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Our healthcare workers are superheroes – our troops fighting on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus who also give us hope in these dark times. Because healthcare workers are currently consumed with the health and well-being of others, CMM Cares is focused on the needs of these superheroes themselves. 

As part of its mission to mobilize the business community for the greater good, please join CMM Cares as we partner with Stony Brook Hospital to donate comfort care items to the medical professionals fighting so hard for all of us. Comfort care items include:

• Prepackaged snacks (granola bars, power bars, pretzels, etc.)
• Bottled water
• Gum
• Candy
• Lip balm
• Tissue packs
• Hand lotion 

To donate, please drop off all items in the first-floor lobby of our Ronkonkoma headquarters at 4175 Veterans Memorial Highway starting on Wednesday, March 25 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Our CMM Cares team will be collecting all items and delivering them daily to Stony Brook.

On behalf of our modern-day troops, our healthcare heroes – thank you.

Email our hotline: coronarelief@cmmllp.com

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Questions? Email vtringone@cmmllp.com

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In some welcome good news during this challenging time, CMM is pleased to report that our Municipal Liability team has successfully defended Riverhead’s Finest in a civil rights action.

The case stemmed from a domestic dispute incident over six years ago. A husband and wife undergoing a contentious divorce had obtained orders of protection against each other while still living together. In December 2013, an officer with the Riverhead Police Department was called to the home, as he had been several times prior. On this occasion, the husband alleged that the wife had violated the order of protection he had obtained against her. He presented the police officer with a recording of a conversation between the estranged couple about a cruise the husband had taken with a girlfriend. The police officer learned the contents of the order of protection and, upon consideration of the recording and at the request of the husband, arrested the wife for violating the terms of the order.

After her arrest, the wife was taken to police headquarters, processed, taken to local Criminal Court, arraigned, and released on her own recognizance. (The case against her was ultimately dismissed.) As a result of these events, she brought a lawsuit against the Town of Riverhead and its Police Department alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution.

Under the guidance of Scott Middleton, our team moved for summary judgment (essentially, asking the Court to dismiss the case because there are no facts in dispute). We argued that because the arresting officer had confirmed the order of protection and had been presented with the recording, that probable cause existed and thus as a matter of law, the facts could not have amounted to false arrest (or subsequent malicious prosecution). Based on CMM’s efforts, the motion was granted and the case was dismissed.

Learn more about our success representing municipalities and agencies here.

HIA-LI is leading the way to secure much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for the healthcare workers at Stony Brook Hospital on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus and is calling on the business community to help.

• PPE: Stony Brook is accepting donations of PPE and medical supplies including masks, gloves, gowns, ventilators, and other items. To donate, contact Joan Dickinson, Stony Brook Community Relations Director,  Joan.Dickinson@stonybrook.edu or call (631) 219-0603. Donations can be made by appointment only and at specific drop-off locations to ensure the safety of all involved and to get the supplies into the right hands immediately.

• Comfort Care Items: The Hospital is also accepting donations of “comfort care” items (socks, snacks, tissue packs, hand lotion, gum, lip balm, etc.) for these healthcare heroes – please call Joan to set up a donation appointment.

• Messages of Support for Medical Staff: Many neighbors and community groups have asked about the best way to show their support to the medical staff who are working around the clock. The easiest and most effective way to share your sentiments is through a simple cell phone video. Please email a video no longer than 20 seconds to Joan.Dickinson@stonybrook.edu. The videos will be shared throughout the hospital areas and visible as the employees move throughout their day.

• Messages for Veterans: There are residents at the Long Island State Veterans Home who miss their families but cannot have visitors because they are in a high-risk group. If you would like to send a veteran a message, please email a video no longer than 20 seconds to Jonathan Spier, LISVH Deputy Executive Director, at jonathan.spier@LISVH.org and your message will be shared on the digital boards in their facility.

“Long Islanders are strong, and we all need to work together to find solutions to the unprecedented challenges we’re facing,” said HIA-LI President & CEO Terri Alessi-Miceli. “HIA-LI is doing what we do best: building connections to make an impact.”

“Our healthcare workers are fighting this battle head-on and we all owe them our gratitude and support,” said Joe Campolo, HIA-LI Board Chairman and Managing Partner of Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP. “By working together instead of panicking when things get tough, we can make things happen.”