Since the November 5, 2011 criminal charges against former Penn State defensive coach Jerry Sandusky, there has been a public clamor to discover what Penn State officials and employees knew about Sandusky’s alleged sexual assault of young boys, and when they knew this information. Clearly, the Grand Jury was of…
The November 5, 2011 sexual abuse charges against former Penn State defensive coach Jerry Sandusky have thrown the renowned institution into utter turmoil, and cost several people their jobs, including legendary coach Joe Paterno. Additionally, the school president Graham Spanier has been ousted, and athletic director Tim Curley and finance…
The New York Court of Appeals, the highest Court in New York State, ruled on September 22, 2011 that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was not liable for the severe injuries and six fatalities caused in the first terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center on…
Over the last several months, there has been a major initiative by some doctors and former NFL players to review, analyze, and develop a plan for how to prevent or limit what is known as “traumatic brain encephalopathy” (injury to the brain caused by repeated blows to the head). On…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French former managing director of the International Monetary Fund who was just released from criminal jeopardy when the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office dropped sexual assault charges against him on August 23rd, still faces the possibility of a civil damages award. As is well known, Strauss-Khan was accused…
Event data recorders (EDR), more popularly known as black boxes, have been around since the 1970’s, and are well known as an invaluable tool in the investigation of plane crashes. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (NHTSA), as of 2008, between 65% and 90% of cars now manufactured…
In October 2010, the judges for the Southern District of New York (Covering counties including Westchester, Manhattan, and the Bronx among others) voted to change its rules to allow specific categories of cases to be designated for automatic mediation. Effective August 1, 2011, excluding class actions, civil rights violations under…
Earlier this month, the New York State Senate voted in favor of a law which would strengthen New York’s texting while driving ban. Presently, texting while driving is a secondary violation, meaning that in order for a ticket to be issued, the police officer must first observe the motorist commit…
As part of his effort to obtain a balanced budget by April 1, Gov. Cuomo has selected a “Medicaid Redesign Team”, whose purported function is to “reduce Medicaid spending.” While this goal might have some merit, the problem is that the team he put together is comprised solely and wholly…
In a follow up to our blog “Fatal Bus Accident Under Federal Investigation” earlier this week, the tour bus industry was rocked again after a second fatal accident occurred, this time on the New Jersey Turnpike on March 14, 2011. In the second accident, a bus operated by Super Luxury…