by Principle | Mar 19, 2022 | Business Litigation, Litigation, New York Personal Injury Attorney
The Second Department issued a decision this week in the case Jones v Westchester County, ___AD3d___, 2022 NY Slip Op 01774 (2022), an appeal handled by Peter Yoars of-counsel for the defendant.[1] In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant...
by Principle | Mar 4, 2022 | Business Litigation, Construction Law Attorney, NY Labor Law
In Foiles v Eastman, Cooke & Assoc., LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op 30342[U] (Sup Ct, NY County 2022), the plaintiff was director of security at the Hospital for Special Surgery, which was under construction. Plaintiff claimed he was caused to trip and fall due to a...
by Principle | Feb 27, 2022 | Business Litigation, Connecticut Business Litigation, ESI, NY Contract Law
Electronically stored information (“ESI”) is a legal term broadly defined as any data or documents created or stored on electronic media. Examples include word processing documents; spreadsheets; digital photographs; videos; emails and their attachments; text and...
by Principle | Feb 11, 2022 | Business Litigation, Contract Law, New York
Personal jurisdiction is the power a court has to make a decision regarding the defendant in a case. The law requires that the defendant has certain minimum contacts with the forum state for the court to exercise its power over the defendant. This week, the Second...
by Principle | Dec 10, 2021 | Business Litigation, Connecticut Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell, New York
Yoars Law is pleased to announce that Peter W Yoars Jr. received the highest possible rating in legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell®. For the 10th straight year, Peter received an AV Preeminent® rating for 2022, which is the highest peer rating...
by Principle | Oct 18, 2021 | Business Litigation, Construction Law Attorney, New York City
The second part of our series on the requirements for home improvement contracts focuses on New York City. Pursuant to NY General Business Law on Home Improvement Contracts § § 770 to 776 and NYC Administrative Code § § 20-385 to 20-397, every home improvement...
