National publicity for large awards overshadows reality in New Hampshire By Jack Kenny Published: July 6, 2018 On the morning of June 12, 2014, a teenage driver who had been up all night celebrating his high school graduation fell asleep at the wheel in the northbound lane of Ocean Boulevard in Hampton. His vehicle swerved across the road, striking two women walking along the shoulder of the southbound lane of Route 1A. Both women sued. Lisa Beaudry settled out of court, but retired schoolteacher Karen Weinhold and her husband, Charles, went to court and, after a trial lasting about two weeks, won a $9 million verdict against the motorist, the state of New Hampshire and R.S. Audley Inc., whose construction work on the seawall on the east side of the highway was the reason pedestrians had to walk on the west side, on a section of the road where there is no sidewalk and only a white line separating pedestrians from passing vehicles. In its verdict, reached on Jan. 19 of this … [Read more...] about The perils of personal injury law
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The Eviction Machine Churning Through New York City
By KIM BARKER, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG, SARAH COHEN and GRACE ASHFORD MAY 20, 2018 Housing court, a system created to protect tenants, has become a powerful tool for landlords. Unsheltered Housing court, a system created to protect tenants, has become a powerful tool for landlords. By KIM BARKER, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG, GRACE ASHFORD and SARAH COHEN MAY 20, 2018 Unsheltered Articles in this series examine New York's broken system for protecting tenants and affordable apartments. Part 1: The Vanishing Affordable Apartment Part 2: The Eviction Machine Part 3: 69,000 Housing Crises What You Need to Know as a New York Tenant When Neri Carranza went to see the apartment on West 109th Street in Manhattan, she folded money into the pocket of her blue jacket, just in case she liked the place. This would be the first apartment she had ever looked at, the first time she could make a home of her own, paid for with the earnings from her first … [Read more...] about The Eviction Machine Churning Through New York City
Michael Cohen Had Clients Who Staged Car Accidents for Personal Injury Lawsuits
U.S. Long before he was a personal attorney to President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen was a personal injury lawyer for clients who reportedly staged car accidents to collect hefty sums from insurance companies and worked for other clients involved in medical insurance schemes. Cohen, whose office and residence were raided by the FBI as part of an unrelated investigation, has come under fire for his work for Trump over the last decade. But prior to his gaining Trump’s attention, Cohen represented clients who would rent cars and trucks, along with insurance, and careen the vehicles into friends' cars for a huge payout, according to a Rolling Stone investigation published Tuesday. For instance, in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn in 1999, the car Tara Pizzingrillo was sitting in was struck by a rental car driven by Brian McFarland. Three years later, Cohen represented Pizzingrillo and filed a complaint seeking $1 million from the rental company's parent company, … [Read more...] about Michael Cohen Had Clients Who Staged Car Accidents for Personal Injury Lawsuits
New York Attorneys Hail Success of Brain Injury ID Card Initiative, But Seek To Help More Survivors
brain injury ID card - front brain injury ID card - back Why America needs a brain injury ID card De Caro & Kaplen, LLP, have processed over 2,000 applications since the initiative’s launch in January. The response has been truly overwhelming. We are based in New York but have been issuing cards all across the US. In fact, we’ve now processed requests for all 50 states, including Hawaii and Alaska.”— Michael V. KaplenPLEASANTVILLE, NEW YORK, USA, May 1, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Over 2,000 brain injury survivors across America now carry a personalized brain injury identification card. The card, which includes the individual's name, a designated emergency contact, and common symptoms of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), was launched in January by New York brain injury lawyers De Caro & Kaplen, LLP. According to Michael V. Kaplen, past president of the Brain Injury Association of New York State, and partner at the firm, applications for the complimentary … [Read more...] about New York Attorneys Hail Success of Brain Injury ID Card Initiative, But Seek To Help More Survivors
Trump sounds off on The New York Times
Driving the Day THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE FRONT PAGE has a photo of George H.W. Bush and his daughter Doro paying respects to Barbara Bush http://bit.ly/2HkzlMP … George H.W. Bush greeting well wishers http://bit.ly/2vwmQZ0 … THE NEW YORK TIMES says Bill Clinton and Barack Obama will both attend the funeral today in Houston. … The rundown of the day and list of VIP guests https://politi.co/2K5k00D … MELANIA TRUMP will sit next to BARACK OBAMA … The 16-page program from today’s funeral https://politi.co/2HPm8Zz Story Continued Below -- John P. Lopez (@LopezOnSports): “Barbara Bush’s Secret Service detail, several of whom have been been with her for decades, refuse to leave her side until she is buried. Very powerful.” Pic http://bit.ly/2HFoEDX INCHING CLOSER TO A DEAL? -- THE LATEST ON NORTH KOREA -- “North Korea says it will suspend nuclear and missile tests, shut down test site,” by WaPo’s Anna Fifield in Tokyo: … [Read more...] about Trump sounds off on The New York Times
These Women Say the New York City Police Department Is Failing Rape Victims
