Significant Cases by David J. Wukitsch

  • Woroski v. Nashua Corporation, 31 F3d 105 (2d Cir. 1994)
    Clarified summary judgment standard for employers in opposing claims for age discrimination

  • Staruch v. New York Telephone Company, 304 AD2d 867 (3d Dept 2003)
    In a workers' compensation proceeding, an employer must file proof of an ERISA plan terms permitting reimbursement against a schedule award prior to the award of compensation.

  • King v Chmielewski, 76 NY2d 182 (1990)
    In a CPLR Article 78 proceeding, the event that triggers the 30-day limitations period of Town Law 282 for challenging a Town Planning Board's decision is the filing of the Board's decision in its office and not notice sent to the affected party.

  • LaGrande v Adecco, 410 F. Supp 2d 96 (NDNY 2006)
    Magistrate Judge has authority to impose sanctions on pro se plaintiff for abuse of deposition procedure and plaintiff' s non-specific and vague objections to a discovery order amount to a procedural default