Plaintiffs filed a federal court complaint against a school district, its superintendent and a teacher (collectively, “the District”) for denying a student permission to attend a high school class trip abroad. According to the complaint, the student was told he could...

Michael McClaren and Ryan Smith successfully argued on appeal that summary judgment should have been granted to Wyoming County in a personal injury action arising out of a dog bite at the County’s animal shelter. The plaintiff was playing with a dog at the animal...

Webster Szanyi LLP recently represented a municipality wherein a municipal employee claimed she was the subject of discrimination based on her age and gender and that she was retaliated against. On December 27, 2016, the firm received a favorable finding from the...

Webster Szanyi LLP is pleased to announce that Kevin Cope has joined the firm and will be a member of the Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Cope is a graduate of Villanova University School of Law and Ithaca College. Kevin previously was a judicial intern for Hon. Eugene...

Partners Drew Miller and Charlie Roberts recently presented a CLE concerning litigating insurance coverage to the Niagara Frontier Corporate Counsel Association’s membership at its annual meeting.  The CLE addressed numerous aspects of litigating insurance coverage...

On December 15, 2016, Chief Judge Carl L. Bucki of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York, granted summary judgment to Webster Szanyi LLP’s client, a retiree who lost approximately 80% of his initial investment in Prestige Wealth Management...

Michael McClaren and Jeremy Colby obtained a decision from the Western District of New York dismissing claims against a Town Highway Superintendent arising from an effort to rebuild Rocky Mountain Road in the Town of North Collins.  Judge Skretny adopted a Report and...

Michael McClaren and Jeremy Colby obtained a decision from the Fourth Department affirming dismissal of an action against Livingston County by a pro se former inmate.  The claims were dismissed based on plaintiff’s failure to serve a notice of claim.  Jeremy argued...

Kevin Szanyi, Thomas Lane and Jeremy Colby were named to Business First’s Legal Elite for 2016. Mr. Szanyi and Mr. Lane practice in the areas of business litigation and product liability defense.   Mr. Colby practices in the areas of business litigation; labor and...

Ted Graney and Ryan Smith successfully defended their client in a matter filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR).  The Complainant was employed by the Respondent and was terminated shortly after returning from a medical leave of absence.  After...

Webster Szanyi LLP is pleased to announce that Shannon O’Neill has joined the firm and will be a member of the Litigation Practice Group. Ms. O’Neill is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and The College of Wooster. Shannon previously was a judicial intern to...

Andrew Miller recently offered a presentation titled “Business Basics for Construction Companies” at the Construction Exchange of Western New York.  Mr. Miller’s presentation focused on mechanic’s liens, claims for extra work, Article 3-A of the New York’s Lien Law,...

Webster Szanyi LLP is pleased to announce that Brittany Jones has joined the firm and will be a member of the Litigation Practice Group. Ms. Jones is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law and Emerson College. Ms. Jones previously was an Assistant Appellate...

Michael McClaren, Ted Graney and Susan McClaren were featured presenters at the Law Enforcement Liability seminar of the New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal in Batavia New York. The topics presented by the Webster Szanyi LLP partners to law enforcement supervisors...

Advisory Board of the Tri-Community Food Pantry, which serves the communities of Lancaster, Depew, and Cheektowaga