What happens if you have a PA (Pennsylvania) Driver’s License with a New York cell phone Ticket? New York’s Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) contains two different sections related to use of ANY portable electronic devices while driving: VTL 1225(c) Use of Mobile Telephone VTL 1225(d) Use of Portable Electronic Devices (includes texting while driving)…
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The Draeger Drug Test 5000 Screening Device Many states are now recognizing the benefits of legalized weed both recreationally and medically throughout the United States. Canada just went legal in October of 2018. The backlash against all this legalization is beefing up by the police of DWAI marijuana arrests. In the fight against DUI cannabis…
New York Governor Cuomo signed into law on 11 June 2021 an amendment to Article 53 of New York Civil Practice Law and Rules to conform with the revised Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Act of 2005. The revision to the law is welcomed by many commentators and practitioners. The salient changes to Article 53…
The Appellate Division restated the requirement that all interested parties must be named in an action challenging a site plan approval and that a property owner and prospective developer are not necessarily united in interest. In Matter of Mensch v Planning Bd. of the Vil. of Warwick, the Court found that the failure of the…
August 1, 2020 An article titled “Is there a Domestic Relations Exception to Diversity Jurisdiction”, by Judge George B. Daniels of the United States District Court (SDNY), and Joel R. Brandes, appears in the “Outside Counsel” column of the August 5, 2020 issue of the New York Law Journal, at page 4. Click…
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There is good reason to believe that Staten Island Justice Judith N. McMahon is under investigation by the New York State Judicial Conduct Commission, the only official body with the power to punish judges for misconduct. On Dec.19, the New York Law Journal reported that Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks ended any hope that…
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Liggett v Lew Realty LLC 2024 NY Slip Op 03378 Decided on June 20, 2024, New York Court of Appeals: “It is well settled that an agreement waiving a benefit of the Rent Stabilization Laws is void as against public policy. This rule is not altered by the tenant’s status. Accordingly, the stipulation at issue…
The right to “life, liberty, and happiness”[1] is a concept as old as the Declaration of Independence and one that every American holds dear. However, the right to life does not exist within the law. The Coronavirus has led many to question the efficacy of the Federal government’s response to the virus and further to…
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Like anything else that gets media attention today, it always depends on where you look and how much you want to dig. Take COVID divorce rates, for example. On October 16, 2020, the National Law Review published an article that indicated that “divorce rates were spiking,” citing a September 1, 2020 article in the New…
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A night out in Westchester County should be filled with good food, great company, and fun experiences. However, an unexpected slip and fall accident can quickly ruin an evening, and an untreated slip and fall injury can ruin a lifetime. Slip and fall accidents are what the law calls it when someone falls and gets…
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