resulting in a…
Hillary v. Village of Potsdam (2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 231792 [NDNY 2020])
Gregg Johnson and April Laws successfully moved for complete summary judgment on behalf of the Village its Chief of Police in a complex civil rights case alleging, among other things,…
Hegedus v. Town of Cincinnatus (SDHR No. 10216575)
Plaintiff filed a Complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights alleging discriminatory employment practice and retaliation on the basis of disability, national origin, and race. Our team…
Davison v. City of Gloversville, Sup. Ct. Fulton County (Index Nos: 2021-09388; 2021-09475; 2022-09855)
April Laws moved to dismissed Plaintiff Davison’s three separate, simultaneous state court actions against the City of Gloversville alleging claims of defamation, fifth and sixth amendment constitutional violations, and excessive…
Dickson v. City of Schenectady, 1:21-cv-825 LEK/DJS (NDNY 2021)
Gregg Johnson and successfully moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s federal claims of § 1983 excessive force against the Schenectady City Police Department. As a result, Plaintiff’s claims were dismissed in their…
Guarneri v. Schoharie County (Index No.: 2021-167)
April Laws moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint which alleged a variety of claims, including discrimination. The Schoharie County Supreme Court granted the pre-answer motion to dismiss in its entirety and…