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21 Oct 2011, 1:12 pm
On a warm September evening last year, a woman set out from her Manhattan apartment to pick up some dry cleaning. As she walked past the Frederick Douglass Houses, the woman’s right foot became stuck in a broken edge of sidewalk and she fell forward, landing on her right knee and left arm and hand. [...] [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 3:24 pm
In many, though not all cases, a client will receive a settlement offer and have to decide whether to take that offer or to proceed to trial. Making that decision requires a close working relationship between the attorney and the client, but the decision remains with the client. [read post]
1 Nov 2011, 3:13 pm
Over the weekend, we passed 150,000 separate visits to this blog. We now average more than 500 readers each day. That we have attracted so many readers in little more than a year has been rewarding and inspiring. We want to thank you for taking the time read this blog and we hope you find [...] [read post]
29 Jun 2012, 4:45 pm
Proper documentation of structured settlements in settlement agreements, releases and qualified assignments and, where applicable, infant compromise orders, surrogate decrees and probate orders and...
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17 Jan 2012, 5:33 pm
Under a new corporate guarantee for New York structured settlements announced January 17, 2012, AGC Life Insurance Company will guarantee the obligations owed to structured settlement claimants under...
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9 May 2013, 5:50 pm
FINRA and the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issues Investor Alert to inform anyone considering selling their rights to an income stream—or investing in someone else’s income stream...
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31 Mar 2011, 12:32 pm
The New York State budget passed in the overnight hours cuts $170 million from the court system that will result in hundreds of layoffs and longer waits for trials. The cuts will hurt anyone who is depending on the court system for justice and weakens the State’s basic promise of delivering justice for all New Yorkers. Any time the government makes a change, it creates winners and losers: in this case, the losers are the poorest New Yorkers who will feel the brunt of these cuts and the employees… [read post]
17 May 2013, 9:33 pm
Berkshire Hathaway Life of Nebraska, First Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company and Columbia Insurance Company retained their "AA+" Standard & Poors ratings despite theparent company going...
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7 Mar 2012, 9:33 am
In SoggySaga: Executive Life’s Liquidation Drowns Policyholders’ Annuitants Interests in 21-year Long Process Mount Vernon, New York based CINN CEO Steve Acunto excoriates those responsible for the...
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11 Jul 2012, 9:52 pm
The largest city in the largest county in the lower 48 states is to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Investment News says "Get used to it!" as San Bernardino, California's city counsel voted to seek...
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4 Oct 2012, 12:49 pm
Resolution of these types of legal claims or disputes Non-physical injury cases Employment disputes, except for back pay/ front pay Discrimination, except for back pay/front pay False arrest...
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11 Jul 2012, 9:52 pm
The largest city in the largest county in the lower 48 states is to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Investment News says "Get used to it!" as San Bernardino, California's city counsel voted to seek...
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21 Mar 2013, 10:42 am
3 Dec 2012, 8:57 am
Defense lawyers, in house lawyers for defendants and insurance adjusters based out of New York, having New York adjudicated cases need to be mindful that the New York State General Obligations Law...
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2 Apr 2012, 11:15 am
Pacific Life Insurance Company* has extended its lock in period to 12 months from 6 months in a move that will make it a bit easier to deal with intolerable delays associated with Surrogate Court...
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26 Feb 2011, 10:21 am
It seems that once per week people ask me a question about medical records: How do I request my medical records? Does the hospital have to give me copies of my medical records? Can I request my mother’s medical records? Federal and New York law both give you the right to request and receive your [...] [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 4:34 am
I have used this blog to explain the various steps in the legal process. Today, I will write about the initial response by the defendant to a lawsuit, which is made by sending two documents to the plaintiff attorney: an answer to the plaintiff’s complaint and a demand for a bill of particulars.
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8 Jun 2010, 9:29 pm
Although New York State does not recognize gay marriage, New York courts have just begun to dissolve same sex civil unions issued in other jurisdictions.
Civil unions between gay / same sex couples can be dissolved in New York State, in other words you and your partner can get a same sex divorce in New York.
Same sex civil unions are one of the many ways that same sex couples, fighting for equality, have used to signify commitment to a relationship. If the civil union no longer works, you and your… [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 8:01 am
Security authorized or required for payment of a judgment for periodic installments entered in accordance with New York CPLR Article 50B: Must be in the form of an annuity contract, Must be executed...
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25 Jan 2011, 5:08 pm
I often hear from potential clients who ask if their case is large enough for me to take. Others wonder if I will devote enough attention to their case if it will not return a large award. I make a promise to do everything I can to get the most compensation for each of my [...] [read post]