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April 30, 2008 |

Port Authority ruled liable for 1993 World Trade Center bombing

An appellate court Tuesday upheld a jury's finding that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was more than two-thirds responsible for the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center that killed six and injured more than 1,000 people. The Port Authority's failure to implement adequate security measures in the face of repeated warnings that the structure's underground parking garage was vulnerable to an "event of potentially catastrophic magnitude" amounted to negligence, the court held.
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February 03, 2012 |

Labor Law Section 240(1) and the Problem With Permanence

In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot, a partner at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, writes that there is no doubt that the collapse of a platform on which a worker was standing can constitute an elevation-related hazard within the scope of Labor Law �240(1). Yet, if the platform that collapsed was a permanent floor, stairway, fire escape or other structure, that circumstance raises an issue that has engendered a great deal of confusion and contention.
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April 03, 2008 |

Nassau Judge Withdraws Sanctions

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January 31, 2012 |

State Bar Honors Many During Annual Meeting

A list of the awards presented or announced by the New York State Bar Association during the group's annual meeting.
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September 05, 2008 |

City Attacks Bill Standardizing Jury Selection Across the State

New York City Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo is renewing the city's opposition to a bill standardizing jury selection rules for civil trials throughout New York state. "This is bad public policy," Mr. Cardozo said. "This is bad jury selection. It will cause substantial delay in the courts and no useful purpose will be served."
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October 12, 2004 |

Vioxx Litigation

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July 17, 2012 |

Trenchant Divisions Regarding Trenches

In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo partner Brian J. Shoot writes that until the Court of Appeals' decision last year in 'Salazar v. Novalex Contracting,' whether a construction worker's fall into a trench came within the ambit of Labor Law §240(1) depended on in which department of the Appellate Division one happened to be. Now, in the wake of the Court of Appeals' ruling as to the fell-into-a-trench accident in Salazar, the answer is…almost precisely the same.
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June 19, 2002 |

Judge Cites Ethics Concern Over Tobacco Case Fees

A MANHATTAN judge has asked the Attorney General`s office and several law firms to justify $625 million in attorney`s fees awarded as part of New York`s historic $25 billion settlement with the tobacco industry.Orders Lawyers to Justify $625 Million in Fees for Settlement
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