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New York Workers’ Compensation Board Clarifies: Workers Can Receive Compensation Benefits if They Get COVID-19 While Working
By Anthony M. Napoli. The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has issued guidance and clarified that a worker who contracts COVID-19 while working is entitled to Workers’ Compensation...
PMT Delivers a Win – Snow, Shortcuts and Accidents
By Anthony M. Napoli. Court: Supreme Court, State of New York Dutchess County Judge: Hon. Hal B. Greenwald Case Type: Slip and Fall Caption: Adami v. Ridgefield Apartment Associates, LLC Index No.:...
Look What We Found: Legislature Revises Immunity Provisions for Health Care Facilities
By Jeffrey T. Miller. We recently told you about a limitation of liability provision for hospitals and nursing homes that was inserted into the last New York State budget. This provision granted...
PMT Special Report: Jeff Miller, Doing What PMT Does Best – 24 out of 25 Cases Settled at Mediation Days
By Jeffrey T. Miller. While some things in the Insurance industry slowed down during the pandemic, here at PMT we were racing ahead working on a challenge by one of our carriers. Our carrier asked...
Look What We Found: Liability Shield Added Into New York State Budget for Hospitals and Nursing Homes for COVID-19
By Jeffrey T. Miller. Although every industry wants immunity from liability, the hospital and nursing home industry got just that in the latest New York State budget bill. After months of lobbying...
PMT Delivers a Win – Exaggerated Claims Doom Plaintiff’s Case
By Shawn M. Weakland. Court: Supreme Court, Kings County Judge: Hon. Wayne P. Saitta Case Type: Automobile – Rear-end Accident Caption: Jerry Gonzalez v. Jaquan Hinson Index No.: 1108/2015...
PMT Delivers a Win – Forcing Plaintiff to Prove Her Case Results in Dismissal of Case
By Jeffrey T. Miller. 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,...
Case by Case: Expert Witness Disclosure of Peer Review Doctor Can Be Made at The Last Minute
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...
COVID-19 Litigation Concerns Resulting from Businesses Reopening
By Jeffrey T. Miller. 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...