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Second Department Appellate Division on Monroe Place.Photo: Rob Abruzzese/Brooklyn Eagle

Latest Decisions from the Appellate Division, Second Department

May 24 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Ruling against 1875 Atlantic Ave development for alleged rent overcharges is upheld In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department, upheld a Kings County Supreme Court ruling denying a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit against 1875 Atlantic Ave Development, LLC. The lawsuit, brought by tenant Torel Bascom, alleges rent overcharges and violations […]

The Queens-bound BQE along the Brooklyn Heights waterfront will be fully closed from Saturday, June 1 to Monday, June 3.

Queens-bound BQE at Brooklyn Heights to be fully closed June 1-3

May 22 | Mary Frost

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Locals are bracing for jammed streets and honking horns when the Queens-bound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway along the Brooklyn Heights waterfront fully closes for the third and final round of comprehensive repairs from Saturday, June 1 at 2 a.m. to Monday, June 3 at 4 a.m. “We are approaching the third and final phase of […]

The Appellate Division, Second Department, recently upheld several lower court decisions, including the dismissal of a medical malpractice lawsuit, the denial of disability retirement benefits, the dismissal of a legal malpractice suit, the dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit against the City of New York, and the denial of summary judgment in a slip-and-fall case. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

Latest decisions from the Appellate Division, Second Department

May 21 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Dismissal of medical malpractice claim affirmed following cosmetic surgery The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, upheld the dismissal of a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by Yana Krivulya against Bay Parkway Physicians, P.C., and Dr. Michael Patin. This decision affirms the prior ruling of the Kings County Supreme Court. Krivulya sued for damages after developing cellulitis […]