LaMarche Safranko Blog
Who Is The Best Criminal Defense Attorney In Albany?
The best criminal defense lawyers, whether it’s in Albany, Clifton Park, Saratoga, Plattsburgh or anywhere else near you, have certain qualities that a client should always look for. Experience. The best criminal defense lawyer has criminal law experience, not just experience. It’s important to choose a [...]
Toy Safety for a Happy, Healthy Holiday
The Nerf Ultra One gun shoots soft darts up to 120 feet—with enough force to potentially cause eye injuries. Nickelodeon’s Frozen Treats Slime warns that the goo is made of harmful chemicals—while offering varieties scented with such flavors as mint chocolate chip and berry smoothie, [...]
Injuries and Death From Large Vehicle Crashes: Who Compensates?
The scene looked like a winter driver’s worst nightmare: As the season’s first major snowstorm blanketed the Capital Region on the evening of December 2, a bus and truck collided on I-90 eastbound in Canaan, New York, about 20 miles southeast of Albany. Both lanes on the [...]
Child Victims Act Takes Effect
First Sexual Abuse Victims File Suit in New York State In a New York Times opinion piece published on August 14, Jennifer Araoz describes how, at age 14, she was recruited and groomed to be a sex toy for wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. In the fall of 2001, she writes, [...]
Two Teenage Boys Killed by Car in Sullivan County
A car-pedestrian crash took the lives of two Hudson Valley teenagers on the afternoon of Sunday, June 2, when a vehicle driven by a retired town justice struck them as they walked along Glen Wild Road in the Sullivan County town of Rock Hill. The [...]
Tragedy at the Parade
An evening dedicated to the memory of those who sacrificed for our country was marred by tragedy on May 22, as a Glenville woman was struck and killed by a minivan while marching in the annual Scotia Memorial Day parade. Charlene Pomichter, 69, was with a group [...]
New York Courts Get Serious About PTSD
Albany Personal Injury Attorney Explains Recent New York State Court PTSD Decision Following an automobile crash in July 2015, Joanne Vergine claimed that she suffered injuries to her cervical spine, which in turn triggered several categories of “serious injury” under New York state Insurance Law § 5102 [...]
Hit-and-Run Crash Injures Bicyclist—Who Pays?
As of this posting, Queensbury Police and the Warren County Sheriff’s Office were still searching for clues on the vehicle that struck bicyclist Aron J. Steves shortly before 6 pm on December 18. Steves, 52, of Whitehall, was hit while biking on Corinth Road near Pinello [...]
Bystander Death in Police Pursuit
Albany Pedestrian Injury Lawyer Explains Cobleskill Bystander Death in Police Pursuit A pedestrian death during a police chase in Cobleskill underscores the inherently risky tradeoff between bystander safety and police exemption from speeding laws during criminal pursuit and other emergencies. At around 10 PM on Friday, November 9, [...]
Deadly Adenovirus Outbreak in New Jersey
Albany Personal Injury Attorney Explains Wrongful Death Law in Adenovirus Outbreak A ninth child has died as a result of an outbreak of adenovirus at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, New Jersey. According to health officials, the outbreak started on September 26, when [...]