Racheal Stirling in her home on April 8. Photographed by Sasha Arutyunova for Newsweek U.S. NYPD Criminal Justice #MeToo Sexual Assault Racheal Stirling’s neck throbbed as the 6 train rumbled over the tracks. It was late afternoon in September 2014, and Stirling was headed uptown from her East Village apartment. She stepped off the subway on 125th Street in East Harlem and trudged toward a boxy brick building, the headquarters of the New York Police Department’s Special Victims Division.She had hoped for a bright, clean office full of relatively friendly detectives, men and women who were eager to help. But when she walked inside, an officer led her down a dark, dingy hallway into a small room with plain white walls. There, she waited nervously, going over what had happened in her mind—details she had filed with her local precinct the day before. Soon, the door opened, and Lukasz Skorzewski, a baby-faced detective in the Special Victims Division, walked in. He sat … [Read more...] about These Women Say the New York City Police Department Is Failing Rape Victims
It’s time for New York to crack down on the lawsuit-loan Wild West
New York is built on business and dreams. We’re no stranger to the rise of new industry. And often, business is conducted in good faith and done with the best of intentions. However, as bad actors look to take advantage of the system, industries can turn from practical to predatory. That is exactly what is taking place in the now-lucrative settlement-advance industry, also known as “lawsuit lending.” see also Inside the cottage industry that's fleecing NYC taxpayers These firms make it hard not to sue the city.... Recent reporting by The Post and other news outlets has highlighted the urgent need for reform in this sector, which provides up-front cash to plaintiffs in lawsuits who promise to repay the money after winning a settlement or award in their case. A simple Google search reveals the multitude of firms that peddle these loans in New York and the ways in which they aggressively advertise to vulnerable individuals — pointing up the need … [Read more...] about It’s time for New York to crack down on the lawsuit-loan Wild West
EARLY WARNINGS OF WEBSITE DEBACLE — 150,000 enroll in New York — CORY BOOKER names Obama alumnus as Senate chief of staff — LAURA BLUMENFELD to State Dept. — B’DAY: Haley Barbour, Stephanie Cutter
SIREN – USA Today lead story, “CONGRESS CONTROL MAY BE UP FOR GRABS: Shutdown leaves voters ready for an overhaul,” by Susan Page: “In a USA TODAY/Princeton Survey Research Poll, just 4% say Congress would be changed for the worse if nearly all members were replaced next year. [47%] say it would be better. About four in 10 say it wouldn't make much difference. Those findings are similar to the public's views in years when voter dismay cost one side or the other control of the House. In 1994, when Democrats lost their majority, 40% said Congress would be better off if most members were replaced. In 2006, when the GOP lost control, 42% held that view. … “Even among Republicans and Republican leaners, 52% say Congress would be better off if most … members were replaced. … By nine points, Americans who live in districts they say are represented by a Republican say the deadlock has made them less likely to vote for the incumbent. Those who … [Read more...] about EARLY WARNINGS OF WEBSITE DEBACLE — 150,000 enroll in New York — CORY BOOKER names Obama alumnus as Senate chief of staff — LAURA BLUMENFELD to State Dept. — B’DAY: Haley Barbour, Stephanie Cutter
Will New York road-rage incident turn into self-defense case?
(CBS News) Police in New York say the motorcyclist who took video of a weekend road rage assault is now helping the investigation, and new photos appear to show the man who broke the side window of an SUV with his helmet. He is still at large. A big question in the case is whether the driver of the SUV, Alexien Lien, will be charged. Biker Edwin "Jay" Mieses was critically injured when Lien plowed through several motorcycles. Police say Mieses broke both his legs as well as suffered spinal injuries that may leave him paralyzed. About five minutes later, after a high-speed chase, police said that the bikers pulled Lien out of the SUV and attacked him. He received stitches and was released from the hospital. Police have not ruled out charging Lien for running over the bikers. CBS News legal analyst Jack Ford told the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts that there was a similar question of self-defense in the George Zimmerman case where he was ultimately charged. "Somebody was seriously … [Read more...] about Will New York road-rage incident turn into self-defense case?
Advertising prevalence by personal injury attorneys can present consumers with a dilemma
0 View Gallery View Comments More than two decades of TV ads touting eye-popping cash awards turned Aurora personal injury lawyer Franklin D. Azar into a household name in Colorado. They also created a conundrum for consumers, who stand alone when it comes to figuring out if Azar's and other personal injury lawyers' oft-repeated promises of a hassle-free payday are actually true, a result of Colorado's hands-off approach when it comes to regulating attorney advertising. Nearly 40 years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on commercial speech by attorneys - paving the way for today's glut of TV spots by Azar and his competitors - Colorado keeps lawyers who advertise on a kind of honor system, trusting them to abide by state ethical rules that bar false and misleading claims in advertising. Regulators in a state disciplinary body, the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, do not preapprove ads or take steps to monitor them, and only if someone lodges an official … [Read more...] about Advertising prevalence by personal injury attorneys can present consumers with a dilemma