Use of cell phones or other electronic devices while driving is dangerous and can cause fatal car accidents. Most drivers know this but they still use their cell phones or other mobile devices to text, look at travel directions, check their emails, consult their calendar appointments, surf the web or…
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New York Brain Injury Awareness Month
In New York, as a result of traumatic brain injuries 385 people per day visit emergency rooms or are hospitalized as inpatients. 140,000 New Yorkers are injured every year, that’s 3 times the capacity of Yankees Stadium! The main cause of traumatic brain injuries are falls and motor vehicle accidents,…
Fracture of the Talus – a common injury in construction accidents and car accidents
The talus bone is one of the most important bones of the ankle joint. It is the rounded bone at the top of the foot. Because of its location, the talus can be easily fractured after falls from heights such as falls from ladders and scaffolds in construction accidents or…
New York Car Accident Litigation-Taking a Meaningful Deposition
In this video New York Car Accident Attorney Anthony Gair discusses how to take a meaningful deposition in a car accident case. This video is part of a New York State Bar Association program designed for the attorney seeking a fundamental but practical overview of handling an auto accident case.…
New York Car Accident Law-Motion Practice
New York State Bar Association Seminar-Basics of Handling An Auto Accident Case (2012) Our partner, Chris Sallay discusses motion pratice related to automobile cases. This program from the New York State Bar Association is designed for the attorney seeking a fundamental but practical overview of handling an auto accident case.…
New York Personal Injury Litigation-Preparing The Plaintiff For Deposition In A Car Accident Case
By Anthony H. Gair Preparing the plaintiff for deposition in a personal injury action is perhaps the most neglected element in personal injury cases. Before the plaintiff’s deposition is conducted, the defendant’s counsel has been served with a Bill of Particulars, has obtained all available medical records and police reports…
Chris Sallay To Speak At National Business Institute Seminar:Advanced Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law
Our Partner, Chris Sallay, will be speaking at The Advanced Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law Seminar sponsored by NBI. From NBI, “Statistics say that six out of ten drivers on the road carry inadequate or no insurance. With the largely voluntary nature of UM/UIM insurance coverage and rapidly changing statutory and case…
Yolanda Medina Dies During Operation to Donate Kidney to Brother at Montefiore Medical Center
Our partner, Ben Rubinowitz, will be representing the Medina family in their medical malpractice case against Montefiore Medical Center. On May 23, 2012, Yolanda Medina, 41 in an act of pure altruism, attempted to donate a kidney to her brother Roberto Medina, 39 as part of Montefiore Hospital’s voluntary Live…
$2,050,000 Settlement in New York Personal Injury Case
Our partners Anthony H. Gair and Christopher L. Sallay settled the personal injury case of a 63 year old female pedestrian who was struck by a motor vehicle traveling in reverse on a one-way street. The case settled prior to trial for $2,050,000. As a result of the accident, the…
New York State Bar Association Seminar-Basics of Handling An Auto Accident Case
Christopher Sallay Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz Our Partner, Chris Sallay is the Co-Chair of this New York State Bar Association seminar together with Robert A. Glick, Esq; Brand, Glick & Brand, PC. Our Partner Anthony Gair will be speaking at the New York City and Long…