New York, NY – McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, one of the top law firms in New York, recently secured a unanimous decision defeating Nassau County’s appeal regarding the so-called “tax map verification fee.” The case is led by Partners Jason Giaimo and Lee Shalov. The ruling by New York State […]
John Brickman and Brett Gallaway, partners in the firm’s litigation department, have won an appeal, affirming a million-dollar-plus judgment they obtained for clients whose upper East Side duplex penthouse apartment was rendered uninhabitable by persistent water leaks of more than a decade. In the case, which Brickman and Gallaway tried, […]
President Joe Biden recently proposed, as part of his 2024 budget, a “billionaires’ tax” that would establish a higher tax rate for the ultra-wealthy. The president said it is part of reducing the deficit but, more importantly, it is about making the rich pay their fair share. John P. Barrie, […]
Steven Hyman, Partner at McLaughlin & Stern, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York, on behalf of Mr. Sam Kerson, the artist who painted murals commemorating Vermont’s participation in the Underground Rail Road to help slaves escape to freedom. The case, Kerson v. […]
Mollie Lustig, partner at McLaughlin & Stern, was recently quoted in an article by NJ Spotlight News discussing a draft of New Jersey’s new rules for cannabis consumption lounges. While recreational cannabis is legal in NJ, the rules for cannabis-related businesses are still in the works, and the new drafted […]