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PMT Status Update: Open – Informed – Here
The rapid pace of the COVID-19 virus has caused all of us to completely change our lives in a very short period of time. PMT is following all precautionary measures and mandates to protect our employees and our clients. With the enforcement of social distancing, all...
NY Governor Suspends Statute of Limitations
On Friday, March 20, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an Executive Order, which, among other things, tolled the statute of limitations for the commencement of lawsuits and even the filing of Notices of Claim (a legal pre-requisite to commencing...
CANCELLED: PMT NCAA Luncheon on March 19th
Please Note: PMT’s NCAA Annual Luncheon on March 19th Has Been Cancelled. We will see you next...
Risk Management 2020:
Hot Topics and Cool Solutions
– CANCELLED – Pillinger Miller Tarallo and St. John’s Tobin Center for Executive Education, its Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM) proudly present our inaugural conference: Risk Management 2020: Hot...
Case by Case: Are Social Security Numbers Discoverable?
A Social Security Number is discoverable in a personal injury case because it is reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence. Claims of privacy and concerns for identity theft will not bar discovery of a Social Security Number. Zbigniewiwcz v. Sebzda, 58 Misc...
Effective Cross-Examination: An Aggressive Defense Pays Off
Many jurors still have a Perry Mason like expectation of a trial. They expect a cross-examination of a witness that will expose, confront and break the witness. While this sometimes can happen, most cross-examinations of witnesses are more mundane. One of the risks of...
Case by Case: Balance of Power: “Liberal Governor” Vetoes Two Progressive Backed Drastic Tort Bills
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 Democrats tried many times, they could not get enough votes in the Republican Senate to pass...
PMT Winning in Court: Battle Tough and Trial Ready (Jan 2020)
What makes a successful trial attorney? There are many people who are able to try cases, but there is a huge difference between trying a case and winning a case. Winning a case requires special skills that not everyone has. Among the skills needed are creativity and...
Changes in Kings County As To Jury Selection and New Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution
New trial procedures will be going into effect on January 1, 2020, in Kings County. When you select a jury after January 1, 2020, when you finish picking, you will immediately report for assignment and be sent out for trial on that day. Under the new system, “cases...
PMT Winning in Court: Battle Tough and Trial Ready (Dec 2019)
In our world of insurance work, we are all aware that above 90% of cases settle before trial. Indeed, some estimate that the number of cases that settle before trial could be greater than 95%. The reasons for this are simple and obvious: parties to a lawsuit,...