Insights

MCB’s Summer 2016 Newsletter Features the Following Articles

Department of Labor Issues New Regulations Expanding Eligibility for Overtime Pay

On May 24th, MCB Partner, Nancy J. Block, swill be speaking in The New York City Bar program entitled The "How To" of Successful Motion Practice: Practical Advice & Tips.

Senior Trial Partner Jeffrey A. Shor obtained a defense verdict in a dental malpractice case. During the course of performing an oral evaluation of a four-year-old, our client made an incidental finding of either a fractured tooth or an extra tooth.

Senior Trial Partner Michael A. Sonkin, assisted by associates Samantha Shaw and Katherine Baxter, obtained a defense verdict in the Supreme Court Kings County following a three week trial.

Senior Trial Partner Nancy J. Block, assisted by Partner Jessica A. Bresnan and Associate Samantha E. Shaw, obtained a defense verdict in Kings County. The matter involved a 30-year-old woman who claimed that our clients, an endocrinologist and a neurologist.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently affirmed the Eighth Circuit’s ruling in Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, upholding a $5.8 million verdict against Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson”).

Defending the radiologist in a medical malpractice case poses unique challenges.

In March 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Raymours’ motion to compel arbitration in Patterson v. Raymours Furniture Company, Inc.

One of the first transgender discrimination lawsuits has been filed since the New York City Human Rights Commission (“Commission”) issued guidelines expanding the scope of the City’s gender-based protections.