United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2011

96 opinions

Tim DOKTOR, Plaintiff, v. WERNER CO., Old Ladder Co., New Werner Co., Werner Company Inc., and Home Depot USA, N.A., Defendants 2011-01-04
Khalid McBETH and Carmine Cascone, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated who were employed by Gabrielli Truck Sales, Ltd.; Gabrielli Truck Sales of Connecticut, LLC, Gabrielli Truck Service, Inc. and Gabrielli Ford Truck Sales and Service, Inc.; and/or any other entities affiliated with or controlled by Gabrielli Truck Sales, Ltd.; Gabrielli Truck Sales of Connecticut, LLC Gabrielli Truck Service, Inc. and Gabrielli Ford Truck Sales and Service, Inc.; Armando Gabrielli, and/or Amedeo Gabrielli, Plaintiffs, v. GABRIELLI TRUCK SALES, LTD.; Gabrielli Truck Sales of Connecticut, LLC, Gabrielli Truck Service, Inc. and Gabrielli Ford Truck Sales and Service, Inc.; and/or any other entities affiliated with or controlled by Gabrielli Truck Sales, Ltd.; Gabrielli Truck Sales of Connecticut, LLC Gabrielli Truck Service, Inc. and Gabrielli Ford Truck Sales and Service, Inc.; Armando Gabrielli, and/or Amedeo Gabrielli, Defendants 2011-01-05
Kathleen PATCHEN and Barbara Dickens-Sumner, individually and on behalf of all others similar situated, Plaintiffs, v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY, GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, Defendants 2011-01-07
Peter SOLOMON, Plaintiff, v. NASSAU COUNTY; Nassau County Correctional Center; and Sheriff Edward Reilly and, Undersheriff Michael Sposato, individually and In their official capacities, Defendants 2011-01-07
James J. McCARTHY, Plaintiff(s), v. WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., Mel S. Harris, and Mel Harris and Associates, LLC, Defendant(s) 2011-01-11
UNITED STATES of America v. Vincent BASCIANO, Defendant 2011-01-12
Lillian CARTER, Russell Carter, Chad Carter, Terrance Wilson, and Virgil Williams, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant 2011-01-13
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Pietro POLOUIZZI, Defendant 2011-01-14
Sharon DORSETT, individually and as the Administratix of the Estate of JoAnna Bird, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF NASSAU, Nassau County Police Department, Office of the Nassau County District Attorney, Detective Robert Ariola, in his official and individual capacities, Police Officers And/Or Detectives John and Jane Does 1-10, District Attorney John and Jane Does 1-10, and Leonardo Valdez-Cruz, Defendants 2011-01-14
UNITED STATES of America v. Dov SHELLEF, Defendant 2011-01-14
John H. LIBAIRE, Plaintiff(s), v. Myron KAPLAN, Janet Krudop, North Fork Preserve, Inc., and North Fork Preserve, Co., Defendant(s) 2011-01-19
Ronald C. AYLAIAN, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, Town of Huntington General Services, Thomas Cavanagh, Thomas Boccard, Debra J. Lupski, Rosemary B. Wilhelm, Lisa Baisley, Joseph Reck, and Robert Algerio, (sued in their individual and official capacities pursuant to NYEL § 296), Defendants 2011-01-20
METROPCS NEW YORK, LLC, Plaintiff, v. VILLAGE OF EAST HILLS, Village of East Hills Zoning Board of Appeals, and Village of East Hills Village Clerk, Defendants 2011-01-20
Rose Ann STEPHENS, Plaintiff, v. ALKEN TOURS, INC. and Patricia Lawrence-Haughton, Defendants 2011-01-21
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, Plaintiff, v. ROPES & GRAY LLP and Matthew P. Vincent, Defendants 2011-01-22
J.G., by and through her parent and next friend, F.B., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Richard MILLS, et al., Defendants 2011-01-24
Rajesh SRIRAMAN, Plaintiff, v. Shashikant PATEL, Defendant 2011-01-24
Patricia WEISS, Plaintiff, v. INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF SAG HARBOR, et al., Defendants 2011-01-24
UNITED STATES of America, v. JUVENILE MALE # 2, Defendant 2011-01-26
Janet SOLNIN, Plaintiff, v. SUN LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY, Genworth Life and Health Insurance Company, GE Group Life Assurance Company, and Phoenix Life Insurance Company, Defendants 2011-01-31
