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What's New
November 2025 If you have a case against a city, municipality, town, village, agency, or other government or public entity, a notice of claim is crucial. A Summary Judgment motion from Appellate Court from the Second Department demonstrates this issue. Read More
October 2025 Caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases - how much can a jury verdict be reduced? Medical malpractice case involving stroke after ER sends woman home with headache medication. Read more
September 2025 The Appellate Division, 2nd Judicial Department, New York County confronted the question of whether rebar mat with protruding studs constituted a dangerous condition in a summary judgment motion. Read more
August 2025 The legal doctrine of respondeat superior, a/k/a vicarious liability, generally results in exclusion of individual employees being named defendants in injury lawsuits. But in this NYC Transit Authority lawsuit involving bus, driver was named (as well as workers' comp fee schedule issues raised). Read more
August 2025 Federal appeal in United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiff is a fisherman and Jones Act seaman under federal maritime law - lawsuit for compensatory & punitive damages involving maintenance & cure. Read more.
July 2025 New stricter measures proposed for Boating While Intoxicated. A new bill in the State Senate aims for loss of driver's license if convicted of operating a vessel under the influence. Read more.
June 2025 A recent wrongful death case in NY Supreme Court shows the complexity of arguing a medical malpractice case, in terms of the speculative nature of judging a diagnosis made by medical professionals. Read More
May 2025 Altercation between passengers on cruise ship leads to assault charges. The incident occurred on the cruise ship Resilient Lady, operated by Virgin Voyages. Read More
May 2025 Can a court raise the figure on an award? The Second Division of the New York Appellate Department did that for a man who was injured in a fall from a fence. Read More
April 2025 As new cases get added onto the 4,000-plus case roster of the Roundup MDL (Multidistrict Litigation), the latest verdict involves a Georgia court that awarded a claimant $2.1 billion. Read More
March 2025 The captain of the ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia, which suffered a tragic grounding and capsize in 2013 may be up for parole. Read More
February 2025 What happens when a claim is not handled fairly? In some cases, it could amount to "bad faith." Bad faith could include excessively low offers or obstructing the claim, among other conduct. Read More
January 2025 A Bronx man was injured in his apartment when the ceiling above his bed collapsed. The man brought a lawsuit against the building owner and management company in Supreme Court in Bronx County. Court reduced verdict Read More
December 2024 Court does not agree to setting aside jury verdict as to liability. Motor vehicle accident - comparative negligence jurisdiction. Heard before Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department Read More
What's New in Maritime Law - Archived Federal and State Court Decisions on Accident, Injury, Med Mal, and Product Liability Matters