New York Legal Blog
Injury law in the state of New York.
Author: Mark A. Siesel is a solo practitioner in White Plains, N.Y.
Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • New York • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from New York Legal Blog
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Westchester Police Seek To Curb Motorcycle Fatalities
Since 2007, there have been seven fatal motorcycle crashes in Westchester County . The vast majority of these Westchester County motorcycle accidents have been caused by two factors: speed, especially around curves, and the rider's…
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Local Legislators Targeting Immigrants With Criminal Convictions
Under a federal plan known as the "287g" program, local legislators including Ron Ball, R-Carmel are seeking to arm local police with the ability to start deportation proceedings against Putnam County illegal immigrants convicted of…
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Westchester County Car Accident Verdict
This past week, our firm won a significant Westchester County car accident verdict in a case in which Allstate Insurance, as its custom, refused to make a reasonable offer. The case was simple. Our client,…
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Just Say No To Inquiring Insurance Investigators
Our personal injury clients in New York slip and fall cases, automobile accidents, various premises liability cases and construction accidents are often contacted within a few days of the accident by "concerned" investigators hired by…
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Westchester County DWI Charge Against Teacher With Children In Car
In the latest installment of our series on mothers driving while intoxicated with their children in the car, in a Westchester County DWI this week, a 35 year old teacher named Karen Kayser was charged…
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Westchester County Corrections Officer Victim Of Drunken Driver
A Westchester County Corrections Officer was severely injured on April 6, 2008 when his car was rear ended by a drunk driver on the Sprain Brook Parkway, two miles north of the Jackson Avenue exit.…
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Medication Errors Injure 1 Of 15 Hospitalized Children
A study conducted by The National Initiative For Children's Healthcare Quality, using a new scientific detection method, has determined that for every 100 hospitalized children, there are 11 drug-related harmful events. These include medicine mix-ups,…
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Putnam County DWI--Bar Owner Sentenced To 9 Months
Following up on our February 4, 2008 post "Fatal Putnam County DWI Crash Leads To Conviction Of Bar Owner", on February 24th, Paddock Tavern owner Ray Knox Jr. was sentenced to 9 months in the…
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Dennis Quaid's Twins Almost Die From Massive Overdose Of Heparin
Supplementing our February 29, 2008 post "Blood Thinner Heparin Tied To Several Deaths", the actor Dennis Quaid appeared on "60 Minutes" last Sunday to reveal every parent's nightmare: He and his wife almost lost their…
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Westchester County DWI--First Person Convicted Under New Vehicular Manslaughter Law
In a Westchester County DWI case, this week Shaheed Emery became the first person convicted in Westchester County under the new First Degree Vehicular Manslaughter charge, as the result of a fatal New York drunk…