Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. wins a landmark case on whether court settlements can be sealed. Defendants in this deadly crane collapse had settled with Labor Law death plaintiffs from the available pool of insurance. They refused to disclose settlement amounts based on a prior Order that settlements would remain confidential until all Labor Law death Full Article…
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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Rescues Major Publicly Traded Company From Eviction
A major publicly traded company holding numerous New York properties came to ALBPC with a dilemma. Its landlord at a building in a major up and coming neighborhood alleged that the company had been neglecting the rental property for decades. As a result, the landlord was declaring forfeiture of the right to rent the property Full Article…
No Help for Jilted Sellers as Court Sticks With Precedent
n White v. Farrell,1 the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the measure of damages for a buyer’s breach of a contract to sell real property, where the contract does not contain a liquidated damages clause as the seller’s exclusive remedy,2 is the difference between the contract price and the fair market value of the property on Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Helps Shareholders Regain Control of Their Building
In a recent matter, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. counseled a group of concerned shareholders in removing an incumbent Board of Directors of a prestigious Manhattan cooperative. A group of concerned shareholders of a prestigious Manhattan cooperative were challenged and frustrated by an incumbent Board. The Board’s lack of truthfulness and transparency, unilateral decision-making, and failure Full Article…
Breaking Bad: Dealing with Rule Breakers
By Adam Leitman Bailey, Leonard Ritz and Dov Treiman Jan. 15, 2013 — In the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, many condo and co-op board members have been facing unprecedented challenges, with little experience to guide them. In the first of two installments today, three leading attorneys answer eight questions at the top of every affected board Full Article…
Post-Sandy: Three Attorneys’ Plain-English Guide for Co-op & Condo Boards
By Adam Leitman Bailey, Leonard Ritz and Dov Treiman Jan. 15, 2013 — In the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, many condo and co-op board members have been facing unprecedented challenges, with little experience to guide them. In the first of two installments today, three leading attorneys answer eight questions at the top of every affected board Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Protects Mortgage Security for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. successfully protected JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.’s (“Chase”) security interest in a condominium unit on Lorimer Street in Brooklyn by tracking down the seemingly lost original mortgage, along with the original underlying deed and transfer documents, and successfully ensuring the expedited recordation of all. On December 21, 2011, the original documents were Full Article…
A Burning Issue: Smoking Bans in Private Apartments?
By Hillary Pember The late 1990s saw a surge of nationwide smoking restrictions put into effect. State by state, legislation banning smoking in various settings was proposed and passed into law. With varying amounts of resistance and controversy, workplaces, shops, theaters, restaurants and bars in a growing number of cities—including New York City—all went smoke-free. More Full Article…
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