Hunger Strike Stopped by Court Order - Constitutional Rights give way to Legitimate Penological Inte
The United States Constitution embraces the idea of freedom and liberty. Freedom from government infringement in our daily lives and...
Res Ipsa Loquitor - Elevator Injury Generally Does Not occur in the Absence of Negligence
Property owners owe a duty to those who enter their premises. Unfortunately, whether it is to save a few dollars or just for lack of...
Substance Abusing Criminal Defendant still requires Mens Rea to plead guilty - Failure to recollect
New York Criminal Defense Attorneys know that Mens Rea Matters. The Defendant here was charged in an indictment with robbery and...
New York Paramount Theatre Personal Injury Case - Plaintiff states a cause of Action under Dram Shop
Venues and bars owe certain duties to their patrons. Plaintiff alleges he was injured by an intoxicated patron on the premises owned by...
New York Criminal Defense: Prosecutor's Improper Questioning of the defendant concerning his pri
Part of the fairness in a criminal trial is that the prosecutor cannot use certain prior convictions against a criminal defendant without...
Overtime Suit Dismissed - Plaintiff fails to allege that she was an employee entitled to, among othe
The Plaintiff in this case here brings a collective action and class action to complain of violations of Fair Labor Standards Act...
Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency (TPVA) Administrative Fees are okay - Nassau Sup
Anyone living in or driving through Nassau County knows that the area is expensive, one of the most expensive places to live in the...
New York Freedom of Information Law Agency Records Subject to Disclosure although held by Separate C
New York's Freedom of Information Law, or FOIL, is the statutory civil right giving the public access to agency records. One of the...
Default Residential Foreclosure Judgment Vacated
Vacating a Foreclosure Defense Default - The case is US Bank v. Losner, 2016 NY Slip Op 08560 (2d Dep't. Dec. 21, 2016). Often times,...
New York City Local Law Ban On Electronic Smoking Upheld
Anti-Smoking Ban Upheld
