By Marc H. Pillinger and Gabrielle L. Scibetta. Discovery is a vital stage in the litigation process as it allows the parties to formally exchange information regarding the witnesses and evidence...
By Marc H. Pillinger. Under the New York Adult Survivors Act, New York now permits lawsuits to be filed against alleged sexual abusers or their estates, businesses, and institutions that contributed...
By Marc H. Pillinger. In connection with an elaborate scheme to obtain false insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents, SADY RIBEIRO, a New...
By Marc H. Pillinger. Following up on our previous newsletter, the Appellate Division, 1st Dept., has given further guidance on what a plaintiff has to prove at trial to establish sufficient...
By Marc H. Pillinger. Toxic torts are claims resulting from the plaintiff’s exposure to toxic substances from the defendant’s action. Toxic tort claim damages can be awarded for non-injury claims...
By Marc H. Pillinger. As your trusted advisor, PMT has kept you apprised about the progressive legislative wish list as the legislative session moves toward its June recess. Now the Adult Survivors...
By Marc H. Pillinger. Healy v. EST Downtown LLC Decided on April 28, 2022, by the Court of Appeals 2022 WL 1242800 This interesting case arises from an accident while the plaintiff was working to...
By Marc H. Pillinger. In keeping with recent legislative trends, a series of bills championed by the plaintiffs’ bar has passed New York State Legislature and signed by Governor Hochul. One...
By Marc H. Pillinger, Neil L. Sambursky and Thomas M. Bona. PMT alerted you that on December 31, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act (“CIDA”) into...
By Marc H. Pillinger. Many adjusters ask when will trials fully resume with the reported decrease in Pandemic and Omicron statistics. Now we know! In Kings County, pretrial conferences are being...