This presentation is part of the New York State Bar Association Construction Site Accidents seminar 2009. This years program will be held State Wide in December. See our prior post: Labor Law/Construction Site Accidents in New York for details. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjAY3-450mw
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Construction Accident Law-New York Court of Appeals Dismisses Construction Worker’s 240(1) Claim
In Salazar v.Novalex Contracting Corp., et al., decided on November 21, 2011, The New York Court of Appeals in a 4-3 decision granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing a construction worker’s 240(1) claim. The plaintiff suffered injury while working in the basement of a building undergoing renovation. The facts…
Ben Rubinowitz: Opening Statement in a Car Accident Case
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHTQ8y3c9AM One of the best New York personal injury trial lawyers, Ben Rubinowitz, a partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf , demonstrates the importance of a well prepared opening statement. The presentation was given to lawyers at a Trial Law seminar in 2009. The case…
Personal Injury News Roundup
Lawyers consider filing about 100 malpractice cases against Dr. Spyros Panos (Poughkeepsie Journal, NY) Boy dies when church van hit by drunken driver, FHP says (Herald-Tribune, FL) Jury doles out $9M in broken neck case; malpractice award thought to be largest ever in Wyo. (Washington Post) Crash victim sues San…
Labor Law/Construction Site Accidents in New York
Howard S. Hershenhorn Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz Christopher Sallay Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz Howard S. Hershenhorn will serve as Overall Planning Chair and Christopher L. Sallay will serve as Assistant Chair of the New York Bar Association‘s Labor Law/Construction Site…
Attorney Ben Rubinowitz to chair “Basics of Civil Practice: The Trial”
TRIAL PRACTICE Ben B. Rubinowitz Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz Ben Rubinowitz, a partner at the New York Law Firm, Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz, will serve as Chair of the New York Bar Association‘s Practical Skills Course, The Basics of Civil Practice —…
2011 Motor Vehicle Accident Litigation: The Road Less Travelled
In this new program, an outstanding faculty, including partners of many of New York State’s leading plaintiff and defendant personal injury law firms, will focus on specific types of cases frequently encountered in motor vehicle litigation. Open to both new and experienced attorneys, this practice-based program will present the “nuts…
“Best Law Firms” Rankings by U.S. News and Best Lawyers® Lists Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, a leading New York law firm, announces that it has been listed in six practice areas in the just released ranking of law firms by U.S. News Media Group, the publishers of U.S. News & World Report, and Best Lawyers®. This…
Decisions 2011: Recent Developments In Tort Law
TRIAL PRACTICE Richard M. Steigman, Esq. Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz Our attorney Richard Steigman will be speaking at the The New York State Trial Lawyers Association Decisions 2011 program on November 2, 2011. The topic he will be speaking on is Trial Practice. This annual event…
Public Forum on Judicial Independence
The New York County Lawyers’ Association is presenting a Public Forum on Judicial Independence. Among the issues to be discussed include: The debate over whether Judicial Disciplinary Hearings should be open or closed and what the press’ responsibility should be to ensure balanced reporting of public accusations against a judge.…