Arson is only one of many types of Insurance Fraud. Unfortunately, it is one of the most dangerous; and it just never goes away. As we previously mentioned, whenever a big pot of money is available, people will try to find a way to take it, or at least grab…
If anyone wants to know how prevalent Insurance Fraud is, all they have to do is take a look at the recent arrests and convictions for it in New York, as reported by the state. Nothing much has changed since the last time we looked at them. Some schemes are…
It is not always easy to obtain a default judgement in New York. It is harder, still, to vacate one, especially when the defaulting party has a history of missing deadlines or otherwise not doing what the court wants. A recent case from the Third Department, Wood v. Tuttle, 106…
Boundary Line disputes often turn nasty. Two neighbors who live next to each other for years suddenly discover that the fence they each thought was on one property actually is on the other’s land. The titled owner often will sue to quiet title; i.e., to have a court declare that…
Trademarks are tricky things. Everyone recognizes them when they see them. Who doesn’t know what the Golden Arches are? Who doesn’t think to themselves, “I’m Lovin’ It”? But did you ever think about why? What do arches really have to do with hamburgers? For that matter, what does a Coke…
We’ve spent a lot of time this past summer talking about how important negotiations are to businesses and individuals alike, and how various negotiation strategies work together to produce desired, and sometimes unintended, results. This time, we’re coming back to one useful strategy in particular, which is known by the…
We previously spoke about injunctions; the court orders that most often forbid one party from doing something either temporarily or permanently. They are the subject of often heated controversies, the ones you see on the news where two sides in a passionate dispute go to court to settle their differences…
As we’ve spoken about in the past, negotiations are an important part of everyday life for businesses, consumers, and lawyers alike. Today we’re going to talk about how respect, trust, and confidence are the keys to successful business negotiations and how you can harness the natural urge to compare, and…
What does a trial attorney do and what does it mean to be a trial attorney? These two seemingly simple questions, with their seemingly simple answers, actually go a long way towards uncovering some of the most common misperceptions about one of the most passionate, and arduous, fields in law.…
The rules regarding expert’s disclosure in New York, concerning when a Plaintiff or Defendant has to disclose to its opponent an expert witness that it intends to testify at trial if it hopes to use the expert’s affidavit in support of or opposition to a motion for summary judgement, might…