UNITED STATES of America, v. JUVENILE MALE, Defendant 2011-02-02
Lorraine PILITZ, Autotech Collision Inc., Autotech II Inc., and Bellmore Collision, Inc., Plaintiff(s), v. The INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, and The Incorporated Village of Malverne, Defendant(s) 2011-02-02
Nastazja Friis RASMUSSEN, Ivan Kimbrough, and Carmen Kimbrough, Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants 2011-02-02
Brian G. McNAMEE, Plaintiff, v. William Roger CLEMENS, Defendant 2011-02-03
Victor ESCOBAR, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, The New York City Police Department, and Raymond W. Kelly, as Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, Det. Edward Jacobowski, Det. Al Arce, and Sgt. Ernest Barelli, Individually, and in their capacity as agents of the New York City Police Dept., the Honorable Richard Brown, as District Attorney of Queens County, and Gregory Pavlides, Assistant District Attorney, Queens County, Defendants 2011-02-07
Khalid McBETH and Carmine Cascone, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated who were employed by Gabrielli Truck Sales, Ltd.; Gabrielli Truck Sales of Connecticut, L.L.C.; Gabrielli Truck Service, Inc.; and Gabrielli Ford Truck Sales & Service, Inc.; and/or any other entities affiliated with or controlled by Gabrielli Truck Sales, Ltd.; Gabrielli Truck Sales of Connecticut, L.L.C.; Gabrielli Truck Service, Inc.; Gabrielli Ford Truck Sales & Service Inc.; Armando Gabrielli, and/or Amedeo Gabrielli, Plaintiffs, v. GABRIELLI TRUCK SALES, LTD.; Gabrielli Truck Sales of Connecticut, L.L.C.; Gabrielli Truck Service, Inc.; Gabrielli Ford Truck Sales & Service Inc.; Armando Gabrielli; Amedeo Gabrielli; and/or any other Entities Affiliated with or Controlled by Gabrielli Truck Sales, Ltd.; Gabrielli Truck Sales of Connecticut, L.L.C.; Gabrielli Truck Service, Inc.; Gabrielli Ford Truck Sales & Service Inc.; Armando Gabrielli, and/or Amedeo Gabrielli, Defendants 2011-02-08
Robert HAWKINS, Plaintiff, v. NASSAU COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, et al., Defendants 2011-02-08
Paulino UTO, Jose Edwin Lopez and Jose Alas, On behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. JOB SITE SERVICES, INC., John OShea in his individual capacity, Defendants 2011-02-09
Luciano F. PAONE, Plaintiff, v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Defendant 2011-02-09
John SOSNOWY, Plaintiff, v. A. PERRI FARMS, INC. and Anthony J. Perry, an individual, Defendants 2011-02-10
PALL CORPORATION, Plaintiff(s), v. 3M PURIFICATION INC., Defendant(s) 2011-02-10
Jeffrey LEIBSTEIN and Elena Leibstein, Plaintiffs, v. LaFARGE NORTH AMERICA, INC., LaFarge Building Materials, Inc., one or more of which are d/b/a/ LaFarge Corp., and The Home Depot, Inc., Defendants 2011-02-14
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Robert L. CUMMINGS, Jr., Defendant 2011-02-15
SPA 77 G L.P., Plaintiff, v. MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC, Defendant; Motiva Enterprises LLC, Third-party Plaintiff, v. Sergio Enterprises Inc. and Sergio Celikoyar, Third-party Defendants 2011-02-22
MASSACHUSETTS BRICKLAYERS AND MASONS FUNDS and The Pipefitters Retirement Fund Local 598, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES, et al., Defendants 2011-02-22
Thomas HOY and Elke Hoy, Plaintiffs, v. The INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF BAYVILLE, et al., Defendants 2011-02-25
In the Matter of the Complaint of MILLERS LAUNCH, INC., as owner of a 1978 31-foot motor vessel, and City of New York, Department of Environmental Protection, as owner, and Millers Launch, Inc., and Millers Launch, Inc., as bareboat charter or owner Pro Hac Vice, of a 1994 34-foot motor vessel, for Exoneration from or Limitation of liability, Petitioners. 2011-02-27
Gabriel RAZZANO, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF NASSAU, Police Commissioner Lawrence W. Mulvey, Salvatore Mistretta, William Lemieux, and Anthony Rocco, Defendants 2011-02-28
Marianne ROSNER, Plaintiff, v. Andrew ROSNER, Esq.; the law firm of Andrew Rosner, also known as the law firm of Andrew Rosner and Associates; Steven Borofsky, Esq.; and Alan Green, M.D., Defendants 2011-02-28
