Talkin Muccigrosso & Roberts, LLP

04/09/2024

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/09/defi-trader-eisenberg-wasnt-borrowing-he-was-stealing-prosecutor-says-in-opening-argument/amp/

The defense countered that Eisenberg "risked 13 million of his own dollars" to net $110 million from Mango Markets.

06/10/2020

The Daily News folllowed up on a recent story about TMR clients who were falsely accused by a NYPD Bronx detective. Our lawyers continue to pursue justice for these clients.

Nearly two years after his June 2, 2018, arrest Juan Pineda has filed a notice of claim accusing Det. Darryl Schwartz of false arrest — a claim that has been repeatedly lobbed at the 16-year NYPD veteran.

09/12/2019

https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=f08c6ec5-01b2-40ec-8a8d-3fed5da1d84a&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fjury-verdicts-settlements%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A5VD7-2YF0-01C2-6020-00000-00&pddocid=urn%3AcontentItem%3A5VD7-2YF0-01C2-6020-00000-00&pdcontentcomponentid=30356&pdteaserkey=sr1&pditab=allpods&ecomp=nf4Lk&earg=sr1&prid=a27bfda2-90bb-41c8-85db-02356b98606d

As published in the New York Law Journal, partners Jonathan Roberts and Mark Muccigrosso recently obtained a $3.1 million settlement:

John Melvin v. CNY Construction Management, Inc., Allied 345 Retail, LLC, Allied MD Construction, LLC and Muss Brooklyn Development Co. L.P. and Hill Country Brooklyn, LLC;

On July 8, 2013, plaintiff John Melvin, 21, a laborer, worked at a renovation site that was located at 345 Adams St., in downtown Brooklyn. Melvin was directed to demolish two walls. He was provided a sledgehammer. The second wall collapsed while Melvin was hammering it. Melvin was struck and floored by falling debris, and he suffered injuries of an elbow, his face and his head.
Melvin's counsel moved for summary judgment of liability. Judge Kelly O'Neill Levy found violations of Labor Law Sections 240(1) and 241(6). Levy determined that CNY Construction Management and Hill Country Brooklyn were liable for the accident, and she dismissed the claims against Allied 345 Retail, Allied MD Construction and Muss Brooklyn Development. Levy also determined that Alba Carting and Demolition had to indemnify the liable defendants.
Melvin suffered a nondisplaced fracture of his skull's occipital and parietal bones, a concussion, a laceration of his face, and a fracture of his left, nondominant arm's elbow. His skull's injury caused a subdural hematoma, a subarachnoid hemorrhage and damage of his brain.
Melvin was retrieved by a taxi, and he was transported to a hospital. His bleeding was controlled without surgery, and his left elbow's fracture similarly resolved without surgery.
Melvin claimed that his brain's injury caused severe diminution of his left ear's functionality; aphasia, which involves impairment of the ability to formulate sentences and speech; anosmia, which involves a diminishment of the sense of olfaction; impairment of his memory; and impairment of other elements of his cognition. He also claimed that he developed post-concussion syndrome, with manifestations that included depression, fatigue, headaches and nausea. He underwent about 11 months of inpatient rehabilitative therapy, but he claimed that his symptoms persist.

Award: $ 3,100,000

Award Details: As a trial date neared, the parties negotiated a settlement. Alba Carting and Demolition's insurers agreed to pay a total of $2.95 million, and CNY Construction Management's insurer agreed to pay $150,000. Hill Country Brooklyn's insurer did not contribute. Thus, the settlement totaled $3.1 million.

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08/27/2019

TMR represents several Bronx residents falsely accused of DWI by police officer under fire.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-schwartz-dwi-cop-dismissed-cases-20190826-qw5g7ltnezhlpcrzciimgezfqy-story.html

08/14/2018

Jonathan Roberts celebrating the 90th Birthday of Martin Greenfield, Holocaust survivor and master tailor and suit maker for 6 Presidents. Pictured here with Martin and former Sec. of State Colin Powell.

08/07/2018

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/7/20/kings-county-criminal-bar-association-helps-local-charities-second-annual-golf

Another great time on the golf course for charity!

01/24/2018

Congratulations to the Abacus team!

08/04/2017

Major victory this week as SDNY Judge Loretta Preska ordered the acquittal of our client Larry Davis after a fraud trial last year.
http://www.reuters.com/article/new-york-fraud-wtc-idUSL1N1KP1KZ

A Canadian executive whose steelcompany won nearly $1 billion of contracts to help rebuild theWorld Trade Center in New York has persuaded a U.S. judge tooverturn his conviction for defrauding a program intended tohelp minorities and women.

07/15/2017

Jon Roberts and Mark Muccigrosso played in the Kings County Criminal Bar Association's inaugural golf outing for charity with colleagues Jon Fink and John McPadden.
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/7/14/kings-county-criminal-bar-association-raises-money-charity-inaugural-golf-outing

05/20/2017

Opening Night! Partner Sam Talkin appears in a documentary about his recent defense of an executive at Abacus Bank.

05/17/2017

"Abacus: Small Enough to Jail", the documentary about the failed prosecution of a small community bank and some of the bank's executives opens in theaters on May 19, 2017. Partner Sam Talkin represented one of the defendants and appears in the film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeGYZSndCPc

Official Theatrical Trailer: ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL

03/03/2017

Partner Mark Muccigrosso recently attended a Bay Ridge Lawyers Association dinner and Continuing Legal Education event. Here he is with Kings County Supreme Court Justice John Ingram.