The Chancery Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Essex County issued an order granting a student dismissed from the New Jersey Dental School (NJDS) of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) an audience before the Student Academic Performance Committee because the University had failed to comply with its rules and regulations when it dismissed the student previously without providing him an opportunity to present a case to that Committee.  See Omar Mercado v. University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey et al., Docket No. ESX-C-128-10 (New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County, Chancery Division).

The Superior Court of New Jersey in Essex County dismissed a suit against members of the Puerto Rican Heritage Statewide Committee, Inc., the organization that organizes and sponsors the largest festival celebrating Puerto Rican culture in the State of New Jersey.  The suit brought by a disgruntled former member of the organization alleged various ambiguous claims against the organizers.  Gomez LLC persuaded the Court to dismiss this suit with prejudice for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute in a timely fashion.  See Irving Linares et al. v. Mariver Arcure Garcia et al., Docket No. ESX-L-2788-09 (New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County, Law Division).

In New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County, Gomez LLC filed suit against the New Jersey Dental School (NJDS) of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) after a dental student was dismissed for academic reasons without adequate notice or any meaningful hearing.  The suit alleges violations of the student’s civil rights and other common law claims.  See Omar Mercado v. University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Docket No. C-128-10 (Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, Chancery Division)

In New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County, Gomez LLC filed suit against the New Jersey Dental School (NJDS) of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) after a dental student was dismissed for disciplinary reasons without adequate notice or any meaningful opportunity to present a case in his defense and in violation of university rules and policies.  The suit alleges violations of the student’s civil rights and other common law claims.  See Phat Le v. University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey et al., Docket No. ESX-L-9826-09 (Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, Chancery Division)

The City of Newark, New Jersey, agreed to pay $3.1 million to the decedents of a woman who drowned after her vehicle left a roadway and plunged into the Passaic River.  Gomez LLC filed suit on behalf of one decedent plaintiff alleging that the City had prior knowledge that a dangerous condition existed at the roadway in question from prior accidents that occurred but the City failed to take any steps to eliminate or reduce the danger.  See David Basilio et al. v. City of Newark, Docket No. ESX-L-5610-06 (Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County).

The United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court’s ruling denying a Chapter 7 Trustee’s attempt to freeze the income of corporation pending the outcome of an adversary proceeding that seeks to substantively consolidate the corporation with a related company’s bankrupt estate.  Gomez LLC wins this matter on appeal after securing a favorable decision in bankruptcy court in Puerto Rico.  See Wilfredo Segarra Miranda v. YSIEM Corp., BAP No. 09-017 (United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit).

In the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico, a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee filed an adversary proceeding seeking to substantively consolidate a family owned corporation with a related company’s bankruptcy estate.  If successful, the suit would seize the corporation, its assets and revenue from the family shareholders.  During the pendency of this action, the bankruptcy trustee sought to impound corporate income earned by the corporation that is the target of the consolidation.  After a contentious three day hearing in federal court, Gomez LLC persuaded a bankruptcy court judge that the Trustee had not presented sufficient evidence to warrant the relief sought.  The trustee’s motion was denied by the bankruptcy judge.  See Wilfredo Segarra Miranda v. YSIEM Corp., Case No. 02-10788, Adv. Pro. No. 07-00024 (United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico).

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey declared the festival ordinance of the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey unconstitutional for giving city officials unfettered discretion in violation of First Amendment free speech guarantees.  The ordinance gave city officials too much discretion to grant or deny permits and impose fees on festival organizers, including costs for police security.  Following a trial conducted by Gomez LLC, the Honorable Judge Katherine Hayden, U.S.D.J. struck down the city ordinance.  See Comite Patriotico Cultural Puertorriqueño v. Joseph Vas, et al., Civ. No. 05-2665 (United States District Court for the District of New Jersey).

On October 30, 2007, the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri and the Missouri Show-Me Institute hosted a conference on public school financing titled “From Equity to Adequacy to Choice.”  Guest speakers who attended the conference were invited to draft papers of their presentations for publication.  Among them, Julio C. Gomez of Gomez LLC, wrote about his involvement and the significance of Crawford v. Davy, a putative class action lawsuit defending the right of children to attend a quality public school.  The article, “Hope for Children Trapped in Failing Schools: The Promise of Crawford v Davy” appears in Volume 83, Issue No. 2 of the Peabody Journal of Education published by Routledge.

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved a favorable settlement negotiated by Gomez LLC on behalf of its clients Resnick Distributors; The Marjack Company, Inc; Shopko Stores; and Core-Mark International, Inc.  The settlement concluded a contentious adversary proceeding at a fraction of the cost of litigation and for substantially less than the amount sought to be recovered by Atkins.  See In re Atkins Nutriotionals. Inc., Case No. 05-15913 (United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York).