By Marc H. Pillinger. By the end of this year, New York State Courts are set to have a system in place requiring civil litigation to attempt to be resolved through presumptive mediation, rather than...
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PMT Announces New Partners Thomas M. Bona
We Are Pleased to Announce PMT’s New Partner Thomas M. Bona. Each attorney is a talented advocate for the firm’s clients and has achieved their current position with persistent and successful...
Independent medical examination observer notes are privileged
By Marc H. Pillinger. The First Department, Appellate Division, in March 2019, addressed an issue of the first impression and ruled that notes created by an observer of an independent medical exam...
Social Media: Expanding Discoverability
By Jeffrey T. Miller. Social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and LinkedIn have become major resources in the legal world. Lawyers have found that these resources can provide accurate...
PMT Announces New Partners John A. Risi and Michael Neri
We Are Pleased to Announce Attorneys Michael Neri and John A. Risi Have Been Named Partners at the PMT Law Firm. Each attorney is a talented advocate for the firm’s clients and has achieved their...
Jeffrey Miller was selected as a featured guest on the Breakdown
The Breakdown is an informative and equally entertaining podcast discussion that addresses the insurance issues faced by NY contractors and developers today. Experts across multiple fields sharing...
PMT Attorney Lawrence Buchman Delivers a Win
Larry Buchman of Pillinger Miller Tarallo represented a defendant driver in a civil case for personal injuries who had pled guilty to DWI and vehicular assault in the accident. The pedestrian...
If the Contract/Insurance Policy Doesn’t Say It Specifically, You Might Not Have It
By Marc H. Pillinger. This is a first for PMT. We have never before reported on two cases together. However, this is a special circumstance as these cases read together are “game changers” when it...
Slip and Fall Scheme Rakes in Over $30m and The Five Men Behind it Have Been Charged with Defrauding NYC Area Businesses and Their Insurance Companies
By Jeffrey T. Miller. A fraudulent slip and fall scheme has led to the indictment of five New York residents being charged with defrauding New York City area businesses and their insurance companies...
Court of Appeals: Showing of absence of comparative negligence not required in moving for summary judgment.
By Edward J O’Gorman and Marc H. Pillinger. On April 3, 2018, New York’s highest state court, in Rodriguez v. City of New York, 2018 NY Slip Op. 02287, held, in a 4 to 3 decision, plaintiff...