By Charles Toutant | April 5, 2021
The family of a man who was killed when his car was struck by a tractor-trailer was paid a $6.85 million settlement in their Monmouth County wrongful…
Texas Lawyer | Commentary|Event
By Aron Solomon | April 1, 2021
Money--including that in the form of verdicts--is a powerful form of currency that can force massive companies to make safer products, take inherently dangerous ones off the market, or, here, cause prosecutors to open a case they would have preferred to have never touched, says Aron Solomon, Head of Digital Strategy for NextLevel.com.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | March 24, 2021
Jordan Strokovsky said the announcement by Berks County, Pennsylvania, prosecutors that police did nothing wrong took the civil suit from a slam dunk to something much more complicated.
By Jason Grant | March 23, 2021
The Appellate Division, First Department court also said that although New York City and related defendants "litigated the matter, and did not move for dismissal of the plaintiff's complaint until after the statute of limitations expired [for filing the required notice of claim]," that "does not establish that defendants should be estopped from asserting a statute of limitations defense."
Texas Lawyer | Commentary|Expert Opinion
By Christine M. Sarteschi & Daniel Pollack | March 22, 2021
Until police officers are better trained in mental health crisis intervention techniques, many mental health calls are likely to need a both a social worker and a law enforcement officer, say Christine M. Sarteschi, an Associate Professor of Social Work and.Criminology at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA and Daniel Pollack, MSSA (MSW), Attorney and Professor at Yeshiva Universitys School of Social Work in New York City.
By Greg Land | March 18, 2021
The settlement comes after a federal judge refused to grant the officer qualified immunity in the 2016 shooting of Michael Dashawn Moore.
By Jason Grant | March 18, 2021
The May 18, 2016, police shooting death of Garry Conrad, a Broadway theater stagehand, outside of a Food Emporium at a busy Manhattan intersection quickly grabbed headlines. The appeals court ruled that the officer who first confronted Conrad that morning is protected by qualified immunity.
By Greg Land | March 16, 2021
The appellate opinion said "undisputed evidence" showed that deceased stuntman John Bernecker was an employee of the production company and that any tort claims fell under the Workers' Compensation Act.
By Melissa Siegel | March 16, 2021
The estate's counsel contended that the gas station's operator failed to install proper parking-lot lighting and a security-camera system.
By Greg Land | March 15, 2021
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court said a judge was right to instruct the jury that a man killed at his girlfriend's apartment complex may have been a "licensee," thus subject to a landlord's lower duty for protection. The justices' decision may have a substantial impact upon the weight of evidence juries are allowed to consider when premises liability cases are tried.
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