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WSS CO Office Prevails on a Motion to Dismiss Under Anti-SLAPP Law
WSSLLP Colorado attorneys recently won a Motion to Dismiss a Colorado District Court case pursuant to Colorado’s Anti-SLAPP statute (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), C.R.S. § 13-20-1101(3)(a). The relatively new law, adopted by the Colorado General Assembly in 2019, was enacted to address lawsuits aimed at stifling or punishing the exercise of the First Amendment […] More
WSS New York Office Wins Summary Judgment in Property Damage Case in New York County Supreme Court
Patrick D. Egan and Matthew Tracy of Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP’s New York office secured summary judgment in favor of our client, a scaffolding contractor, in a multi-party property damage action in New York County Supreme Court. In the case, the plaintiff condominium association alleged that multiple defendants, including our client, caused significant damage […] More
WSS Attorneys Recognized in Super Lawyers 2023
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg is proud to announce our attorneys recognized in the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for 2023: William G. Winget, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability, Business Litigation Luigi Spadafora, Business Litigation Harris Katz, Professional Liability Alexander A. Truitt, Business Litigation Daniel Quinlan, Civil Litigation Douglas G. Fogle, Securities Litigation, Professional Liability Zachary […] More
WSS New York Office Obtains a Directed Verdict and Attorneys’ Fees in FINRA Arbitration
Christina M. Rieker, Esq. of Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP’s New York office received a directed verdict in favor of the firm’s brokerage firm client related to claims of misrepresentation and omission of accurate pricing of securities on the brokerage firm’s online platform. The customer in the proceeding alleged that the brokerage firm intentionally and/or negligently […] More
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Expands Duty of Broker-Dealer Firms Beyond Regulation BI to Now Include Fiduciary Standard
On an appeal from a Massachusetts Securities Division (“MSD”) administrative action, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) held on August 25, 2023 that online brokerage firm Robinhood Financial LLC violated the Massachusetts Uniform Securities Act by engaging in “unethical or dishonest conduct.” MSD defines this phrase to require broker-dealers that provide investment advice to retail […] More
Winget, Spadafora and Schwartzberg is Excited to Announce the Relocation of Our California Office
We are excited to announce the relocation of our California office to a new state of the art office. Effective June 29, 2023, our CA office address is as follows: 1800 Century Park East, Suite 205, Los Angeles, CA 90067 More
