Bleakley Platt & Schmidt Partners Obtain Significant Ruling in Favor of the Town of Yorktown
On March 30, 2026, Bleakley Platt Partners Adam Rodriguez and David Chen obtained a significant ruling in favor of the Town of Yorktown when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the town in a case concerning the planned construction of a recycling center.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas dismissed a lawsuit brought by a private developer against the Town of Yorktown, ruling that the municipality acted within its legislative authority when it amended its zoning code to eliminate recycling transfer facilities as a permitted use.
In the lawsuit, the developer sought millions of dollars in monetary damages, alleging that the Town and several individual officials violated its constitutional rights by blocking its efforts to build a 40,000-square-foot recycling transfer station on Route 6.
“We were very confident that the court would dismiss this lawsuit,” said Town Attorney and Bleakley Platt Partner Adam Rodriguez. “The court recognized that the town’s actions reflected the legitimate exercise of forward-looking, constitutionally protected, home-rule authority.”
Read more about the case here: Court dismisses AAA Carting’s lawsuit against Yorktown – The Katonah-Lewisboro Times