Don’t be a Victim of Sexual Harassment The issue of sexual harassment is one that attracts much attention and from which many cannot turn away. The most recent and public example involves a plaintiff who is, according to her complaint, a graduate of Stanford University, an accomplished concert violinist and a trustee of the March…
If you are bitten by a dog and sue, will you win? If you are bitten by a dog, can you sue? Many people do. If you are bitten by a dog and you sue, will you win? It depends. Here are the facts Here are the facts from the case in the highest court…
This Solitary Tree Today we write about the TREE and what happens if someone cuts down your trees. Perhaps you own land which has but one tree. Or maybe your property is deeply covered with trees creating shade, a tree canopy delightful on those hot summer days. All yours to enjoy for as long as…
ZOOM IS TOO FAST The glossy advertisements and promotion for using Legal Zoom evidence that going too fast isn’t the best choice. Going the cheapest is also dangerous. Establishing an entity for a new business is much more than filing forms. There are many important decisions that should be part of any business entity formation….
Is what you just fell over trivial? Take a quiz. You are walking along a sidewalk or on a set of stairs. Next thing you know you are lying on the ground looking around to find out what it was that caused you to fall. Surely there must have been something there! Upon careful inspection…
As a lifelong avid baseball fan, during my youth, I always brought my glove to the ball park in hopes of making a great catch of a foul ball and having the fans in the stadium cheer as I displayed the ball! Alas, as of yet, I have not had that opportunity. Unfortunately, however, too…
Car crashes involving pedestrians are among the most devastating motor vehicle collisions here in New York. This is, of course, because pedestrians have few defenses to protect themselves from injuries; pedestrian accidents often leave pedestrians with catastrophic if not fatal injuries. It became international news in mid-August when apparent road rage led a cabbie to…
In 2011 there were over 11,000 motor vehicle accidents involving severe injury or death in New York State.1 Should you or a loved one ever have the misfortune to become a member of this depressing statistic, it may suddenly become important for you to understand, at least generally, how motor vehicle insurance works. Specifically, it…
