By ALM Staff | April 15, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By David Scher | March 24, 2024
New York State legislators have twice passed the Grieving Families Act to reform the state's outdated wrongful death statute-Yet Gov. Kathy Hochul has bowed to the special interest groups who want to keep the status quo, the president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association writes.
By Jane Wester | December 15, 2023
Lafarge S.A. is the first corporation criminally charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist group. Members of the Yazidi-American community allege that forfeiture obtained through the guilty plea was not earmarked for ISIS' victims, including the Yazidi community attacked by ISIS in 2014 in what was widely described as a genocide.
By Brian Lee | November 13, 2023
The settlement was an unusual one for New York, as the state's current wrongful death laws limit the types of damages that decedents' relatives may seek with such actions. Legislation to amend the statutes awaits a Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature.
By Michael A. Mora | October 20, 2023
"It is the highest hourly rate of any plaintiff lawyer in the entire state of Florida for tobacco litigation," the attorney said.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Fadja Tassy | August 31, 2023
People are increasingly attending concerts, sports and other events in large numbers. Recent events highlighting the issues this can cause demonstrate the need for efficient egress and ingress to provide safety and avoid the potential for litigation.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Marc A. Lieberstein and Christopher M. Caiaccio | August 23, 2023
In this article, Marc Lieberstein and Christopher Caiaccio discuss whether a franchisor may be held vicariously liable for the actions of a franchisee or the franchisee's employee in a wrongful death action and suggest ways a franchisor may be able to avoid such liability.
By Brian Lee | June 20, 2023
Settlement terms between Jennifer S. Calverley, representative of the estate of Dale S. Calverley, and the New York Attorney General's office were reached after extensive litigation in the New York Court of Claims, and just prior to trial, McLaughlin & Stern said in a statement.
By ALM Staff | June 14, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By Brian Lee | June 1, 2023
The alleged hazing was so extreme, an unidentified senior teammate quit the team in protest and reported it to school administrators, who failed to investigate, the complaint alleges.
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