By Marc H. Pillinger. After a feverish battle with cancer, in the late evening of September 18th 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. Ginsburg leaves a lasting legacy on environmental...
HOT TOPICS – Ginsburg’s Lasting Green Impact
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NY Governor Suspends Statute of Limitations
By John A. Risi. October 2020 – Update New York Extends the Tolling of Statute of Limitations Until November 3rd…with a Twist Beginning on March 20, 2020, New York State, by way of...
PMT Delivers a Win – Persistence Pays Off
Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department Case Type: Construction Caption: Nazrul Islam, Appellant, v. HPENY Housing Development Fund Company,...
Case by Case: Are Social Security Numbers Discoverable?
By Peter M. Dunne. 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...
Case by Case: Balance of Power: “Liberal Governor” Vetoes Two Progressive Backed Drastic Tort Bills
By Thomas M. Bona. 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...
Changes in Kings County As To Jury Selection and New Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution
By Marc H. Pillinger. 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...
Case by Case: Our Clients Speak
By Thomas M. Bona & John J. Tambascia. Sage Advice and Constant Support We who are in this business of defending our clients when they have an accident can become somewhat immune to the reality...
New York Courts to Begin Presumptive Mediation for Civil Cases (ADR)
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...
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 Jamie V. Tarallo and 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...