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What is New York’s New Bail Reform Law?
Albany Criminal Defense Attorneys Explain Recent New York State’s Bail Reform Law Chances are you have already heard and read stories about what this law does. Here’s some hard facts and information that may help you better understand what’s going on. What is bail reform? [...]
Who Is The Best Criminal Defense Attorney In Albany?
How to Find the Best Criminal Defense Lawyer in Albany, Clifton Park, Saratoga & Plattsburgh Choosing the right criminal defense lawyer can be the most important decision you make after an arrest or criminal charge. Whether you are facing charges in Albany, Clifton Park, [...]
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 [...]
