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Jun

Will NYC’s Construction Safety Act Make Work Sites Safer?

A new package of proposed laws to enhance worker safety at construction sites in New York City is generating some heated controversy. According to the New York Daily News, thirty accidental deaths have been reported at construction sites in New York City in only the last two years...

Jun

COMPENSATORY DAMAGES

There are some days when the world just doesn’t seem fair. Maybe the landlord is raising the rent faster than you can pay it, or maybe at work you get blamed for something that isn’t your fault. In life, there is not always justice but occasionally there can be justice for you if...

Jun

When Doctors Perform Unnecessary Operations

There is an old saying that “the only minor surgery is surgery that happens to someone else. ” Being operated on can involve having muscles, bones, and our most important vital organs cut into and exposed to open air. As experienced medical malpractice lawyers, we can tell you tha...

Jun

Government Defendants and the Statute of Limitations

Personal injury cases can involve a lot of heartache and grief. If you think you have a claim, it is important to seek legal advice from a New York personal injury lawyer as soon as you suffer harm. If you delay or get distracted your claim can be defeated by laws called statutes...

Jun

Police Body Cameras

It is always important to be respectful when dealing with the police, but people should also not be subject to abuse or have their rights violated. A new development in law enforcement promises to have a substantial impact on policing: body cameras and as New York City police abu...

Jun

Construction Deaths And Injuries In NYC Continue To Increase, While Inspections Decrease

As construction attorneys in New York, we can tell you that the number of safety inspections at construction sites in New York City has dropped over the last several years. Simultaneously, injuries and fatalities have increased among construction workers in the city, according to...

Jun

What Are The Rights Of Someone Wrongfully Convicted In New York?

Everyone in prison claims to be innocent. This is an old saying, and it is true for the most part. Sadly, as technology grows we are finding out, that thousands of convicted prisoners are in fact, innocent. One study shows that as many as 10,000 people are wrongly convicted annua...

Jun

What Is Malicious Prosecution?

Few crimes are more costly, frustrating, and abusiveness to the judicial process than malicious prosecution. Malicious prosecution is when a person files a lawsuit against another person when they have no cause. They are not seeking justice. Their purpose is to drag the person thr...

Jun

What Is An Illegal Search And Seizure?

When do the police have a right to search you or your property and take possession of items that belong to you? Are they allowed to randomly search your automobile if you are stopped for a traffic violation? Can they enter your home or apartment and arrest you? Can a police abuse...

Jun

What Constitutes False Imprisonment in New York?

As a police abuse law firm in NYC, we can tell you that unlawful or false imprisonment in New York involves detaining or holding another person against their will without legal authorization. False imprisonment happens when a person keeps another person from leaving a vehicle, ho...

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