by Principle | Jul 15, 2019 | Catastrophic Injury, New York, New York City, Personal Injury Attorney, Traumatic Brain Injury
This year, I consulted on a catastrophic injury case that was going to mediation (a form of alternative dispute resolution in the legal world with an objective third-party, often called a mediator) in New York. The case involved a middle-aged plaintiff injured in a...
by Principle | Jun 24, 2019 | Construction Disputes, Environmental Law, Legoland, New York, Pollution
The $500M construction of the largest and most expensive Legoland to date in Goshen, NY, cannot seem to figure out how to deal with the drainage issues that have been occurring since they started.[1] On June 18, a Goshen building inspector shut down all...
by Principle | May 12, 2019 | Carbon Emissions, Climate Mobilization Act, Environmental Law, New York City
Only 2 % of the buildings in New York City are larger than 25,000 square feet.[i] However, that 2 % is responsible for up to half of all building emissions in the city. The New York City (NYC) Council passed wide-ranging legislation to fight climate change known as...
by Principle | May 2, 2019 | New York Municipal Liability, Notice of Claim, Statute of Limitations
Some attorneys joke that they went to law school because they did not think there would be much math. Needless to say, this statement was wrong. A case in point was recently decided in the New York Supreme Court, Westchester County involving calculating the amount of...
by Principle | Mar 30, 2019 | Litigation
It is an interesting question and probably asked more than lawyers know. To start, New York State Unified Court System’s glossary defines “litigation” as “a court case or lawsuit. The people involved in lawsuits (plaintiffs and defendants) are called...
