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Panel Declines to Remove City From Firefighter Suit
New York City will remain a defendant in a suit filed on behalf of firefighters who were killed or injured in a 2004 Bronx fire, under a ruling by the First Department.Panel Declines to Remove City From Firefighter Suit
New York City will remain a defendant in a suit filed on behalf of firefighters who were killed or injured in a 2004 Bronx fire, under a ruling by the First Department.Labor Law §200: Commonly Invoked But Frequently Misunderstood
In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot writes: Many of the injured workers who seek recovery under Sections 240 or 241[6] of the Labor Law also plead violations of Section 200 of that law. Much has been written about the so-called "scaffold statute" and §241[6], which imposes vicarious liability for certain Industrial code violations. Yet there has been comparatively little analysis concerning the even more frequently invoked provisions of Labor Law §200.Few §240 Cases Address Plaintiff Intoxication
Harry Steinberg, in a letter responding to my column, is correct to the extent he posits that the public policy implications of the Labor Law, and the question of whether it needs to be "reformed," are matters of public interest as to which people can and will disagree. That said, by focusing on the messenger rather than the message, he fails to disprove anything I actually said.Myth of the Intoxicated but Victorious Plaintiff
In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot writes: Myth is often more compelling than fact, particularly when the myth plays to our misconceptions. So, is it true, as New York Labor Law §240 reformers have claimed, that "several courts have held that a plaintiff's intoxication at the time of the incident cannot constitute a defense to a Scaffold Law claim"? The answer is, in a word, No.$44 Million Contingency Fee Upheld for Graubard Miller
A contingency fee agreement that netted Graubard Miller $44 million for five months' work was valid and must be adhered to, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, saying that it was "dangerous business" to assess the fairness of a contingency fee arrangement, especially when the objection is that "the size of the fee seems too high to be fair."New York's Verdicts & Settlements Hall of Fame
VerdictSearch, an affiliate of the New York Law Journal, is pleased to announce the honorees in their first ever New York's Verdicts & Settlements Hall of Fame. The practice area focus for this year's Hall of Fame honors is Medical Malpractice.Elite Trial Lawyers: Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo
Since 2000, New York City-based plaintiffs firm Sullivan Papain, founded more than 80 years ago, has won more than $2 billion for victims and their families.Trending Stories
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