Brown Gavalas & Fromm, LLP



July 2004: Brown Gavalas & Fromm obtain the dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit on the ground that a Notice of Claim was not timely filed. D’Ancona v. Town of Islip. Read More April 2004: Brown Gavalas & Fromm obtains a judgment of $534,103.23 in favor of our client and against the defendant in an action brought to enforce a personal guarantee. Republic Metals Corporation v. Richard Atkin. Read More December 2003: The Appellate Division First Department holds that our client has no obligation to defend or indemnify an additional insured for claims arising out of the collapse of a parking garage. Greater New York Mutual Insurance Co. v. Mutual Marine Office Inc. Read More December 2003: Brown Gavalas & Fromm obtains a judgment declaring that there is no insurance coverage under a Marine Open Cargo Policy of Insurance for the loss of a shipment of perfume. New York Marine and General Insurance Company v. All Cargo Express, Inc. Read More December 2003: Brown Gavalas & Fromm, in a personal injury case, obtains a 50 percent reduction of damage awards for future pain and suffering from $1.4 million to $700,000 and for future loss of services from $250,000 to $125,000. Ernish v. City of New York. Read More December 2003: Brown Gavalas & Fromm obtains a judgment in favor of Traco Industrial Corp. dismissing plaintiff’s complaint and an order directing the New York City Transit Authority to indemnify its client for the costs of defense. Johnson v. Traco Insustrial Corp. v. New York City Transit Authority. Read More October 2003: Brown Gavalas & Fromm defeats a summary judgment motion by a building owner for indemnity against Serge Elevator Company arising out of a claim of psychological injuries sustained when the elevator malfunctioned. Dorfman v. Mid-Town Realty Corp. Read More September 2003: Brown Gavalas & Fromm is appointed to represent several airlines in the personal injury and property damage litigation arising out of the terrorists’ attacks of September 11, 2001. June 2003: Brown Gavalas & Fromm obtains the dismissal of a $25,000,000 fraud claim brought against the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Tolliver v. Federal Republic of Nigeria. Read More May 2003: The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirms the dismissal of a fraud and RICO action brought against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Central Bank of Nigeria. Southway v. Central Bank of Nigeria. Read More January 2002: Brown Gavalas & Fromm obtains dismissal of a claim against Quick Park Garage arising involving severe personal injuries sustained by plaintiff who was struck by a car exiting the garage. Magda Perez v. Quick Park Garage. Read More January 2002: The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reverses the District Court and holds that a foreign sovereign is immune from a civil RICO claim and orders that a RICO claim against our client be dismissed. Keller v. Central Bank of Nigeria. Read More April 2001: Brown Gavalas & Fromm obtain the dismissal of a declaratory judgment action brought against its client, an underwriter, on the ground that an Absolute Pollution Exclusion in a general liability policy precludes a claim for insurance coverage in connection with the clean up of a diesel fuel spill in the coastal waters of New Jersey. Joe Ahoy, Inc. v. New York Marine and General Insurance Co. Read more April 2001: The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirms the dismissal of a $6 million claim against our clients, four underwriters subscribing to a standard form Bumbershoot policy. Reliance Insurance Company v. Keystone Shipping Company. Read more March 2001: Brown Gavalas & Fromm obtains dismissal of a declaratory judgment action against an insurer in connection with a claim for insurance coverage under an open cargo policy. Sovereign Recycling International, Inc. v. New York Marine and General Insurance Co. Read more October 2000: Brown Gavalas & Fromm successfully defends an airline in a jury trial against a $4 million claim by a passenger arising out of an airplane crash. Van Hoven v. Mesa Airlines, Inc. Read more August 2000: Brown Gavalas & Fromm is successful in arguing that the stowing of the cargo above deck pursuant to an under deck bill of lading constituted an unreasonable deviation thereby denying the carrier the limitations under COGSA. D.I. Engineering Corp. v. Nippon Express USA. Read more July 2000: Brown Gavalas & Fromm obtains a defense verdict in a jury trial for our client, an elevator maintenance and repair company. Barenboim v. Schindler Elevator Corporation. Read more June 2000: Following a trial, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, accepts our position regarding the scope of coverage of an Open Cargo Policy. New York Marine & General Insurance Co. v. Tradeline LLC. Read more May 2000: The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirms the dismissal of a $130 million claim against our clients, the Nigerian Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria. Adler v. Federal Republic of Nigeria. Read more May 2000: New York Supreme Court, Rockland County. We obtain a dismissal on behalf of the Village of Nyack of numerous personally injury claims and a wrongful death claim arisng out of the capsizing of a water taxi. Leipzig v. Tappan Zee Water Taxi, Supreme Court, Rockland County. Read more April 2000: The Appellate Division, First Department, upholds our position that a primary general liability carrier does not have an obligation to notify the excess insurance carrier of a potential claim in excess of primary policy limits and dismisses a $9 million claim against our client. AAA Sprinkler Corp. v. General Star National Insurance Co. Read More March 2000: Brown Gavalas & Fromm successfully defends an elevator maintenance company against a claim for personal injuries in a jury trial in New York County, New York. Wagner v. Grinnell Housing Development Fund. Read more March 2000: Brown Gavalas & Fromm successfully defeats a claim seeking to require a general liability insurance carrier to provide liability insurance in connection with an accident at the Atlantic Beach Bridge toll booths in Nassau County, New York. United States Fire Insurance Company v. New York Marine and General Insurance Company. Read more September 1999: Brown Gavalas & Fromm obtains the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against a hot air balloon festival stemming from an collision between a hot air balloon and a truck. Carey v. Spiedie Festival and Balloon Rally. Read more