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For Immediate Release

NEW YORK, NY – On March 26, 2015, Michael L. Moskowitz, a founding member of Weltman & Moskowitz, LLP, participated as one of the judges in the Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School’s 27th Annual Marvin Hazan Moot Court Competition. Mr. Moskowitz participated as a jurist for the eighth consecutive year. The tournament was co-sponsored by the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.

by Richard E. Weltman

{3:36 minutes to read} When representing a creditor in a bankruptcy case, it helps when counsel understands that being told it is “too late” to file a claim may not be the last word. The filing of a late claim may still be possible in certain circumstances. 

Our client, a personal injury attorney, represented the administrator of his wife’s estate in a wrongful death lawsuit. The decedent was severely burned when her clothing caught fire.

Founding partners Richard E. Weltman & Michael L. Moskowitz are pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2015, the attorneys at Weltman & Moskowitz have become Counsel to the New Jersey-based Saiber law firm. This alliance will allow both firms to develop new relationships and opportunities.

By Richard E. Weltman

{1:54 minutes to read} Wells Fargo Bank, as the owner of a foreclosed home in New Jersey, owed a duty of care to a prospective homebuyer who was injured when she tripped on a piece of glass while touring the home, a federal court judge in Newark ruled on January 28, 2015.

In reaching his decision, U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer explained that commercial lenders taking possession of a residential property through mortgage foreclosure assume the position of the owner, and thus assume the owner’s non-delegable duty to protect visitors from reasonably foreseeable injuries due to potentially dangerous conditions.