The blog by published author of the Free book on New York accident claims, "Why Most Accident Victims Do Not Recover the Full Value of Their Claim," as well as the New Yorker's guide to defective product claims, "Why Are There So Few Successful Defective Products Lawsuits?" is intended to educate the general public about issues of interest, particularly innovations and changes in the law, in the areas of school negligence (and/or negligent supervision), construction accidents, slip and/or trip and fall accidents, auto accidents, and, of course, defective or dangerous products.
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$130,000 School Liability Verdict Thrown Out by Upstate Appeals Court In an August 2021 decision, an upstate appeals court unanimously reversed a school negligence verdict in the student's favor, and dismissed the case -
The Hardest Part to Pushing a School Liability Case Mid-COVID Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many, if not most, cases have ground to a near standstill before New York's courts. But school negligence cases have been really tough -
Suit Alleging Anti-Semitic Bullying at NJ School Raises Complex Questions A lawsuit just filed against a NJ high school for a rash of anti-semitic acts targeting one student raises a series of troubling questions -
Tiktok Challenge Leads to Serious Injuries, Including Concussion and Subsequent Seizure Just last month, a New Jersey 7th grade student suffered a concussion and seizure after fellow students subjected him to the Tiktok prank, injuring him badly -
School Hazing Case Highlights One of the Biggest Challenges to Proving Liability A brand-new hazing case filed against Cornell University resulting from a student's death highlights one of the biggest challenges to proving liability -
Does a School's Violation of its Own Internal Rules Constitute Negligence? There is a significant question as to whether a school's violation of its own rules constitutes negligence - at least under NY law. -
Was This Teen Actually Hazed by His Teacher - and Was it Worth Suing Over? On October 9, 2019, parents filed suit, claiming that their teen was hazed at school by the teacher, damaging their child. But are they right? -
How a Great Verdict in a School Bullying Case Got Thrown Out Capping a successful trial, a Sullivan County jury returned a verdict $1 million in the bullied student's favor. And now that verdict has been thrown out. -
Evidence Rule Change a Big Boost for NY Personal Injury Cases An amendment to New York's evidence rules that went into effect at the end of 2018 simplifies the trial process, particularly for injury claims in New York. -
Hypocritical Pol is Staunchly for Tort Reform. Until it's His Own Case Sen. Rand Paul just won a jury award over $500,000. If he had his way on tort reform, though, he wouldn't have gotten even half that amount. -
The Way to Sue a New York Charter School for its Negligence Since the case law regarding charter schools is scant, and the laws are complex, here's a primer on how to sue charter school for its negligence under NY law. -
You Can't Have a Viable School Liability Case Without This In the vast majority of situations where schools have been negligent, that does not translate into being a viable lawsuit against the school.