Algonquin Power Income Fund, et al., v. Christine Falls of New York, Inc., et al., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS ____ (NDNY, 2012).

American Honda Finance Company v. V.M. Paolozzi Imports, Inc. et al., Case No.: 7:10-cv-00155 (GTS/ATB) (NDNY, March 29, 2012).

On behalf of several clients, the firm successfully brought a motion to transfer venue of a federal district court action in which common law fraud claims and RICO claims were asserted against the defendants.  Mitchell J. Katz and Teresa M. Bennett represented the firm's clients.  The decision can be found here.   

In 2011, Julian B. Modesti served as the chair of a three-person arbitration panel involving claims by an employee of a Fortune 500 insurance company for breach of an insurance broker commission agreement.  The insurance company counterclaimed for breach of the same agreement.  Following supervision of the parties’ discovery, an arbitration hearing was held.  Mr. Modesti and his co-arbitrators deliberated and drafted an extensive written decision which addressed issues such as forfeiture of commissions, wrongful solicitation of customers and employees, consequential damages and attorneys’ fees.  The arbitration was confidential. 

Kaminski v. Comm’r of Oneida County Dep’t. Of Soc. Servs., et al., 2011 U.S. Dist. 86776 (N.D.N.Y. August 5, 2011)

Weber, et al., v. Align Technology, Inc., et. al., 2010 U.S. Dist. Lexis 54187 (N.D.N.Y. June 2, 2010)

Am. Honda Fin. Corp. v. V.M. Paolozzi Imps, Inc., et al., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28767 (N.D.N.Y.  March 12, 2010)

Consolidated Risk Services v. Automobile Dealers Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Trust (Civil Action No. 1:06-cv-00871, N.D.N.Y.)

Trafalgar Power, Inc. et al. v. Aetna Life Insurance Company et al.

Celi v. First Nat’l Bank (In re Layo), 460 F.3d 289 (2d Cir. 2006)