Memorial Day Parade in Albany

By |2016-05-28T14:12:13+00:00May 28th, 2016|General News|

As the last Monday in May approaches quickly we can already smell the crackling charcoal and splashes of chlorinated pool-water. Though most of us focus our attention on backyard parties or a day off from work, it’s still important to remember the true meaning of Memorial Day. Towns across the country hold yearly parades as [...]

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New website for LaMarche Safranko Law

By |2016-05-17T14:17:32+00:00May 17th, 2016|General News|

The 11th Annual Adirondack Sports Summer Expo kicked off this weekend and signified the beginning of outdoor activities for many. Also kicking off this spring is a new website created by LaMarche Safranko Law called pedbikelaw.com. At LaMarche Safranko Law, we are lawyers who are also exercise enthusiasts. Every day that we exercise on the roads is [...]

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Testing driver’s cell phone when involved in automobile accident

By |2016-04-14T14:14:54+00:00April 14th, 2016|Automobile Accidents, General News|

Recently, new legislation was proposed that would make it legal for a police officer to test a person’s cell phone if they were driving a vehicle involved in an automobile accident.  Under this new law a police officer will be allowed use an electronic scanner to siphon certain information from a person’s phone.  The officer [...]

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Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Accidents

By |2016-04-05T14:16:22+00:00April 5th, 2016|Automobile Accidents, General News|

Recently, the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a report for pedestrian-motor vehicle accident statistics for the year 2015.  Unfortunately, the GHSA estimates a 10% increase in the number of pedestrians killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2015 (compared to 2014 numbers). Specific to New York, in the first 6 months of 2015, 129 pedestrians [...]

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Clear Off Your Windshield

By |2016-01-22T14:19:04+00:00January 22nd, 2016|General News|

Recently, an 80-year old man in Canada was pulled over for driving his car like this.  He explained to officers that he was simply too weak to clear the 8 inches of snow off his vehicle before driving. Fortunately for this man nobody was hurt and he left with just a traffic ticket.  The officer [...]

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Animal Abuse Response Vehicle

By |2016-01-21T14:20:29+00:00January 21st, 2016|Community Service, General News|

A few days ago, the Albany County District Attorney’s office in conjunction with Mohawk Hudson Humane Society announced a new animal abuse response vehicle that will be used to assist the Animal Cruelty Taskforce (ACT) during responses and investigations into hoarding and animal abuse cases.  This van will allow task force members to treat animals [...]

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Rejecting the Plea Deal

By |2016-01-15T14:24:46+00:00January 15th, 2016|General News|

Earlier today, one of the two men charged with the murder of local hairdresser Jacquelyn Porreca rejected a plea deal that was made by the District Attorney’s office. In a criminal prosecution, it is common for the District Attorney’s office to offer to reduce the defendant’s potential punishment by offering a plea to a lesser [...]

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Farmer’s Charges Dismissed

By |2016-01-15T14:22:16+00:00January 15th, 2016|General News, Verdicts & Settlements|

Last March, our client Joshua Rockwood – a farmer who pasture-raises all of his animals –  was charged with 13 different misdemeanor crimes.  On Tuesday, 12 of those charges were dismissed, and the remaining charge will be dismissed in 6 months. We are proud of the work we have done on this matter, and proud [...]

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Canadian Man Gets Cell Phone Ticket for Texting in Drive-Thru Window

By |2015-12-18T14:27:10+00:00December 18th, 2015|General News|

A man in a Tim Horton’s drive-thru got a little more than TimBits™ and coffee when he was idling in his car waiting to pay for his food.  A police officer issued a distracted driving ticket (equivalent of cell phone ticket) to the man for answering a text while in the drive-thru lane.  This $287 [...]

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Wrongful Death Case From A Motorcycle and Truck Crash Results In A Large Verdict

By |2015-11-10T14:40:50+00:00November 10th, 2015|Automobile Accidents, General News, Vehicular Manslaughter|

Last week, a Florida Jury awarded $15 million in the wrongful death of a motorcyclist who was killed when he collided with the negligent driver of a tractor trailer.  The truck’s driver was fatigued, and had been driving in excess of his daily service limit of 11 hours.  It was later found that the truck driver only [...]

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