Maureen REGAN, Plaintiff, v. Paula W. CONWAY, Defendant 2011-03-02
ZIBIZ CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. FCN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, Defendant 2011-03-02
RUSSIAN ENTERTAINMENT WHOLESALE, INC. d/b/a St. Petersburg Publishing House, Plaintiffs, v. CLOSE-UP INTERNATIONAL, INC. and Natasha Ganem, Defendants, Close-Up International, Inc., Counter-Claimant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Russian Entertainment Wholesale, Inc. d/b/a St. Petersburg Publishing House, Counter-Claim Defendant, and Natalia Orlova; Joseph Berov; Deandown Ltd.; DVD Expo, LLC; Widnes Enterprises, Ltd; Roman Dikhtyar; Image Entertainment, Inc.; and John Does One through One Hundred, Third-Party Defendants 2011-03-03
Martin B. LANE and Maureen T. Lane, Plaintiffs, v. FEIN, SUCH AND CRANE, LLP, Defendant 2011-03-03
Patricia BROUSHET, Plaintiff, v. TARGET CORPORATION, Defendants 2011-03-03
Matthew SWIFT, Plaintiff, v. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., Defendant 2011-03-04
Samuel DEUTSCH, individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Helene Deutsch, Plaintiff, v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Defendant; Beth Forman, individually and as Executrix of the Estate of John Napolitano, Plaintiff, v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Defendant 2011-03-08
Carl HOOPS, Plaintiff, v. KEYSPAN ENERGY and National Grid USA, Defendants 2011-03-08
Judith FAGAN, Plaintiff, v. U.S. CARPET INSTALLATION, INC., USIG, Bruce Deluca, Edward Camp, Derek Aleman, Joseph Scionti and Paul Spolizino, Defendants; Dina Curcio, Plaintiff, v. U.S. Carpet Installation, Inc., USIG, Bruce Deluca, Edward Camp, Derek Aleman, Joseph Scionti and Paul Spolizino, Defendants 2011-03-10
Baudilio Morales AVILA, Jose L. Reyes Cabrera, Adan DeJesus Veliz, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Ronaldo Carrillo Palencia, individually, Fredy Manolo Carillo, individually, Plaintiffs, v. NORTHPORT CAR WASH, INC., d/b/a Northport Car Wash, Champion Car Washing, Inc., d/b/a Champion Car Wash, Mike Dusold, Northport Car Care LLC, d/b/a Northport Car Wash, Nathan Kaufman, Defendants 2011-03-10
Anthony VIOLA, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant 2011-03-10
UNITED STATES of America v. John BURKE David DArpino Angelo Ruggiero, Jr. et al., Defendants 2011-03-11
Maureen REGAN, Plaintiff, v. Paula W. CONWAY, Defendant 2011-03-14
PRETTY GIRL, INC., Plaintiff, v. PRETTY GIRL FASHIONS, INC. and John Does 1-3, Defendants 2011-03-14
CIRCUITO CERRADO, INC., Plaintiff, v. PIZZERIA Y PUPUSERIA SANTA ROSITA, INC., d/b/a, Santa Rosita Restaurante y Pupuseria, and Noe G. Valle, Defendants 2011-03-14
Joseph SALOMON, individually and doing business as Salomon Realty Company, Plaintiff, v. BURR MANOR ESTATES, INC., Jefferson Woods Estates, Inc., and Sal Malguarnera, Defendants; Sal Malguarnera, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Jeffrey Feldman and Barry Feldman, Third-Party Defendants; Jeffrey Feldman and Barry Feldman, Fourth-Party Plaintiffs, v. Louis Castellano, Fourth-Party Defendant 2011-03-15
Claudia DeSILVA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. NORTH SHORE-LONG ISLAND JEWISH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., et al., Defendants 2011-03-16
Joseph FERLITO and Angelo Ferlito, Plaintiff, v. The COUNTY OF SUFFOLK; P.O. Christian Hubert; P.O. Michael S. Turansky; and Steven A. Levy a/k/a Steve Levy, Defendants 2011-03-16
Roger GRIGGS, Plaintiff, v. Hon. Ray LaHOOD, Secretary of Transportation, Lawrence Fields, Martin Ingram, John Krepp, and Theodora Kessaris, Defendants 2011-03-17
