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The Law Firm of Goldberg Segalla, LLP, recently posted and excellent piece on the Scaffold Law and efforts to reform it: “New York’s antiquated Labor Law Sections 240 and 241 — the statutes that often unfairly impose absolute liability on owners and general contractors in accidents involving falls on a construction site — have long been the source [...]
By: Scott Hobson, Legislative Analyst On Tuesday, May 1st, Assemblywoman Sandra Galef (D, Ossining) introduced legislation which would balance disclosure requirements for expert witnesses in lawsuits. Senator Martin Golden (R, Brooklyn) introduced the legislation in the Senate on April 13th. The legislation would require plaintiffs to disclose their expert witnesses before a trial date can [...]
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By: Tom Stebbins, LRANY Executive Director Last Tuesday, New York’s chief judge, Jonathan Lippman, made what many are calling a revolutionary announcement during his Law Day address. Beginning next year, all new lawyers in New York will be required to do 50 hours of pro bono work BEFORE they are admitted to the bar. This [...]
By: Michael Seinberg It seems that California motorcyclist Henry Wolf has either discovered the fountain of youth or the key to adult film stardom. According to a lawsuit filed by Mr. Wolf, he has been “suffering” from a constant and persistent erection for the last 20 months. Why? How? Did he have to have special pants [...]
By: Michael Seinberg Thanks to an angry California mom, breakfast just got a little healthier and some lawyers picked up a quick $550,000 in fees. It seems that Athena Hohenberg proposed a class action lawsuit last year after discovering that despite advertisements to the contrary, Nutella, a well-known hazelnut and chocolate spread was not a [...]
To All Potential LRANY Open House Attendees, Please review the disclaimer below prior to your RSVP. Thank you. May 8th, 2012 LRANY Open House Disclaimer I,________________________________________, hereinafter referred to as “this guy,” or “this gal,” agree that the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York (LRANY), hereinafter referred to as “awesome,” its [...]
By: Michael Seinberg Finding a nice place to live has never been an easy task, but for one family in New Jersey, it seems the spirits are against them. And they brought their lawyers too. The couple, Josue Chinchilla, his fiancé Michele Callan, and her two kids moved into a rental house in Toms River, [...]
The Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York will be holding its First Annual Open House on: Tuesday May 8, 2012 from 5:30-7:00pm [...]
An essay, titled New York Needs Lawsuit Reform, written by LRANY Executive Director, Tom Stebbins, was highlighted this past weekend in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. The piece praises Assemblyman Morelle for his recent introduction of a bill which would reduce the rate of interest on judgments to the federal lending rate rather than the current rate of 9%. The essay [...]
