By Lawrence N. Rogak. In 1633, Galileo was summoned by the Inquisition to answer a charge of heresy based on his teachings that the Earth moved around the Sun. This belief was contrary to the...
By Lawrence N. Rogak. The statutory rate of interest on judgments in New York is 9% annually (CPLR 5004). The interest rate on unpaid NY PIP bills is 24% annually (Insurance Law 5106(a)). So if a...
By Lawrence N. Rogak. New York’s Court of Appeals examined a novel question presented to it by a Federal Appeals Court: what is the effect of a judgment in small claims court in subsequent...
By Lawrence N. Rogak. Like the iconic Bob Dylan song, the law must adapt to society’s changes, which includes the laws governing torts. Since the Court of Appeals first decided the “zone...
By Lawrence N. Rogak and Shawn M. Weakland. Although no one is traveling now because we are home with the pandemic, at some point, people will begin traveling again and with that comes the...
By Lawrence N. Rogak. A suit against accounting firm KPMG alleged that the firm aided its clients in defrauding third parties, which had been partially dismissed, has been revived by the Appellate...
By Lawrence N. Rogak. New York’s Court of Appeals established a new rule as of October 22nd, 2020 for the liability of veterinarians for animal attacks which occur in their facilities: that a...
By Lawrence N. Rogak. Brand Medical Supply v. Unitrin Advantage Ins. Co., 2020 NY Slip Op 50687 (App Term 2d Dept) Many kinds of lawsuits require, or at least employ, expert witnesses on a wide...
By Lawrence N. Rogak. First Mercury Insurance Co. v State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co., 2019 NYSlipOp 51773 (Supreme Court, New York County) (Lebovitz, j) (10/29/2019) In this declaratory judgment...