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Allstate Indemnity Company, Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company, Continental Insurance Company, Deerbrook Insurance Company, Encompass Indemnity Company, The Glens Falls Insurance Company, and National-Ben Franklin Insurance Company of Illinois, Plaintiffs, v. Alexander ROZENBERG, M.D., A.R. Medical Rehabilitation, P.C., A.R. Medical Art, P.C., Yonkers Medical Art, P.C., Inna Polack, Alexander Polack, Yuliy Goldman, Natalya Shvartsman, Emmanuel Kucherovsky, Shaun Robinson (aka Prince), Yevgeniy Chertok, Yelena Dukach, Karina Dukach, Vladimir Kutsyk, Ilya Grinberg, Dimitriy Sheynkman, Mighty Management Group, Inc., Mighty Management, LLC, Blue Wave Management, Inc., Kevys Management, Inc., First Neptune Management, Inc., Artek Management, Inc., M and Prestige Management Group, Inc., Defendants 2011-03-18
UNITED STATES of America, v. Courtney DUPREE, Thomas Foley, and Rodney Watts, Defendants 2011-03-18
T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC, Plaintiff, v. The INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST HILLS and the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of East Hills, Defendants 2011-03-22
Eva BERGER-ROTHBERG, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, and New York City Department of Education, Defendants 2011-03-23
Rajesh SRIRAMAN, Plaintiff, v. Shashikant PATEL, Defendant 2011-03-23
Christopher CASTORINA and Steven Morse, Plaintiffs, v. SPIKE CABLE NETWORKS, INC., et al., Defendants 2011-03-24
Yasmeen MITCHELL, Plaintiff, v. The COUNTY OF NASSAU, Nassau County Police Department, Cablevision Systems Corporation, Cablevision Systems New York City Corporation, Detective Christopher J. Ferro, in his individual and official capacities, and Tony Venturella, in his individual and official capacities, John Doe, in his individual and official capacities, and Jeff Eiseman, in his individual and official capacities, Defendants 2011-03-24
SAMIRAH & Enung, Plaintiffs, v. Varsha Mahender SABHNANI and Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani, Defendants 2011-03-25
PALL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. 3M PURIFICATION INC., Defendant 2011-03-25
Maribel RODRIGUEZ, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. ALMIGHTY CLEANING, INC., et al., Defendant 2011-03-28
Silva SWINTON, Joseph Swinton, Silva Swinton as parent for Elianna (ICE) Swinton (infant) and Silva Swinton as parent for Elian (INI) Swinton (infant), Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, Queens County District Attorney Richard Brown, Assistant District Attorney Eric Rosenbaum, Assistant District Attorney Marjory Fisher, Detective Janet Barry and Police Officers John Doe (1), John Doe (2) and John Doe (3), Defendants 2011-03-28
NATURES PLUS NORDIC A/S and Dermagruppen A/S, Plaintiffs, v. NATURAL ORGANICS, INC., House of Nature A/S, Hans Kare Lundestad, and Organic House A/S, Defendants 2011-03-28
Paul DESIR, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES) NASSAU COUNTY, James D. Mapes, Robert Lombardi, Sandra Tedesco, and John Gangemi, Defendants 2011-03-29
In re AGAPE LITIGATION. This Document Relates to All Actions. Adrianne Clarke, TL Horizons LLC, Maximilian Enterprises LLC and Equity Trust Company Custodian fbo Adrianne Clark IRA, Plaintiffs, v. Nicholas Cosmo, Agape World Inc., Agape Merchant Advance LLC, Agape World LLC, Anthony Massaro, David Petry, Hugo Leon Arias, Sebastian Tauz, Marty Hartmann, Sr., Marty Hartmann, Jr., Elizabeth (last name unknown), Laurie Savarese, Bank of America, N.A., Alaron Trading Corporation d/b/a Alaron Futures & Options, XYZ Corps 1-10, John Doe 1-10, Jane Doe 8A, Company 1, Company 2, and John Does 11-200, Defendants. 2011-03-29
Richard STATLER, D.C., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. DELL, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant 2011-03-30
Thomas A. WILLIAMS and Robin E. Pellegrini, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF NASSAU, Nassau County Civil Service Commission, Thomas R. Suozzi, in his official and individual capacities, John J. Senko, Jr., in his official and individual capacities, James F. Demos, in his official and individual capacities, David J. Gugerty, in his official and individual capacities, Anthony M. Cancellieri, in his official and individual capacities, John Donnelly, in his official and individual capacities, Peter Sylver, in his official and individual capacities, Bruce Nyman, in his official and individual capacities, and Patricia Bourne, in her official and individual capacities, Defendants 2011-03-30
