{"id":523996,"date":"2022-12-09T03:25:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T00:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lawyers-sue-over-madison-square-garden-ban\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T03:25:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T00:25:11","slug":"lawyers-sue-over-madison-square-garden-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lawyers-sue-over-madison-square-garden-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lawyers sue over Madison Square Garden ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a357ebe92c88\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lawyers-sue-over-madison-square-garden-ban\/#%E2%80%9CLawyers_sue_over_Madison_Square_Garden_ban%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Lawyers sue over Madison Square Garden ban&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLawyers_sue_over_Madison_Square_Garden_ban%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Lawyers sue over Madison Square Garden ban&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A law firm representing a man who was sucker punched after a hockey <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> at Madison Square Garden \u2014 with video of the clash going viral \u2014 has become the latest firm to sue the arena over its ban of lawyers whose clients have MSG gripes. <\/p>\n<p>The five lawyers of Greenberg Law PC claim an MSG attorney told them on Nov. 28 \u2013 the same day they filed a lawsuit on behalf of punch victim Joseph Urciuoli \u2014 they are now barred from entering any MSG-owned venues, according to a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the firm\u2019s lawyers \u2014 Alan Greenberg and Joseph DePaola \u2014 have tickets to upcoming MSG venue events that they\u2019re no longer allowed to attend. <\/p>\n<p>DePaola has tickets to see the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall with his wife and kids, ages 7 and 5, on Sunday and Greenberg has tickets to see co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n Jerry Seinfeld at the Beacon Theater Dec. 17, the filing alleges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-alan-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Lawyer Alan Greenberg\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-alan-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=786 786w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-alan-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=589 589w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-alan-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393 393w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-alan-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=196 196w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-alan-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Alan Greenberg has been barred from attending a Jerry Seinfeld show at the Beacon Theater because of the MSG ban.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Greenberg Law P.C.<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-joseph-depaola-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Lawyer Joseph DePaola\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-joseph-depaola-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=786 786w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-joseph-depaola-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=589 589w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-joseph-depaola-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393 393w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-joseph-depaola-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=196 196w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/attorney-joseph-depaola-greenberg-law.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Joseph DePaola of firm Greenberg Law PC can&#8217;t attend a Radio City Music Hall Christmas show with his family because of Madison Square Garden&#8217;s ban of the firm from its venues.                             <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Greenberg Law P.C.<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MSG\u2019s ban has essentially \u201caccused\u201d the firm of \u201cunethical behavior without any evidence\u201d that will damage their reputation. And the ban will \u201cintimidate and dissuade potential clients from contacting [the firm] to pursue potential litigation against MSG, its events or venues,\u201d the suit claims.<\/p>\n<p>Greenberg law wants a judge to overturn the prohibition. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMSG\u2019s position about the ethical implications of an attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing at one of their venues is completely misguided,\u201d DePaola told The Post. \u201cThere is no support for the position, no evidence that anybody is going to go up to a bartender or a hotdog vendor and start asking questions about ongoing litigation because we are there for some unrelated event.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/madison-square-garden-knicks-game.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Madison Square Garden is pictured\" class=\"wp-image-24946439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/madison-square-garden-knicks-game.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/madison-square-garden-knicks-game.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/madison-square-garden-knicks-game.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Madison Square Garden has banned at least four law firms from its venues because of ongoing litigation.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DePaola said he\u2019s disappointed he can\u2019t attend the Christmas show with his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiving in Manhattan \u2014 we have two young kids \u2014 we try to take advantage of everything the city has to offer and it\u2019s obviously tremendously disappointing,\u201d DePaola said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a happy feeling by any stretch to have your kids and your wife pay the penalty for what is a very unfair policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is at least the fourth law firm to be barred from MSG this year due to ongoing litigation with the historic sports arena. <\/p>\n<p>One of the firms, Davidoff Hutcher &amp; Citron, filed suit in October to nullify the embargo of its 60 lawyers. That case is still ongoing, but courts in that case have issued temporary rulings that the lawyers cannot enter the stadium, while allowing them to go to other MSG venues. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/larry-hutcher-firm.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Lawyers from Davidoff Hutcher &amp; Citron are pictured\" class=\"wp-image-24946559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/larry-hutcher-firm.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/larry-hutcher-firm.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/larry-hutcher-firm.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Law firm Davidoff Hutcher &amp; Citron filed a suit in October after MSG banned them.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Davidoff Hutcher &amp; Citron LLP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Greenberg law is representing Urciuoli, who lives in Connecticut, in his case against the stadium and James Anastasio, 29, of Staten Island, who slugged Urciuoli and a man wearing a Tampa Bay Lighting jersey as he was leaving a New York Rangers game.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was caught on a video and went viral.<\/p>\n<p>Anastasio socked Urciuoli for trying to stop him from running away after the initial sucker punch. <\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"James Anastasio in court.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    James Anastasio pleaded guilty to assault after punching Joseph Urciuoli and another man on his way out of a Rangers game in June.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"James Anastasio knocking out a man at MSG.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=786 786w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=589 589w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393 393w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=196 196w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-anastasio-punch-lightning-fan.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Anastasio knocked out the first victim who was wearing a Tampa Bay Lighting Jersey.                             <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Twitter\/Scott Kaplan<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anastasio pleaded guilty in September to assault and was sentenced to anger management. <\/p>\n<p>Urciuoli in his suit accused MSG of negligence for having inadequate security and allowing Anastasio to become drunk.<\/p>\n<p>Anastasio\u2019s lawyer, Jason Goldman, previously told The Post his client learned from the incident and called the suit \u201ca last-ditch, money-grab effort against the Garden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson with MSG Entertainment told The Post: \u201cWe expect this particular suit to be over soon and look forward to welcoming back the attorneys from Greenberg Law P.C.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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