By Raychel Lean | September 25, 2020
"When you talk about a 3-year-old child sitting there totally innocent with his parents, his grandparents and his whole family, and for this to happen right in front of them and now they're all involved in this panicked rescue, it's just horrifying," plaintiff counsel said.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | September 22, 2020
According to Third Circuit Judge Paul Matey's precedential Sept. 22 opinion, Alita Johnson called 911 while the building was on fire. The operator instructed her to remain inside, assuring her that help was on the way. "But a cascade of errors followed," Matey said, with firefighters initially driving to the wrong location and then, once at the scene, unaware that the family was inside.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Timothy R. Capowski and Sofya Uvaydov | September 21, 2020
Imagine a common scenario: A wrongful death case where the decedent leaves behind a spouse, two children, and a third adult child from a prior marriage…
By Suzette Parmley | September 18, 2020
"The Court rejects any interpretation of the [Social Host Liability] Act that would lead to the absurd conclusion that the Legislature intended to create a liability-free zone for underage social hosts who knowingly provide alcohol to visibly intoxicated minors and underage adults," Justice Barry Albin wrote.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Kevin G. Faley and Andrea M. Alonso | September 15, 2020
To recover damages for a person's death in New York State, there are two distinct causes of action: survivorship and wrongful death. Attorneys must be familiar with what is and is not recoverable under each.
By Greg Land | September 14, 2020
The plaintiff's attorney said the addition of new defense counsel and mounting costs helped resolve the case while an appeal was pending.
By Raychel Lean | September 11, 2020
It was an emotionally charged lawsuit, involving Tequesta parents who turned on one another after their children were lost at sea.
By Raychel Lean | September 11, 2020
"It's not fun sitting and watching three hours of surveillance video from multiple different angles over and over. But you need to do that investigation beforehand so that when you have the witness there and they tell that lie, you're ready to recognize it," plaintiffs counsel said.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Dana E. Heitz | September 4, 2020
For many who have lost loved ones to the coronavirus, the notion that anything could compensate them for their pain will be laughable. But there could be some cases for which a shadow of a remedy is available. And if it is, it may flow from the right of sepulcher. This article explores this "ancient right."
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 20, 2020
The mother of a young man killed while riding in a vehicle that spun out of control has settled her lawsuit with the vehicle's owner and the driver for $4.9 million.
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