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TAKE AN APPEAL!

Lucas A. Ferrara
October 13, 2011 14:30

Are you interested in participating in a Pro Bono Appeals program? The Subcommittee on Pro Bono Appeals of NYCLA's Appellate Courts Committee is in the process of developing a pro bono appeals program involving one of the two following types of appeals:   Appeals from the Appellate Term to...

IS THIS UNAMERICAN?

Lucas A. Ferrara
October 11, 2011 13:25

Katia Maguire checked her luggage--which contained expensive camera equipment--with American Airlines prior to her flight to Seattle, Washington. When her bag was lost, she sued the carrier and was awarded $5,000 by the Kings County Civil Court. Not only did the airline's "terms and conditions of...

TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Lucas A. Ferrara
August 30, 2011 13:25

Melissa Argentina and Steven Toro booked a trip to Antigua through Liberty Travel. Soon after they arrived at their destination, the couple was "upgraded" to a room which was farther away from their originally booked location (and where they wanted to be). They also objected to mosquitoes in their...

DISCREDITED

Lucas A. Ferrara
August 25, 2011 13:25

After he fell behind on his credit-card debt, Anant Gupta entered into an agreement with Chase Bank to pay the sum of $8,896.23, in 12 monthly installments. In the event he failed to honor that schedule, the bank had the right to seek $13,646.50--the full amount of the original debt. When he later...

LICENSE TO BILL

Lucas A. Ferrara
August 02, 2011 13:25

Phillip Mills was sued because he refused to pay for work performed to his Dutchess County home. After the New York County Civil Court granted Mills's dismissal request, on the grounds Design Supply Marble & Granite (DSMG) wasn't licensed, the company appealed. Since the licensing law only...