On Thursday, January 6, 2022, KMWB Partner Joseph Goldsmith argued an important case before the NYS Court of Appeals, the highest Court in the State, on the intersection of the Loft Law and Rent Stabilization. In this case, Mr. Goldsmith…
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, on September 14, 2021, won a Turnover Order by a motion by order to show cause under Federal Rule 69(a), 28 U.S.C. § 1962 and N.Y. CPLR § 5202 in aid of enforcement of the…
Nicholas Yokos, Esq. of KMWB, moved by Order to Show cause and successfully struck a licensee’s hardship declaration in a civil court holdover proceeding with the Court determining that the licensee occupants of the two-family Brooklyn home were not entitled…
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, on December 17, 2021, filed legal papers in opposition to the motion of three defendants in California alleging a lack of New York personal jurisdiction over them. Defendants’ motion ignored their tortious acts which caused…
KWMB successfully won an argument on behalf of our client related to a rent overcharge claim from a tenant, according to a decision from Judge Shawn Kelly. We made a motion on behalf of the predecessor landlord and current landlord…
On Friday, November 12, 2021, KMWB Partner Nativ Winiarsky argued an important J-51 class action case concerning the fraud exception to the 4 year statute of limitations governing rental overcharges. In this case, the owner received limited J-51 benefits from…
Now, two and half years after the New York State Legislature passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), the legislation continues to wreak havoc on the real estate industry and further burden New York’s court system….
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, on July 21, 2021, on behalf of an international trading company in New York and a Swedish corporation, filed action in NY Supreme Court, Westchester County, assigned to Commercial Division, against a defendant in NY…
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, on May 21, 2021, won an Order defeating judgment debtor’s first motion for a stay of enforcement of trial Judgment – motion filed with U.S. District Court – SDNY.
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, assisted by local NJ counsel, on March 16, 2021, filed in Trenton, New Jersey a Judgment won in New York to create a lien on house owned by judgment debtor and wife, in aid of…
Joseph Goldsmith, Esq., a partner with Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP, has been elected to the Board of Directors of CIRCL Ltd. and joins Jason Frosch, a partner with Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP, in this capacity. Founded in…
On Thursday, August 12, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) put a halt on a key piece of New York’s eviction moratorium under the COVID Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act (CEEFPA). Until now, CEEFPA, currently set…
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, won a trial in U.S. District Court and a $1.35 million Judgment on November 24, 2020 in favor of international trading company against former employee who stole money during sale of steel rods and other…
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, to avoid violating Stored Communications Act, served a Subpoena on Google limited to metadata for defendant’s emails; received requested metadata; subsequently, on April 18, 2019, he won an Order compelling defendant to obtain all of…
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, on December 26, 2018, won an Order defeating defendant’s motion to quash Federal Rule 45 Subpoena on JP Morgan Chase Bank for production of defendant’s bank records and a deposition for business records exception –…