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Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP Promotes New Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of Allison J. Beatty to partner. Allison J. Beatty is resident in the firm’s Philadelphia office, where she handles cases throughout Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Allison focuses her practice on employment and professional liability defense and has extensive experience handling securities litigation and […] More
Florida Supreme Court Amends Florida Summary Judgment Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510
On October 15, 2019, the Florida Supreme Court accepted jurisdiction of Lopez, 275 So. 3d 831 (Fla 5th DCA 2019). In addition to accepting jurisdiction of this case, the Court also presented the question of whether Florida should adopt the summary judgment standard articulated by the United States Supreme Court in Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, […] More
WSS’s Philadelphia Office Obtains Dismissals of RICO Action and Appeal As Well as Litigation Bar Against Plaintiff
On December 23, 2020, Joel Wertman and Doug Fogle of Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office secured a pre-appellate briefing dismissal of an appeal pending before the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Joel and Doug were previously successful in securing dismissal of the matter, Bujdos v. Whalen et al., before the Westmoreland County Court of […] More
WSS Obtains Complete Dismissal of Class Action Arising From Alleged $1.6 Billion GPB Ponzi Scheme
On December 14, 2020, Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP’s New York office obtained the dismissal of all claims filed against its client in a securities fraud class action arising from the sale of securities totaling in excess of $1.6 billion. The case was heard before the Hon. Lewis A. Kaplan, United States District Court Judge […] More
WSSLLP’s Florida and New York Offices Team up to Win Important Appeal Ruling
WSSLLP successfully obtained an important ruling from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department, affirming the dismissal of fiduciary duty claims against WSSLLP’s client, a securities broker-dealer. The case originated in a FINRA arbitration successfully defended by Florida partner Benjamin Biard; after WSSLLP obtained dismissal of the […] More
Good news for the Hospitality Industry! Serial Plaintiff’s days may be numbered.
On November 19, 2020, the Honorable Brenda K. Sannes, United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of New York issued an order dismissing 20 of serial Plaintiff Deborah Laufer’s cases without prejudice. This victory has major implications for the hospitality industry, as Laufer brought suit against hundreds of hotels, many of which are […] More
