Richard A Menchini

August 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A look at four decisions handed down by the Court of Appeals in the past term that addressed a wide range of unresolved issues in tort law.

By Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini

17 minute read

August 22, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini, partners at O'Hare Parnagian, write: In the past term, the Court of Appeals issued several decisions which examined how issues of governmental liability intersect with different stages of the litigation process.

By Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini

19 minute read

August 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini of O'Hare Parnagian discuss two noteworthy torts decisions recently issued by the New York Court of Appeals.

By Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini

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August 25, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini, partners at O'Hare Parnagian, write: Over the past year, the New York Court of Appeals has handed down three decisions that provide clear and broadly applicable interpretation of both statutory rules and common law principles in tort cases, including whether New York recognizes medical monitoring as an independent cause of action or as an element of damages.

By Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini

20 minute read

August 26, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini, partners at O'Hare Parnagian, write that three decisions from the recent term of the New York Court of Appeals clarified the hazy boundaries of tort duties, and each decision curtailed defendants' liability for commission of alleged tortious acts.

By Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini

20 minute read

August 27, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini, partners at O'Hare Parnagian, review personal injury decisions that provide valuable guidance to the practitioner tasked with developing a strategy in cases where proof of proximate causation is problematic, an opinion that eased the manner in which plaintiffs may prove a threshold "serious injury," as defined in New York's No-Fault Law, and another that clarified the scope of a social host's duty to supervise intoxicated guests on the host's property.

By Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini

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