Representative Cases

Saady & Saxe, PA’s labor and employment litigation/arbitration experience includes:

• A four-day jury trial in state Court, Clearwater, Florida against a condominium converter who caused severe water and mold damage when a dishwasher hose connection installed in violation of Florida Building Codes became disengaged, flooding the unit below.
• Representing a commercial cleaning company against a former employee who had violated his non-compete agreement
• Representing a restaurant in New Jersey who had been accused of sexual harassment and constructive discharge
• Representing Hillsborough County in a jury trial against a claim of sexual harassment
• Representing a New York restaurant against a claim of racial discrimination
• Seeking the enforcement of a non-compete agreement by our client, an “IT” company against a former employee and his new employer
• Obtaining summary judgment against an employee who claimed that her termination was a retaliatory action after she had filed a complaint of sexual harassment
• Representing airline carriers against claims of racial and gender discrimination in NYC
• Engaging in arbitration concerning a breach of employment contract with a PEO company
• Defending freight forwarding company against claims of discrimination and retaliation
• Engaging in numerous mediations before the EEOC in attempts to resolve matters prior to litigation
• Prosecuting a non-compete case against former employees who quit their employment and proceeded to take the former company’s clients and employees
• Defending against a non-compete agreement in California
• Defending against claims of wage and hour violations and, in particular, overtime claims
• On behalf of employers, suing employees in violation of their Employment Agreements and Non-Compete Agreements

Saady & Saxe attorneys' construction litigation experience includes:

• A month long trial in Supreme Court, Kings County, New York representing a general contractor against the City of New York concerning a school construction claim
• A three month construction trial in New York City against the City of New York
• A month long jury trial in the Southern District of New York federal court concerning a Miller Act dispute between a general contractor and subcontractor on a Project in West Point, New York
• A two week jury trial in the Eastern District of New York federal court concerning a claim by a concrete subcontractor against a general contractor arising out of US Postal Service Project in Brooklyn New York for construction of a 300,000 square foot super flat floor 
• A week long arbitration in New York City between a Park Avenue co-op owner and a general contractor who performed renovation work at the coop
• A two week trial in Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida between two homeowners and a large national builder over subsistence conditions under the home after construction was complete
• A week long jury trial in Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida between homeowners and a sinkhole repair contractor concerning failure to pay insurance proceeds after repair work was performed and approved
• A four day breach of contract arbitration in Tampa, Florida between a contractor and a home owner for the contractor's failure to construct a conservatory at the owner's home
• A week long breach of contract arbitration between a contractor and home owners over renovation and addition work performed by the contractor which included a strong focus on lien law issues, including whether a lien filed had been exaggerated
• A three day breach of contract arbitration between a general contractor and site work subcontractor concerning work performed by the site work subcontractor
• A complex and extremely large Miami, Florida litigation between and among a Chicago based Assisted Living Facility owner, a Chicago based Architect, and approximately 20 Miami subcontractors touching on various issues, including architectural malpractice, diversion of trust funds, payment bond claims and defenses, and multiple breach of contract issues which was finally resolved short of trial after two weeks of mediation

Examples of some of the many insurance defense cases handled by Saady & Saxe include:

• Claims by Maryland investors against a Miami Certified Public Accounting firm alleged to have performed a defective audit on a company purchased by the investors.  The case, which was originally filed in Baltimore, Maryland, was favorably settled after Saady & Saxe attorneys discovered that the complained of audit was in draft form, undercutting Plaintiffs' reliance arguments.
• A lawsuit brought against a Fort Lauderdale law firm by a client claiming malpractice in the law firm's representation during a federal court litigation in Miami, Florida.  Most of the case was dismissed after a Saady & Saxe motion for summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds.
• A third-party claim against an insurance agent arising out of a large settlement of a personal injury claim.  Saady & Saxe convinced the third-party plaintiff to drop all claims against its client after an investigation revealed that allegations upon which the third-party complaint was based were demonstrably false.