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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 current position with persistent and successful work. John A. Risi John...
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Neil Sambursky joins PMT and will be the Managing Partner of its new Garden City, NY office
For the past several years, the PMT Law Firm (Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP) has provided excellent client service and has experienced exceptional growth. In addition to our 7 current locations, we are delighted to announce our new Garden City, New York location. The...
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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 their “insurance playbook” in a round table podcast...
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Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP Is Pleased to Report Some of Our Most Recent Trial Results
Trial Attorney: Lawrence J. Buchman (Nassau County) 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 plaintiff was demanding...
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PMT Annual Golf Tournament Raises over $13K for CrossRoads Programs At-Risk Kids
Over the Summer the PMT Law Firm held it’s Annual Pillinger Miller Tarallo Golf Outing. It was a great day with Raffles, 50/50, gift baskets, prizes, silent and live auctions. Most importantly, with the help of our friends, employees and clients we were able to raise...
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If the Contract/Insurance Policy Doesn’t Say It Specifically, You Might Not Have It
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 comes to loss transfer. Two recent Court of Appeals decisions underscore the primacy of...
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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
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 of more than $30 Million Dollars. Peter Kalkanis, a former chiropractor, Bryan Duncan,...
read moreCourt of Appeals: Showing of absence of comparative negligence not required in moving for summary judgment.
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 need not “demonstrate the absence of comparative negligence to be entitled to partial summary judgment as to a...
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Court of Appeals Makes Social Media Network Material Discoverable
A Facebook user can no longer prevent the discovery of private postings on their Facebook page. On February, 13, the Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the threshold for discovery inquiries is not whether the materials sought are private but instead whether they...
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Social Media and Heavy Cross Examination from PMT Attorneys, Ernest Bernabei assisted by Lisa Gradner, Deliver Construction Client Defense Verdict.
Ernest Bernabei, assisted by Lisa Grandner, obtained a defense verdict before a jury in Atlantic County, New Jersey on January 31, 2018. A substantial amount of time and effort was expended in dealing with serious evidentiary issues arising from the Plaintiff’s...
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