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To the winner goes the spoils - not necessarily; Article published by Louis Cristo in The Daily Record
The litigation game, devoid of the emotional element, is a game of numbers. As a prospective litigant, one customarily asks “what amount can I hope to co..
Know Your Burden: Statutes, Violations and per se Negligence
Life in this country is largely held together with a patchwork network of regulations, administrative codes and statutes governing everything from how fa..
Labor Law 240 under attack from the beginning
Labor Law Section 240 has been the bane of existence of construction contractors across the State of New York. First enacted in 1885, the “Scaffold Law” ..
The risky business of raising children
One of the single biggest fears a parent shoulders is the fear that their child will make a bad decision and gravely injure him or herself or another. Wh..
Avoiding the unavoidable – the Emergency Doctrine
As the summer unfolds, many of us will be piling into our cars to enjoy the scenery around us. With increased traffic on the roads (and the invariable co..
Advice to help win the battle of the forms
Every day, merchants exchange work orders, purchase orders, confirmations, shipping documents and invoices. Typically, sophisticated business people have..
Cases that are unfit for human consumption
My first piece of advice to you is to refrain from reading this article on your lunch break.
When is an insurance certificate not an insurance certificate?
When is an insurance certificate not an insurance certificate? Unfortunately, the answer is “most of the time.”
Arbitration clauses – controlling your legal destiny
Commercial litigation can be best described as a battle where the party most able to retain its financial resources throughout the long torturous process..
The state of the art defense in the information age
Under general principles of law, every product we purchase is warranted to be free from material defects. If a defect exists, and causes injury, the reta..