THE FIRM IN THE NEWS.......
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December 2023
The Firm was recently awarded its attorneys fees in three successive motions, where the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas opined that the Firm prevailed where “only the very best attorneys” could do so.
September 2023
The Firm is proud to have hosted the Barretstown Award Dinner at the University Club in NYC, honoring Anne Heraty, founder of PLC Resources and recipient of the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Irish Times Business Person of the Year.
November 2020
In a proceeding before the United States Patent and
Trademark office, the Firm successfully canceled the
trademark registration of a competitor, alleging that
the trademarked phrase was a generic term not
entitled to registration.
May 2019
The Firm is proud to announce that it is sponsoring PGA professional golfer Jason Caron when he competes in the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black in New York, May 16 through May 19.
Good luck Jason!
January 2019
The Firm represented a national franchisor in a four-day arbitration in Austin, Texas before the American Arbitration Association, and obtained an injunction against a former franchisee who was unlawfully competing. The case, captioned My Goodness! Games, Inc., v. Loren Andrew Willcock, AAA case No. 01-16-0004-8766, upheld the validity of the franchisor's two-year noncompete and enjoined the respondent from operating within a 50-mile radius of its former territories. The Firm was also awarded the entirety of its attorneys fees.
The Firm won an appeal before the New York 2nd Department Appellate Division, overturning a $1.2 million judgment entered against its client. Retained post-judgment to prosecute the appeal, the Firm succeeded in overturning a judgment in a court where on average, less than 10% of judgments get overturned.
The decision is PAL Environmental Services, Inc. v. LJC Dismantling Corp., New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, Index # 2015-11743, __AD3d ___