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E-cigarette explodes in man's pants while shopping in store

One of the most common questions that our New York City product liability attorneys here is “I got hurt because a product was defective, what…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Feb 09, 2019

New York Gun Laws to be reviewed in Supreme Court

Our criminal defense lawyers who defend gun charges know that despite the clear language in the Second Amendment, New York continues to have some of…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Feb 09, 2019

2nd Circuit Revives Federal Wrongful Conviction Challenge

Our New York police misconduct lawyers know that police sometimes bend the rules and manipulate if it create fabricated evidence. When this happens innocent people…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Feb 09, 2019

Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine arrested on racketeering, firearm charges

The dictionary definition of racketeering is dishonest and fraudulent business dealings. A racket is a planned or organized criminal act, usually in business, to extort money…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Feb 03, 2019

Partially Blind, Elderly Woman Falls Down Elevator Shaft in New York City

On November 28, 2018, a 66-year-old partially blind woman fell into an open elevator shaft in New York City building late afternoon. Josephine Camtor, a…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Feb 02, 2019

Police Officers must establish Particularized Suspicion before Plaintiff’s arrest and strip search

Our New York City civil rights lawyers have handled cases where the police have wrongfully strip searches citizens. All too often police in New York…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Jan 26, 2019

Court of Appeals Removes Hurdle for Tort Plaintiffs to Gain Summary Judgment

The Court of Appeals has made it easier for personal injury lawyers in New York to win their cases by filing a motion as opposed…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Jan 26, 2019

ICE Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Lengthy Detention Spells for Immigrants

Our Westchester Immigration and Deportation lawyers know that the Immigration Court backlog keeps rising. As of end of April 2017, the number of cases…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Jan 26, 2019

Risk of Deportation Mandates Jury Trial for Noncitizens, NY Court of Appeals Rules

Our New York criminal defense attorneys who represent immigrants know how draconian a criminal conviction can be. Recent cases in New York agree that the…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Jan 19, 2019

Long Island Rail Road safety lapses had role in train foreman’s death

Our personal injury lawyers who represent injured workers know that worker fatalities are preventable. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) management doesn’t encourage its workers to…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Jan 19, 2019