Joel Stashenko

October 22, 2008 | New York Law Journal

By Joel Stashenko

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December 18, 2008 | New York Law Journal

By Joel Stashenko

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September 03, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Joel Stashenko

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March 16, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Joel Stashenko

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May 20, 2009 | Law.com

The doctrine of primary assumption of risk bars a claim filed on behalf of a teenage skier who broke his tibia trying to slide along a rail at a winter sports complex, a New York appeals court has ruled. As a self-described expert with 13 years' experience, the plaintiff was aware of the risks of rail sliding and acknowledged falling before during a rail maneuver, the court ruled, rejecting the argument that the rail posed a hidden risk because its support bars were not covered or cushioned.

By Joel Stashenko

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May 25, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Joel Stashenko

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November 09, 2007 | New York Law Journal

New York state's county-based system of providing legal aid services to the indigent has deteriorated to the point where defendants' constitutional right to representation is being violated, the New York Civil Liberties Union contended in a lawsuit filed yesterday. The class action suit seeks the immediate creation of a statewide public defender office to assume, at state expense, all criminal legal services for the indigent in New York.

By Joel Stashenko

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March 12, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Joel Stashenko

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October 10, 2008 | New York Law Journal

By Joel Stashenko

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May 24, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Joel Stashenko

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