Jury’s Awards Reduced for Spinal Injuries in Bus Crash case
On February 1, 2013, Marie Petit was a passenger in a city bus that crashed into another vehicle on Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn. Ms. Petit, then a 55 year old…
On February 1, 2013, Marie Petit was a passenger in a city bus that crashed into another vehicle on Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn. Ms. Petit, then a 55 year old…
[Update, May 23, 2018: As I predicted almost a year ago, before the lawsuit was even filed, Trump’s twitter feed is indeed a public forum. A federal district court just…
It gets awfully hot in Texas during the summertime, so you would probably assume that people living in such a harsh climate would be particularly sensitive to the needs of…
I’ve written about the Supreme Court’s Daubert opinion many times before, tagging it with the label “junk science.” The phrase “junk science” never actually appeared in Daubert, but rooting it…
You have the right to seek compensation if somebody carelessly injures you, and you are a lot more likely to get a fair settlement if you have effective legal representation.…
Civil litigators often spend more time in discovery disputes than in trials. Few plaintiffs or defendants are keen on spending time in a deposition, collecting documents, or handing over to…
Normally at this time of year I get together with Hilary Wetherell to present a one day course on fatal accidents. There are obvious difficulties with giving lectures this year. We are…
Dashcams have become increasingly popular for drivers in NYC, and for good reason. These small cameras, mounted on the dashboard of a car, record the road ahead. The camera footage…
On March 28, 2017, Otmar Boser was driving his car on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers. While making a left turn onto Leewood Avenue, his vehicle was struck in…
Equifax, which knows more about you than your own mother, (1) failed to maintain its servers, (2) was hacked and lost sensitive personal data for 143 million people, (3) concealed…
I am giving a webinar on the 8th December 2020. I wanted to look at the particular issues facing a child claimant in a fatal accident case. There are quite…
A lot of people complain about scaffolding, but it’s crucial for maintaining and improving buildings in New York City. Many business owners say that scaffolding is unsightly and it discourages…