Counsel Adam Rodriguez and Partner John S. Diaconis have brokered a favorable settlement for the Town of Philipstown. The case involved a dispute over Verizon’s application to construct a 180-feet tall cell tower in the Town. Under the settlement, the tower will be 120 feet tall—60 feet shorter than Verizon’s first proposed facility. Verizon also waived its rights to raise the height of the...Read More
Bleakley Platt partner Joe DeGiuseppe, chair of the firm’s Employment and Immigration Law practices, will speak on Monday, September 16th at the 91st Annual Fall Conference of the NYS Cemetery Association on the topic of “Recent Developments in NYS Paid Family Leave Laws.” Mr. DeGiuseppe’s presentation will provide an overview of various leave issues under this NYS law and its interaction...Read More
I often use Google Maps, the Westchester County Geographic Information Systems, and other web-based mapping services in my cases to find visual information about specific locations around the world that are relevant. Using those maps during depositions is easy. But getting those maps admitted into evidence at a trial or hearing would require an evidentiary certification from the custodian of...Read More
In the United States, the Bankruptcy Code allows individuals and entities (“debtor”) who cannot repay their debts to seek relief from some or all of those debts.
One of the peculiar aspects of the Bankruptcy Code is that 11 U.S.C. § 365(a) enables a debtor to reject “executory contracts,” which are contracts that neither party has finished performing. Examples of executory contracts are a real...Read More
Brendan H. Buschman, a member of the firm’s Elder Law and Special Needs Practice Group, will give a CLE seminar on Supplemental Needs Trusts for the Mamaroneck Harrison Larchmont Bar Association in conjunction with Benchmark Title on Friday, June 7, 2019 at Emilio’s Ristorante, Harrison, NY.
The presentation will review such topics as Self-Settled Supplemental Needs Trusts, Third Party and...Read More
On Monday, May 13th, Bleakley Platt attorneys William P. Harrington and John W. McGowan, in conjunction with co-counsel Mark Blanchard and Dennis Lynch of Blanchard and Wilson, commenced an action in New York State Supreme Court on behalf of clients Arthur G. Keenen Jr. and Michael Paige against the New York State Parole Board (the “Board”) and Commissioners Tana Agostini, Ellen Alexander, and...Read More
Bleakley Platt Partner Jim Glatthaar and Counsel Adam Rodriguez were key sources for a recent article in The Verge that examines the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s claim that Facebook violated the Fair Housing Act by letting ad buyers use Facebook algorithms to target audiences that included or excluded certain races, religions, or genders.
According to Mr. Glatthaar, the...Read More
Attorneys for child abuse victim call for Court appointed Special Master to ensure records are protected.
New York’s new landmark child abuse act creates a long waiting period before victims can file.
This waiting period must not become an opportunity for new abuse.
Only a Court appointed neutral Special Master can protect the new rights granted to those who have waited decades for their day...Read More
A recent edition of the Council of Industry’s Newsletter contains an article written by Bleakley Platt Counsel Adam Rodriguez. The article, entitled Five Trademark Issues Every Business Owner Needs To Know, addresses five things all business owners should know about their brands and intellectual property.
Some of the key topics in the article include:
What is a Trademark?
Trademark...Read More
On April 1, 2019, Mr. Rodriguez was appointed by Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York as a member of the U.S. Magistrate Judges Merit Selection Panel.
The appointment of a U.S. Magistrate Judge is an important process. The Merit Selection Panel is tasked with reviewing the selection, appointment, and reappointment of United States...Read More
Bleakley Platt Chairman William P. Harrington, who currently serves as chairman of the Westchester County Association, will become chairman of a new regional organization created by the merger of the Westchester County Association and the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation.
News of the merger was reported on Westfair Online in an article titled “Going regional: Westchester County...Read More
Bleakley Platt partner Jonathan A. Murphy, co-chair of the firm’s Environmental practice and chair of its Construction practice, will speak on February 15 to the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Network of The Council of Industry on topics of interest when dealing with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
Mr. Murphy’s program will provide an overview of New York...Read More
