by robschlackman@gmail.com | Jul 27, 2018 | Blog, Boards, Litigation
You may have read recently about the homeowners association in Las Vegas in which a teenage resident was severely injured in a playground accident (see the July/August 2018 issue of CAI’s Common Ground Magazine, pages 20-25). The jury rendered a $20 million verdict...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Dec 8, 2013 | Articles, Blog, Litigation
The Dakota, one of the legendary co-operative apartment buildings in Manhattan, has long shunned attention. Its Board of Directors has allegedly even denied the purchase applications of celebrities in order to avoid the publicity that accompanies high profile...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Apr 25, 2013 | Articles, Blog, Boards, Litigation
A Comparative Analysis between the Torts of “Abuse of Process” and “Malicious Prosecution” in civil litigation Misuse of the legal system and its processes by litigants is nothing new; for centuries, individuals have improperly used the threat and/or commencement of...