Wrongful Death Process One of the first steps in the handling of a potential wrongful death case in New York is to confirm that there has been a death caused by wrongful conduct. There must be survival by distributees who have suffered pecuniary loss, which means that if none of the decedent’s survivors relied on…
Slip and fall accidents can be more complicated than they first appear, especially when it comes to determining liability. In Westchester County, like many other areas, the law allows for shared liability in certain slip and fall cases. This means that even if you, as the victim, are partially responsible for your injury, you may…
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The New York Court of Appeals, in an action challenging the issuance of a use variance, clarified the application of the “relation back doctrine” to allow an amended petition adding a necessary party, after expiration of the statute of limitations. In Matter of Joseph Nemeth v. K-Tooling https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2023/2023_05349.htm the Court found, omitting the owner of…
We can always live vicariously through celebrities, even when they divorce. This week,it was reported that Tom Middleditch of Silicon Valley fame was ordered to pay his ex-wife more than $2.6 million in their divorce settlement. Not too shabby, considering thewere only married for four years.Another couple that we vicariously watch to see how the…
On Friday (Dec. 15) the flamboyant lawyer, Richard A. Luthmann Jr., was arrested on charges of defrauding buyers of scrap metal. Justice Judith P. McMahon’s lawyer is attempting to use Luthmann’s bombshell arrest to discredit whistleblower Michael Pulizotto, who is the main witness against his client. Luthmann had been representing Pulizotto in a libel lawsuit…
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