TRIAL PRACTICE Richard M. Steigman, Esq. Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz Our attorney Richard Steigman will be speaking at the The New York State Trial Lawyers Association Decisions 2011 program on November 2, 2011. The topic he will be speaking on is Trial Practice. This annual event…
Cambridge police settle civil rights case (Bay State Banner, MA) Hawaii-based soldier’s lawsuit against Burger King claims he swallowed needles in hamburger (AP) Paralyzed East Naples woman settles lawsuit against three doctors (Naples Daily News, FL) Paralyzed teen’s family wins medical malpractice suit (Detroit Free Press) Portland parents sue Legacy…
State Supreme Court rules Richland woman can proceed in negligence case (Tri-City Herald, WA) HARALAMPOPOULOS v. KELLY(Court of Appeals of Colorado) West Virginian jury awards $4.2 million in medical malpractice verdict (The Record, WV) University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the state of Iowa settled two lawsuits recently totaling…
In Delaney v. Town Sports International, doing business as New York Sports Club, et al., 2d Department decided on October 4, 2011, the Court was with faced with the age old question of trivial or de minimis defects. The plaintiff suffered injury as a result of falling over a moveable…
$10 million lawsuit filed over well drilling explosion death (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN) Alleged DUI driver held in fatal Fremont crash (S.F. Chronicle) Former Football Player’s Family Files Suit (The Post and Courier – Charleston, SC) Injuries linked to circumcision clamps (L.A. Times) Jones Act suit claims heavy lifting caused…
United Airlines Settles Last 9/11 Wrongful-Death Lawsuit (New York Times, NY) ‘Enchantment of the Sea’ Cruise Ship Passenger Alleges Injury From Falling Piece of Shower (U.S. Dist. Ct., SD FL) Castroville Man Guilty in DUI Accident that Injured His Dad (KION, CA) Court Rules For University of Nebraska Medical Center…
In Cordeiro v. TS Midtown Holdings, LLC, et al., The New York Appellate Division, First Department on September 15, 2011, granted plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment as to liability on their Labor Law § 240(1) claim. The plaintiff sustained injury while preparing to remove elevator equipment from a building…
San Francisco’s Muni target of lawsuit by slain woman’s family (San Francisco Examiner, CA) New York Hospital sues creator of website that discusses the 2003 death of his wife (Albany Times-Union, NY) The family of a Georgia man who stabbed his mother to death in a psychotic rage will be…
Our Partner Ben Rubinowitz will be lecturing at the DECISIONS 2011 Program at the Prince George Ballroom, 15 East 27th St. New York City on Saturday, September 10, 2011. This is the Flagship Program Sponsored by the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute. This annual event is designed to provide…
At our firm we have always believed that the “plaintiff’s attorney” fills many roles. Not only as an attorney but as an advisor and friend. Obviously the first priority is to advocate with all one’s skills the client’s cause. The client is most often an individual who under normal circumstances…
