DEFENSE VERDICT IN PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE
On January 22, 2026, New York Office Attorneys David Rutherford and Diana Mulderig secured a defense verdict following a three-week trial in Elizabeth New Jersey. The plaintiff had suffered severe burns when scalding hot coffee which had been obtained at a Drive-Thru spilled onto her lap. It was alleged that the cup and lid were […]
SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN CATASTROPHIC AVIATION CRASH
On January 13, 2026 the New York Office obtained summary judgment in a catastrophic aviation crash in the Hudson Valley wherein a Cessna 303 twin-engine aircraft lost power after take-off and crashed into a house located a mile from the runway, killing the pilot, the father who was watching a movie in the living room […]
DISMISSAL OF MULTI-THEORY LITIGATION UNDER FEDERAL RULE 12(C)
On December 3, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Alexis Yribarren, resulting in the dismissal of the complaint with prejudice. The litigation involved complex claims ranging from breach of contract to alleged […]
SUIT AGAINST AIRLINE DISMISSED UNDER MOTREAL CONVENTION
On September 26, 2025, Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Alexis Yribarren successfully secured a dismissal of an international air carrier in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on the basis that the Montreal Convention was the plaintiff’s exclusive remedy for an international flight and preempted the plaintiff’s assorted […]
DISMISSAL OF GENDER-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE ACT CASE
On September 9, 2025, David Rutherford and New York Associate Michael Stuart obtained the dismissal of an action filed under New York’s Gender Motivated Violence Act (GMVA). When the Act was passed in 2000, it created a civil rights cause of action permitting any person claiming to be injured by a party who commits a […]