William Ramos

April 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal

This article examines the recent Court of Appeals decision that addresses whether the plaintiff was engaged in the type of "repairing" activity that is covered by Labor Law §240(1). The case should be of interest to practitioners for the implications of the specific holding. However, it also provides a broader lesson on stare decisis.

By William Ramos Vázquez

12 minute read

July 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The legislature appears to be satisfied with the DOF's application of RPTL 467-a's Primary Resident Tax Abatement to individuals (and statutorily mandated limited trusts), and that only one of several owners of a single cooperative or condominium must meet the primary resident requirement to qualify for the tax abatement. This is a commonsense approach that considers the realities of the current transitional world.

By William Ramos

9 minute read

March 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal

This article aims to clarify the impact of 'Lashley' on the illegal sentence exception to the preservation requirement where there is a claim of illegal predicate felon adjudication.

By William Ramos

17 minute read

August 05, 2021 | New York Law Journal

An Appellate Division renewal motion based on a change in the law is a very useful appellate remedy available to practitioners to obtain relief when a change in the law may affect a prior adverse appellate ruling.

By William Ramos

12 minute read

December 15, 2014 | New York Law Journal

We, at the Appellate Division, First Department, are definitively going to miss Justice Helen Freeman's legal dexterity and most of all her humanity.

By William Ramos

1 minute read

January 07, 2013 | New York Law Journal

William Ramos, a court attorney for the Appellate Division, First Department, analyzes the court's approach to a highly contentious issue, whether in a negligence action a court may grant a plaintiff summary judgment on liability in a factual scenario establishing the defendant's negligence but also raising issues of fact as to the plaintiff's comparative fault.

By William Ramos

16 minute read

January 04, 2008 | New York Law Journal

William Ramos, a court attorney in New York State Supreme Court, writes that a number of legal consultation organizations have been formed in recent decades, particularly to service the medical malpractice field. Usually for a contingency fee, such "medico-legal services" locate expert witnesses, help prepare the experts to testify, and consult with counsel to aid in those aspects of the lawsuit which require expert knowledge.

By William Ramos

16 minute read

September 20, 2005 | New York Law Journal

William Ramos, principal court attorney to Bronx Supreme Court Justice Dianne T. Renwick, discusses the split interpretation among the Appellate Divisions of the term "gravity-related risk" and whether a construction-site fall from a flat surface to a level below gives rise to the extraordinary protection of Labor Law �240(1).

By William Ramos

11 minute read

August 12, 2004 | New York Law Journal

William Ramos, principal court attorney to Bronx Supreme Court Justice Dianne T. Renwick, asks how does a defendant meet its burden of showing that a plaintiff has not sustained a 90/180-day serious injury claim, other than a contemporaneous examination? He says the key is found in an understanding of the elements a plaintiff must establish to make out a prima facie case of such a claim.

By William Ramos

10 minute read