By Thomas M. Bona. Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York – Orange County Judge: Maria S. Vasquez-Doles Case Type: Slip and Fall / Premises Liability Caption: Estelle Brown,...
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COVID-19 Litigation Concerns Resulting from Businesses Reopening
By Thomas M. Bona. As states begin to reopen, some businesses are choosing to delay opening their doors. Business owners are considering the risk of a wave of lawsuits that may be filed as a result...
Employee Privacy during COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York
By Anthony M. Napoli, Charlene Stewart Barnaba and Thomas M. Bona. As America starts to get back to our new “normal”, some employers have already been taking precautions for the reopening of...
Cybersecurity: Be Vigilant and Be Prepared
By Thomas M. Bona. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way society lives and conducts business. The rapid and unprecedented shift to remote working has opened businesses to new dangers and...
Case by Case: Balance of Power: “Liberal Governor” Vetoes Two Progressive Backed Drastic Tort Bills
By Thomas M. Bona. For many years, the balance of power in Albany in the Legislature was that the Democrats controlled the Assembly and the Republicans controlled the State Senate. Although the...
Case by Case: Our Clients Speak
By Thomas M. Bona & John J. Tambascia. Sage Advice and Constant Support We who are in this business of defending our clients when they have an accident can become somewhat immune to the reality...
Case by Case: Winds of Change? Second Department Adopts Tougher View of Safe Place To Work
By Thomas M. Bona. In November 2017, at Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP (“PMT”), we predicted that the Court of Appeals under Judge Janet DiFiore would begin to interpret the Labor Law more favorably...
Ice Storm in Progress
Appellate Division Affirms Lower Court’s Grant of Summary JudgmentOn Basis of Plaintiff’s Own Testimony That There Was an Ice Storm in Progress Sometimes with summary judgment motions as with...