In this video, New York injury lawyer Ben Rubinowitz demonstrates direct examination by plaintiff’s attorney of an adverse witness. In this example Chris Sallay plays the witness, Robert Hoover, a site foreman with experience in the construction industry. For the fact pattern upon which this is based click on extended…
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New York Car Accident Law-Motion Practice
New York State Bar Association Seminar-Basics of Handling An Auto Accident Case (2012) Our partner, Chris Sallay discusses motion pratice related to automobile cases. This program from the New York State Bar Association is designed for the attorney seeking a fundamental but practical overview of handling an auto accident case.…
Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers-JANUARY 15, 2013 DINNER MEETING
Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan will speak on Civil Trial Practice at the dinner to be held on January 15, 2013 at Westbury Manor, Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, NY 11590 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. For further information contact Crystal Brook Associates, Inc. 6 Crystal Brook Court Islip, NY 11751 Phone:…
Building a Winning Case: The Law of Construction Site Accidents
In this one hour and a half Lawline.com Webnar Anthony Gair discusses the current state of New York Construction accident law under Section 240(1) of The New York State Labor Law. Among the topics discussed are a brief history of Section 240, the most important cases over the last several…
NYSTLA Seminar-Jury Selection: Getting the Jury You Want
Our Partner, Ben Rubinowitz, will be participating in this New York State Trial Lawyers seminar to be held February 6, 2013, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Hudson Valley Bank 21 Scarsdale Road, Yonkers, New York 10707. As described by NYSTLA; “ Experienced trial attorneys will offer an intensive and…
Ben Rubinowitz to Lead NITA Webnar on Direct Examination
Our Partner Ben Rubinowitz willl Lead a NITA studio 71 Webnar on Direct Examination at Trial. As described by NITA; “During direct examination the focus should be on the witness, not the lawyer. You want to let the witness tell the story and you can do so by asking open-ended…
New York Construction Accident Law: ELEVATION RELATED DIFFERENTIALS AND THE REJECTION OF THE SAME LEVEL RULE
By Anthony H. Gair; In Wilinski v. 334 East 92nd Housing Development Fund Corp., 18 N.Y.3d 1, 935 N.Y.S.2d 551 (Ct. Apps. 2011) The New York Court of Appeals rejected The Same Level Rule first enunciated by The Court in Misseritti v. Mark IV Constr. Co., 86 NY2d 487, 657…
“Best Law Firms” Rankings by U.S. News and Best Lawyers® Names Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz 2013 Law Firm Of The Year, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf has been named 2013 Law Firm of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs as well as being listed in six practice areas in the just released ranking of law firms by U.S. News Media Group, the publishers of U.S. News & World…
Cross-Examination: Comparison of Different Approaches
In their most recent Article on Cross Examination, Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan discuss comparative approaches to that part of the trial in which witnesses are often confronted with inaccurate statements based on dishonesty or mistake.Cross examination, if done properly, can disclose those facts. Too often, lawyers fail to take…
New York Crane Accident – Boom Collapse at One57
This is a picture of the boom collapse at One57, New York City on October 29, 2012. Given the fact that it was well known that Hurricane Sandy was approaching New York City one has to wonder why this crane boom was allowed to remain partially boomed out. Why didn’t…