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What is New York’s New Bail Reform Law?

By |2020-01-31T15:01:07+00:00January 31st, 2020|Criminal Defense, General News|

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? Generally speaking, before bail reform, cash bail or bond could [...]

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Who Is The Best Criminal Defense Attorney In Albany?

By |2020-01-29T15:05:15+00:00January 29th, 2020|Criminal Defense, General News|

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 lawyer who has specific experience working in the criminal justice [...]

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Toy Safety for a Happy, Healthy Holiday

By |2019-12-17T15:12:26+00:00December 17th, 2019|Uncategorized|

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, which critics warn could entice small children to try and [...]

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Injuries and Death From Large Vehicle Crashes: Who Compensates?

By |2019-12-11T15:15:25+00:00December 11th, 2019|General News, Uncategorized|

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 Berkshire Spur were closed as emergency responders hurried to the [...]

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Child Victims Act Takes Effect

By |2019-08-20T15:43:09+00:00August 20th, 2019|General News, Personal Injury|

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, she was approached outside her Manhattan performing arts high school [...]

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E-transportation Coming to New York State

By |2019-07-22T15:49:55+00:00July 22nd, 2019|General News, Safety|

Lawmakers to approve a bill allowing E-transportation programs in the Capital Region Watch Out! The bike lanes and sidewalks are about to get busier than ever before. For those of you out there who have been to a big city as of late, you’ve seen them everywhere you look. For those who haven’t, they’re coming [...]

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Two Teenage Boys Killed by Car in Sullivan County

By |2019-06-20T16:10:06+00:00June 20th, 2019|Automobile Accidents, General News|

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 boys, 16-year-old Devin Zeininger and 14-year-old Justin Finkel, were first reported to [...]

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Tragedy at the Parade

By |2019-06-14T16:15:21+00:00June 14th, 2019|General News, Negligence & Wrongful Death, Personal Injury|

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 staging on a side street while preparing to enter the [...]

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New York Courts Get Serious About PTSD

By |2019-04-18T16:35:38+00:00April 18th, 2019|General News, Personal Injury|

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 (d). Mrs. Vergine and her husband commenced an action, Vergine v. Phillips, that was [...]

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Hit-and-Run Crash Injures Bicyclist—Who Pays?

By |2018-12-28T16:41:33+00:00December 28th, 2018|Automobile Accidents, General News|

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 Road. He suffered serious internal injuries requiring surgery, and although [...]

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