ROCOCO ASSOCS., INC., Plaintiff, v. AWARD PACKAGING CORP. and R & E Packaging, LLC, Defendants, v. Richard L. Cohen and Marvin Rosenberg, Third-Party Defendants 2011-03-30
Isidoro RIVERA, Jose Alvarado, Juan Bustillo, Noberto Alvarez, Elsa Mejia Villalobo, Brian Fredericks, Eli Chavez, Marta Villatoro, Ana Maria Mora Gomez, Plaintiffs, v. The INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE, Secatogue Realty, LLC, John Tosini, and Michelle Tosini, Defendants 2011-03-30
Melvina SEMPER, Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL, and Joanna Zanko, Defendants 2011-03-30
Juliet ANILAO, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Thomas J. SPOTA, III, Individually and as District Attorney of Suffolk County, et al., Defendants 2011-03-31
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. REAL PROPERTY AND PREMISES KNOWN AS 90-23 201ST STREET, HOLLIS, NEW YORK, et al., Defendants in Rem 2011-03-31
Richard FRISENDA, Plaintiff, v. The INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MALVERNE, Patricia Ann Norris-McDonald, Individually and In Her Official Capacity; James J. Callahan, III, Individually and In His Official Capacity; Joseph J. Hennessy, Individually and In His Official Capacity; John Aresta, Individually and In His Official Capacity; and James Frankie, Individually and In His Official Capacity, County of Suffolk, Richard Dormer, Henry Mulligan, Thomas Palmieri, and Michael Murphy, In Their Individual and Official Capacities, Defendants 2011-03-31
STMICROELECTRONICS, Plaintiff, v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, Defendant 2011-03-31
TOKIO MARINE and Nichido Fire Insurance Co., as Subrogee, and Nilt, Inc., as Subroger, Plaintiffs, v. Donald H. MACREADY, Joann Delucie, and Danielle Macready, Defendants; Donald H. Macready, Joann Delucie, and Danielle Macready, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. The Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Third-Party Defendant 2011-03-31
EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, v. Michelle WALKER, et al., Defendants 2011-04-01
Ricardo LINTON, Petitioner, v. Warden Mark BRADT, Respondent 2011-04-04
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Semion GRAFMAN, et al., Defendants 2011-04-04
Joseph D. McDONALD, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEW YORK and New York City Department of Transportation, Defendants 2011-04-06
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS ASSOCIATION, INC., Jane McGroarty, Fulton Ferry Landing Association, Joan Zimmerman, and The New York Landmarks Conservancy, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, Kenneth Salazar, Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation, Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, and St. Anns Warehouse, Inc., Defendants 2011-04-08
UNITED STATES of America v. Damien BANNISTER, Darrell Bannister, Christopher Hall, Cyril McCray, Eric Morris, Roger Patrick, James Ross, Derrick Tatum, Indio Tatum, Jawara Tatum, and Pedro Torres, Defendants 2011-04-08
Mohammed M. AHMED, Plaintiff, v. T.J. MAXX CORP., and The TJX Companies, Inc., Defendants 2011-04-11
CGS INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff, v. The CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2011-04-15
UNITED STATES of America, v. Julio Alfredo GOMEZ-HERNANDEZ, Defendant 2011-04-18
Stephanie BUCALO, Plaintiff, v. SHELTER ISLAND UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant 2011-04-21
Rick MALLETTE, Plaintiff, v. MARINEMAX, INC., MarineMax East, Inc., MarineMax Northeast, LLC, MarineMax Services, Inc., and Surfside 3 Yacht Clubs, LLC, Defendants 2011-04-22
T.K. and S.K., Individually and on Behalf of L.K., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Defendant 2011-04-25
SEA TOW SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff, v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Minnesota Corporation, Houck Anderson, P.A. and Andrew W. Anderson, Defendants 2011-04-28
Shawna Patrice HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant 2011-04-29