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Schillinger & Finsterwald successfully obtained a ruling on behalf of one partner against another in which the Supreme Court determined that our client is the sole owner of 5 Greenwich Village apartment buildings. In the same case, we obtained an order dismissing claims of fraud and undue influence against our client.
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In Federal Court, on behalf of the sponsor of a Manhattan co-op corporation, Schillinger & Finsterwald obtained dismissal of shareholders' racketeering and fraud claims.
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We successfully represented a major pita bread manufacturer in a Federal trademark infringement case against a competitor.
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On behalf of a New York City medical group, we successfully obtained a court order against a cooperative corporation that recognized the medical group's rights to expand its practice by adding physicians.
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Schillinger & Finsterwald obtained a reversal in the highest court of the State of New York, which seminally declares the scope of coverage under umbrella insurance policies in New York State. The Court of Appeals ruled that pollution exclusion clauses in underlying policies do not preclude umbrella insurance coverage. Our successful appeal on behalf of a Manhattan business client in Westview Associates v. Guaranty National Insurance, Co., was reported in numerous publications including The New Law Journal and in Mealey's Litigation Report.
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After trial and appeal we obtained judgment declaring that our client is sole owner of a Long Island shopping center and six New York City Apartment Buildings. In this case we succeeded by proving that the adversary party had committed multiple acts of fraud and forgery.
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Schillinger & Finsterwald represented one divorced spouse against the other divorced spouse in a claim for sole ownership of a Fifth Avenue cooperative apartment which they had purchased together many years prior. We persuaded the Court to apply the doctrine of adverse possession in recognizing our client's claim to sole ownership of the apartment. This unusual finding resulted in a highly favorable settlement for our client.
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When our client lawfully cancelled a contract to sell an apartment building, the buyer filed a notice of pendency. In successfully resolving the case, Schillinger & Finsterwald obtained a court award of money damages and attorney's fees for its client arising from a notice of pendency which had blocked the sale of the property.
