Modest Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed in Lead Based Paint Case
Jason Lanza was born in 2008 while his parents were tenants in a multi-family building on Eastern Parkway in Farmingdale. In 2012, the Nassau County Department of Health conducted an…
The Who, What, Where, When, & Why of the DNC Lawsuit
Earlier today, the Democratic National Committee filed a massive lawsuit against almost everyone arguably associated with the hack on the DNC’s servers, including the Russian Federation, Russia’s foreign military intelligence…
FATAL ACCIDENTS: DAY LONG (ONLINE) COURSE ON LAW, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: 12TH NOVEMBER 2021
Alongside solicitor Hilary Wetherell I am presenting a day long course: Fatal Accidents: Law, Practice, Procedure and Compassion 2021. It is an online course on the 12th November 2021. Booking details are…
Injuries from Wheelbarrows and Other Hand-Propelled Vehicles
Wheelbarrows and hand-propelled vehicles have been identified as leading causes of construction site injuries. Overexertion, a common occurrence when handling these vehicles, was reported to affect 48.3 per 10,000 full-time…
Appellate Court Rules on Damages in Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case
On December 8, 2001, Miguel Nesbitt was sent to a jail on Rikers Island in New York City to await trial on several felony charges. Earlier that year, while in…
DNC Lawsuit Part 2: U.S. Intervention, Mueller, Free Speech, And The End-Game
My prior post went through the basics of the DNC Lawsuit against Russia, the Trump campaign, Wikileaks, and the individuals affiliated with each of them, specifically: Why Now Why The…
FATAL ACCIDENT DAMAGES: COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS WIDOW’S CLAIM TO DAMAGES BASED ON “PRACTICAL REALITY”
In Paramount Shopfitting Company Ltd v Rix [2021] EWCA Civ 1172 the Court of Appeal rejected a defendant’s appeal in relation to the assessment of damages awarded to a widow. The widow’s…
What Are “Loss of Consortium” Claims in New York State?
In personal injury law, “loss of consortium” is a term that carries a significant impact. It refers to the deprivation of familial benefits due to injuries caused by another’s negligence.…
Rochester Slammed by Judge for Demanding In-Person Hearings
Elliot Shields of the Roth & Roth firm. Photo by Rochester Democrat and Chronicle The City of Rochester was slammed yesterday by a New York Supreme Court justice for demanding…
Parties in Car Crash Case Dispute Date from Which Interest on Pain and Suffering Award Runs
On December 17, 2013, Michael Sabine was injured when he was driving his vehicle in Waterloo and a state park employee in a state-owned pick-up truck lost control and crossed…
The Solicitor General’s Brief In Fosamax – An End To Levine Preemption?
Updated June 28, 2018 in light of the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari. See more at the bottom of this post. I’ve written many times before about the Supreme Court’s…
A SERIES OF WEBINARS ON FATAL ACCIDENT LITIGATION AND DAMAGES: JUNE 2022
There are a series of four webinars in June 2022 on key aspects of fatal accident litigation and damages. Looking at recent cases, the child claimant and fatal accidents, damages…