FIRM CASES律所案例
Selected matters concluded by the firm, reported as case briefs: the facts, the questions presented, the governing statutes and decisions, and the firm's analysis and application of the law. Client identities and record numbers are withheld.本所已办结的部分案件，以案例评析形式呈现：案件事实、争议问题、适用的成文法及判例，以及本所对法律的分析与适用。客户身份及案卷编号均已隐去。
Civil Litigation民事诉讼
Firm Update本所动态Identifying Anonymous Online Posters and Protecting a Client’s Identity: Pre-Action Disclosure and Anonymity Applications查明匿名网络发帖人并保护客户身份：诉前证据开示及匿名申请In 2022 the firm filed two petitions against a social media platform on behalf of individuals harmed by anonymous accounts, seeking the information needed to identify the account holders.…2022年，本所代表受匿名账户侵害的个人，对一家社交媒体平台提起两宗申请，要求提供查明账户持有人所需的信息。2026年，本所为另一名客户提起诉讼，并申请以匿名方式进行诉讼及封存可识…October 13, 20262026年10月13日Firm Update本所动态In re Estate’s Medical Malpractice Action Against a Manhattan Hospital: A Stalled Case Saved From Dismissal and Brought to the Trial Calendar遗产对曼哈顿一家医院提起的医疗事故诉讼：停滞多年的案件免于被驳回并进入审判日程The administrator of a deceased patient's estate sued a Manhattan hospital and one of its physicians in 2016, alleging medical malpractice and lack of informed consent in the patient's…一名已故病人的遗产管理人于2016年起诉曼哈顿一家医院及其一名医生，指称其在诊疗中存在医疗过失及未尽告知同意义务。被告作出答辩，否认责任。2022年10月，家属以本所替换原代理律师…October 6, 20262026年10月6日Firm Update本所动态Pending: Defending a Restaurant Tenant and Its Guarantors Against a Multimillion-Dollar Lease Claim, With Counterclaims for the Landlord’s Failures审理中：为餐馆租户及其担保人应对数百万美元的租约索赔，并就业主的违约提出反请求A Manhattan landlord sued a restaurant tenant and two individual guarantors in the Commercial Division for close to $3 million under the lease and guaranties. The restaurant had lost gas…曼哈顿一名业主在商事庭依租约及担保起诉一家餐馆租户及两名个人担保人，索赔近300万美元。该餐馆多年前因大楼火灾失去燃气供应。July 15, 20262026年7月15日Firm Update本所动态Pending: Reviving a Lost Default Case After Judgment, Reinstating a Dismissed Appeal and Arguing It in the Appellate Division审理中：判决后接手已败诉的缺席案件，恢复被视为撤回的上诉并在上诉法院辩论A former employee sued a small business and its owner for unpaid wages. Under prior counsel the defendants defaulted: the court granted a default on liability in November 2022, held the…一名前员工起诉一家小企业及其业主追讨欠薪。在原律师代理期间，被告缺席：法院于2022年11月就责任作出缺席裁定，2023年5月在被告缺席下进行损害赔偿听证，并于2023年6月作出约…April 24, 20262026年4月24日Firm Update本所动态Pending: Online Defamation Claims Survive a Motion to Dismiss, With Jurisdictional Discovery Ordered审理中：网络诽谤请求在驳回诉讼动议中获保留，法院命令就管辖权进行证据开示The client sued over online posts that accused him of serious misconduct he was never charged with. The defendant moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim and for lack of personal jurisdiction.客户因网络帖文起诉，帖文指控其实施了从未被起诉的严重不当行为。被告以未陈述诉因及缺乏对人管辖权为由申请驳回诉讼。January 28, 20262026年1月28日Firm Update本所动态In re Collection Action Against an Out-of-State Borrower: Settlement Funded Into Escrow Before Answer诉外州债务人追款案：答辩前和解款项汇入托管账户The client, a New York small-business financing broker, provided services to a Colorado event-rental company and claimed payment under the parties' written agreement. The firm sent a demand…客户是纽约的一家小企业融资经纪公司，曾为科罗拉多州一家活动租赁公司提供服务，并依双方书面协议主张付款。本所于2025年8月发出催款函；款项仍未支付后，本所在纽约州最高法院纽约县分院…November 26, 20252025年11月26日Firm Update本所动态In re Claim for Malicious Prosecution Against the City of New York: A Six-Figure Settlement After a Reversed Prosecution诉纽约市恶意起诉索赔案：刑事追诉被推翻后取得六位数和解The client, a Queens resident, was the defendant in a criminal prosecution that lasted roughly six years and ended in 2021, when the Appellate Term reversed. A notice of claim was filed…客户是皇后区居民，曾在一宗刑事追诉中作为被告，该案历时约六年，至2021年经上诉庭（Appellate Term）推翻而结束。2021年已向纽约市主计长提交索赔通知。2022年7月…July 18, 20252025年7月18日Firm Update本所动态In re Fee Dispute With a National Staffing Company: An Installment Settlement Collected Without Suit与全国性人力资源公司的费用纠纷：诉前分期和解并全部收款The client, a New York small-business financing broker, claimed fees from a staffing company represented by a national law firm. The firm pressed the claim before filing suit, including…客户是一家纽约小企业融资经纪公司，向一家由全国性律师事务所代理的人力资源公司主张费用。本所在起诉前推进索赔，其中包括争议是否受仲裁条款约束。双方达成具有约束力的分期付款和解。202…July 16, 20252025年7月16日Firm Update本所动态In re Action for Rent Arrears and Property Damage: A Secured Settlement After the Court Declined a Default追讨欠租及房屋损失诉讼：法院拒绝缺席判决后取得有保障的和解The client, an individual landlord in Queens, sued two former tenants in Civil Court in April 2023 for $45,938.49: $17,500 in unpaid rent for August 2022 through February 2023, $19,438.49…客户是皇后区的一名个人业主，于2023年4月在民事法院起诉两名前租户，追讨45,938.49美元：2022年8月至2023年2月的欠租17,500美元、维修费及律师费19,438.…February 3, 20252025年2月3日Firm Update本所动态In re Claims by a Chinese Garment Exporter Against a New York Importer: Plaintiff Discontinues on the Eve of Hearing中国服装出口商诉纽约进口商案：原告在开庭前夕撤诉A garment manufacturer and exporter in China sued the client, a New York import company, in Supreme Court, Nassau County, in January 2023 on garment sales contracts. A motion to dismiss was…一家中国服装生产及出口商于2023年1月在纽约州最高法院拿骚县分院起诉客户（一家纽约进口公司），所依据的是服装买卖合同。一项驳回动议于2024年9月被驳回，法院定于2025年1月2…January 3, 20252025年1月3日Firm Update本所动态In re Unpaid Referral Commissions Against an Online Small-Business Lender: Default Judgment, Then a Confidential Settlement诉网络小企业贷款平台拖欠转介佣金案：先获缺席判决，后达成保密和解The client, a New York company that refers small businesses to financing sources, sent loan applicants to an online small-business lending platform and its affiliated lender under a…客户是一家纽约公司，业务是为小企业对接融资渠道。客户依据一项按已放款贷款支付佣金的转介安排，将贷款申请人转介给一家网络小企业贷款平台及其关联放贷机构。已放款转介的佣金未获支付后，本…May 31, 20242024年5月31日