In their Trial Advocacy column, New York Personal Injury Lawyers Ben Rubinowitz of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf and Evan Torgan of Torgan & Cooper write: The rhetorical question is an effective and persuasive tool for summation. It is subtle in its delivery and potent upon its receipt. When used properly, […]
9 year old Cooper Stock recently died after being struck by a taxi. His uncle, Barron Lerner in a column for the New York Times explains why he believes that reckless drivers should be treated as criminals just like drunk and drugged drivers. Lerner who is a professor of medicine and population health at New […]
After 9 year old Cooper Stock was fatally struck by a cab driver in New York City on Friday Night, many in New York are wondering if cab drivers can kill with impunity as in most accidents the police are allegedly not thoroughly investigating criminal wrongdoing at the scene. According to an article in the […]
A 9 year old boy died in a car accident in NYC on Friday night. Copper Stock was walking with his father, the oncologist Richard Stock, on the Upper West Side in New York City on Friday night when the fatal accident occurred. The young boy and his dad were trying to cross the intersection […]
In their Trial Advocacy column in the New York Law Journal, Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, and Evan Torgan of Torgan & Cooper, write about the importance of cross-examining experts on collateral matters. When dealing with the expert witness, exposing bias is not only an […]
In their Trial Advocacy column in the New York Law Journal, Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, and Evan Torgan of Torgan & Cooper, write: Just as defendants use surreptitious video-recording in an attempt to capture images of unsuspecting plaintiffs engaging in activities which they claim […]
Gair Gair Steigman Mackauf Bloom and Rubinowitz is proud to announce that Partner Ben Rubinowitz is Chairing the New York State Bar Association’s BASICS OF CIVIL TRIAL program on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 New York City at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Avenue (at 33rd St.), New York, NY 10001 | (212) 736-5000. This program […]
Four young people died in a car accident at 5:00 am Saturday morning on a highway in Westchester, New York. The 19 year old driver Bruno Vaccarezza, a fast car enthusiast, was driving a Volkswagen Golf that his dad rented for him after Bruno crashed his Mini Cooper three weeks ago. According to the police, […]
In their Trial Advocacy column, New York Personal Injury Attorney Ben Rubinowitz of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf and Evan Torgan of Torgan & Cooper write: Summation marks the attorney’s final interaction with the jury before the verdict is returned. However, it is one of the first things that an attorney […]
New data from New York DOH unveil mortality rates for cardiac surgery by hospitals and by type of procedure. Even though some procedures are by nature riskier than others, New Yorkers suffering from heart conditions should understand that not every hospital offers the same level of safety. Based on the data provided by The New […]
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