LACHTMAN COHEN P.C. ACHIEVES SIGNIFICANT TRIAL VICTORY IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY SUPREME COURT

We are pleased to announce that the firm, led by partner Brian Cohen, achieved an important trial victory on behalf of our clients, a commercial tenant and small business owner, in an action in Westchester County Supreme Court for illegal lockout and unlawful eviction without due process of law under New York’s Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law. After trial, they were awarded treble damages (i.e., triple their actual damages), among several other remedies.

The Court’s Decision & Order After Trial can be read here: EGR v Blackridge – Decision & Order After Trial.

Firm partner Brian Cohen: “We’re honored to have represented our clients in this litigation and thrilled to have achieved justice and such an important and well-deserved result on their behalf.”

The case, Emma Green Restaurant LLC et al. v. Blackridge Development Corp. et al., was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Westchester County, Index No. 53554/2020.