By Jason Grant | December 6, 2018
A Manhattan Supreme Court jury has awarded an $85 million verdict to a former New York Times “Vows” columnist who was hit and severely injured by a double-decker tour bus in 2015.
By Jason Grant | December 4, 2018
The panel noted that the injured construction worker “has demonstrated that his one-day delay in serving the notice of claim ... did not substantially prejudice" any defense on the merits.
By Andrew Denney | December 3, 2018
According to Jordan Merson of Merson Law, who represented the plaintiff, the award is the largest handed up by a jury in a sexual and physical assault case in New York state history.
By Jason Grant | November 27, 2018
A Brooklyn Supreme Court jury has awarded $11.03 million in damages to a deliveryman who was struck from behind by a car as he carted Mexican food on his motorized bike. But because of a “high-low agreement" between the parties, arrived at during a nearly two-week damages trial held this month, he will collect $3 million.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner | November 26, 2018
In their Trial Practice column, Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner discuss potential causes of action which may lead to recovery against a negligent innkeeper.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Kevin G. Faley and Andrea M. Alonso | November 21, 2018
A pending personal injury action is considered an asset for purposes of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding. Failure to disclose such action in a bankruptcy proceeding can result in dismissal of the personal injury claim. It is crucial to ask about any bankruptcy proceedings at personal injury depositions.
By Andrew Denney | November 16, 2018
Attorneys for the MTA argue that David Roth, who represents a woman who lost an arm and a leg in 2016 after she fainted on a subway platform and fell in front of an oncoming train, broke ethics rules for New York attorneys when he questioned New York City Transit Authority President Andy Byford.
By Jason Grant | November 9, 2018
A state appeals panel said resident Steven Rosen “put his mental condition in issue by seeking to recover damages for emotional distress as a result of the actions alleged" in a complaint that alleged his doorman came after him with a wrench and used anti-Semitic language against him, among other harassing actions.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Brian J. Shoot | November 2, 2018
Construction Accident Litigation columnist Brian J. Shoot writes: Those of us who deal with the statute fairly regularly become inured to the basic illogic on which the entire §241[6] edifice rests. Yet, it did not have to be this way.
By Christine Simmons | November 1, 2018
New York courts have seen a number of contentious spats among plaintiffs law firms, but a new lawsuit filed by a prominent personal injury firm includes especially eye-popping claims.
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