In a heavily litigated foreclosure action that has had multiple motions and appeals, the borrower appealed from a decision of the Court that denied her motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to CPLR § 3126(c). The borrower argued that Plaintiff failed to comply with her discovery demands and dismissal of the complaint was warranted. Plaintiff Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Wins Case of First Impression Regarding An Attorney’s Ability to Zealously Represent a Client Without Fear of Reprisal from the Client’s Adversary
In a case which personally affected Mr. Bailey and the members of his firm, a disgruntled developer attempted to have Mr. Bailey abandon his client—the lone tenant in a building which the developer sought to turn into luxury condominiums—by suing Mr. Bailey and the firm for $25,000,000.00 in damages for alleged abuse of process and Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Affirms an Unusual Ruling Issued by The Supreme Court
In a matter where taking too aggressive a position can backfire, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. obtained an affirmance before the Appellate Division of an order of the trial court, which stayed the prosecution of a plenary action a landlord brought against its tenant, pending the resolution of the holdover proceeding the landlord had previously commenced. Full Article…