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
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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
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
Sheldon Silver, Malcolm Smith among many New York City pols who won’t reveal outside income
In a stunning show of hypocrisy, two-thirds of the New York City lawmakers who voted to disclose how much they earn moonlighting now refuse to make the numbers public. Dozens of Assembly and state Senate members who publicly approved revealing their outside income 14 weeks ago suddenly decided not to put their money where their votes were. Asked by the Daily News to reveal their outside income, 63 of the 90 sitting members of the city delegation declined - including top legislative leaders. Only 27 city lawmakers agreed; 16 flat-out refused, and the rest ignored The News' request. Full disclosure has gained traction among good-government groups and many statewide candidates. In announcing his run for governor, for example, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he'd push for ethics laws requiring legislators to reveal all outside income. New York lawmakers can have outside jobs, but they cannot conflict with their public positions. Such conflicts have recently resulted in … [Read more...] about Sheldon Silver, Malcolm Smith among many New York City pols who won’t reveal outside income
New York Giants Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress sits down to talk about his life behind bars
ROME, N.Y. – The man who used to wear No. 17 for the New York Giants and caught the most famous touchdown pass in team history passes through a massive steel door, and now he is walking toward you. He has green prison-issue pants and a blue-shirted corrections officer with him step for step, as if the guy were a defensive back. The irony isn't lost on No. 17, who used to run free in secondaries, a 6-5, 230-pound handful, and now can't shake free of anybody. Once inside the visitor's room of Oneida Correctional Facility, the officer heads to the guard station. Plaxico Burress sits down at a little square table. He looks straight ahead at the three brown gates, razor-wired walkway and two metal doors that separate Oneida's 955 inmates from the outside world, and starts talking about his son Elijah. Elijah is 3 years old and a big Giants fan. He watches most every game, with a helmet on his head, a ball under his arm, and, of course, a No. 17 Burress jersey on his back. He … [Read more...] about New York Giants Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress sits down to talk about his life behind bars
To revive New York’s economy, attack lawsuit abuse
New York's unemployment rate is hovering near 9% - the highest in more than a decade. Meanwhile, almost 12% of Empire State homeowners are late on their mortgages or in foreclosure. From 1997 through 2007, the number of jobs in New York increased only 8%, ranking the state 36th. During this period, the Empire State had a net domestic outflow of nearly 2 million people, the biggest exodus from any state. One important reason for the steady decline is the state's failed civil liability system. Tort law is intended to fairly compensate those who have been wrongly harmed. But according to "An Empire Disaster," a report released this week by the Pacific Research Institute, lawsuit abuse is rampant in New York State. For too long, New York's tort system has been exploited by personal-injury lawyers and plaintiffs looking for a big payday no matter how crazy the claim. A Manhattan jury awarded $14.1 million to a woman who lay down on New York City subway tracks and was hit by a train … [Read more...] about To revive New York’s economy, attack lawsuit abuse
Aqueduct Raceway casino deal is too much of a gamble for New York
New Yorkers have heard a lot of nice-sounding talk out of Albany about transforming down-at-the-heels Aqueduct Raceway into a glitzy resort.In return for accepting 4,500 video slot machines at the Queens site, the pitch went, the city also would gain a hotel, concert venue, retail shops or other attractions on a grossly underutilized piece of real estate. But the deal galloping toward the finish line in Albany looks too lopsided for comfort, heavy on Vegas-style gambling, with all its attendant problems, and light on everything else. The proposal preferred by Gov. Paterson and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, from a firm called Delaware North, guarantees construction of only one thing: a racino full of one-armed bandits hooked into the state lottery, similar to those operating at Yonkers and other tracks. It's also offering $370 million upfront to the state - $120 million more than the next highest bidder. But as for the hotel and other goodies, they'd be postponed to a phase two. … [Read more...] about Aqueduct Raceway casino deal is too much of a gamble for New York
Appeals court rules Sept. 11 cases against New York City can proceed
Lawsuits can proceed on behalf of thousands of workers who say they were not properly protected as they cleaned up the World Trade Center site after the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.Lawyers for New York City and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey had asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to give them immunity from nearly 8,000 workers' claims.The appeals court said it is too early to decide whether immunity protected the defendants from these sorts of lawsuits.The ruling means the city and the Port Authority must continue to defend the claims of respiratory and other personal injuries from emergency workers and contractors who rushed to clean up the site.Lawyers have said the lawsuits would not be ready for trial for several years.The city law department is reviewing the opinion, according to spokeswoman Connie Pankratz. The Port Authority did not immediately answer a request for comment.David Worby, an attorney for the plaintiffs, … [Read more...] about Appeals court rules Sept. 11 cases against New York City can proceed
City shelled out $458M in ’06 for personal injury settlements
Document: Claims ReportOn a March afternoon two years ago, city sanitation driver Tommy Puma ignored safety rules and backed his salt spreader up a Queens street, crushing a grandmother under the wheels and dragging her 40 feet. Maria Noto lost her leg - and with it, her Thursday nights out dancing with her husband, weekly trips to Atlantic City and visits to her siblings' homes around the city. "My life is finished," said Noto, 57. "I can't do nothing." Just as thousands of other New Yorkers do every year, Noto sued the city. About nine of every 10 claims filed against the city are for personal injuries, a recent report from city Controller William Thompson shows. New York shelled out $458 million in the 2006 budget year for personal injury settlements, judgments and claims. Even though payouts can hit eight figures, they rarely make headlines. Noto reached a $5 million settlement with the city in May - one of the top payouts in the 2007 budget year, a list provided … [Read more...] about City shelled out $458M in ’06 for personal injury settlements
Five injured in shooting at Vegas’ New York-New York casino
LAS VEGAS — A "distressed" gunman on a balcony at the New York-New York casino opened fire on gamblers below early Friday, wounding four people before he was tackled by off-duty military reservists. A fifth person was hurt in a crush of people fleeing the casino. The gunfire, which erupted around 12:45 a.m., touched off a human stampede as tourists and gamblers tried to get out of the line of bullets. As they ran from the building, they jumped over slot machines and knocked over chairs. "It was crazy, pandemonium," said Jade Jacobson, 28, a tourist from Deland, Fla., whose cousin, a dance teacher from Pennsylvania, was wounded in the leg. She added: "All I was thinking was that I could die right now." Steven Zegrean, 51, of Las Vegas, was arrested and was expected to face felony charges including attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm in an occupied structure, Las Vegas police Capt. James Dillon said. He is expected to make an initial … [Read more...] about Five injured in shooting at Vegas’ New York-New York casino