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- One Reason Why You May Want To Hire A General Contractor Rather Than A Construction Manager
- At-Will Employees’ Breach of Oral Contract Claim For Unpaid Bonuses Survives Dismissal
- The Cost of Failing to Reduce Your Agreements to Writing
Small Business
- Court Compels Liability Insurer to Defend and Indemnify Landlord - Even Though Landlord Was Never Named on the Tenants' Policy
- Study Claims That Employee Theft Rises as Economy Worsens
- How to Prevent a Product Recall From Destroying Your Small Business
- Why It May Pay to Fight Your Insurer's Disclaimer of Coverage
- Electronic Data Discovery - Avoiding Costly Mistakes
Defective Products
- How Toyota's Efforts To Conceal Its Design Defects Became A Whole Web of Lies
- CPSC Launches New Product Registration Initiative - But They Can - And Should - Do Better
- CPSC Announces Largest Defective Children's Crib Recall Ever
- CPSC's Mass Recall of Defectively Designed Maclaren Strollers Highlights Problems With Recall System
- An Unsung Provision For Consumer Product Safety That Has Some Promise
Accidents
- Foster Parents Cannot Be Sued For Negligent Supervision By Their Kids, Court Holds
- The Most Important Exception To Owner/Contractor Liability For Worksite Accident
- What Types of Accidents Constitute "Repair" Work Under Labor Law §240(1)?
- Appeals Court Limits Adverse Impact of Attorney's Admission in Opening Statement
- Construction Site Worker Wins Summary Judgment on Labor Law 240(1) Claim
General
- When Lawyers Try To Defend The Indefensible
- Misconceptions About the Consequences of Destroying (or Even Losing) Evidence
- One Reason You Don't Want A Jury Trial: An Inconsistent Verdict
- The Most Important Thing For Any Trial Witness To Remember
- Building A Winning Case
News
- Injured Factory Worker Burned By Defective Machine Recovers $500,000...
Posted on 1/30/2010 - Suffolk County parents found not negligent for 7 year-old child's trampoline injury...
Posted on 12/11/2009 - Relying on NY's "Pothole Law," Appeals Court Dismisses Negligence Case Against City...
Posted on 11/18/2009 - Fire Hazard Leads to Expanded Recall of Defective DVD Players...
Posted on 9/6/2009 - Defective Design Leads to Recall of Bicycle Trailer...
Posted on 8/23/2009 - Children's Toy Importer Pays $31,000 Penalty to CPSC For Safety Violations...
Posted on 8/18/2009 - Out of Control Taxi Crashes Into Upper West Side Subway Station...
Posted on 8/18/2009 - Roughly 1 Million Children's Play Yards Recalled Due To Consumer Safety Hazard...
Posted on 8/11/2009 - Children's Toy Dog Recalled Due to Choking Hazard...
Posted on 8/4/2009 - Black & Decker Issues Further Product Recall of Electric Hedge Trimmers...
Posted on 8/4/2009
Library
Small Business
- Commission Agreements, Finders Fees and the Statute of Frauds
- Understanding the Limits of the Attorney-Client Privilege
- The Proof Needed to Win A Breach of Express Warranty Claim
- How To Determine Whether You Have A Breach of Contract Claim
- How To Prove A Successful Business Fraud Claim
Accidents
- Construction Manager Liability For Worksite Accidents Under NY's Labor Laws
- The Fatal Mistake That Can Ruin Your Construction Site Accident Case
- Why Shipyard Accidents Do Not Qualify For Protection Under New York's Labor Laws
- The Most Critical Mistake To Avoid When Suing A Municipality
- The Doctrine of Negligent Supervision: Why Many (If Not Most) Playground Accident Lawsuits Are Dismissed
Defective Products
- Proving a Breach of Implied Warranty Claim
- How To Prove That A Product Was Defectively Designed
- How To Prove A Failure To Warn Claim In A Defective Products Lawsuit
- Are Licensors Liable for Defective Products Sold Under their Brand Name?
- Three Avoidable Mistakes that Can Destroy Your Food Poisoning Lawsuit
Newsletters
- Long Island, New York breach of contract, defective products and construction site accident attorney Jonathan Cooper's January 2010 Newsletter
- November/December '09 Newsletter
- October 2009 Newsletter
- August '09 Newsletter
- July 2009 Newsletter
General
- Common Exceptions to the Attorney-Client Privilege
- How Destroying, or Even Losing, Evidence Can Prove Fatal To Your Lawsuit
- Insurer Drops Policyholders
Case Results
Small Business
- Company Recovers $700,000 Due to its Attorneys' Negligence
- $500,000 Judgment Against Developer Reduced by Over 2/3
- Defense Verdict for Small Business that Was Sued by Employee
Awarded: $700,000
Awarded: Defense Verdict
Accidents
- $600,000 Recovered for 30-Year-old Man With Neck Surgery After Auto Accident
- $500,000 Recovered for Woman Who Sustains Subdural Hematoma After Falling Through Restaurant's Open Trap Door
- Defendant's Insurer Tenders Full Insurance Policy for Mail Carrier Who Fractured His Arm In Slip and Fall on Poorly Shoveled Steps
Awarded: $600,000
Awarded: $500,000
Awarded: $100,000
Defective Products
- $550,000 Recovered for Woman Whose Achilles Tendon Was Cut
- $90,000 Recovered for Woman Who Sustained Second Degree Burns When Handle Broke Off From Ceramic Mug
Awarded: $550,000
Awarded: $90,000
FAQs
Small Business
- If my employee tries to solicit my customers after he leaves his job, can I recover damages for breach of fiduciary duty if he succeeds in luring away my customers?
- Are my business's client lists and "confidential information" automatically protected material from trade secret theft or infringement under New York law?
- Are there any dangers to using e-mail, as opposed to good old-fashioned "snail mail" in a small business or commercial context in New York?
Accidents
- If a construction site worker suffers serious personal injuries as the result of a gravity-related risk, or due to insufficient or faulty safety equipment, is the property owner automatically liable under Labor Law §§ 200, 240(1) and 241(6) as a matter of law?
- Are accidents that occur in a shipyard covered under the strict (or absolute) liability provisions of New York's Labor Laws that govern construction site accidents?
- Under New York law, how much time do I have to sue the City of New York or some other municipal agency?
Defective Products
- If someone is largely - but not entirely - to blame for their own accident, will that preclude them from recovering damages for their personal injuries in a negligence or defective products lawsuit?
- If a manufacturer or distributor of a product issues a product recall, does that mean that they have conceded that their product is defective?
- I had severe diarrhea, and was vomiting after eating some food that I suspect was tainted. Is that enough for me to bring - and win - a food poisoning lawsuit?
General
- In my lawsuit, am I allowed to serve the legal papers myself, or do I need to have an attorney (or some other service) serve the papers for me?
- How does electronic filing reduce the cost of my case, and how does it make my case move more quickly?
- My insurance carrier has refused to pay the full value of the insurance policy even though I have a legitimate and rightful claim. Is it worthwhile to sue the insurer for bad faith?
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Small Business:
- Jury Finds that Taco Bell Stole Chihuahua Idea; Awards Ad Creators Over $30 Million
- Lou Dobbs Investigates Fraud at the Small Business Administration
Accidents:
- Auto Accident Re-enacted Through Accident Reconstruction Video
- Anderson Cooper story about questionable auto insurance practices
- The Myth of Full Auto Insurance Coverage
Defective Products:
- Peanut Corporation of America President Shipped Salmonella Tainted Products Knowingly
- U.S. Senate Passes Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act
- NBC News Reports that Additional Products Have Been Added to Peanut Butter Recall
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