Monthly Archives: November 2025
Attorney David Jaroslawicz Is Set to Speak at the 40th Annual Civil Trial Practice Institute Program, “A Bridge the Gap for Litigators”
David Jaroslawicz is proud to have once again been invited to participate, together with other prominent Judges and attorneys, in the 40th Annual Civil Trial Practice Institute program, “A Bridge the Gap for Litigators” , and will speak about “Conference and Settlement and Mediation in Commercial and Personal Injury Cases”.
Leaning Tribeca Tower Tenants Caught in Limbo
TRIBECA — Nearly three years have passed since Cora Cohen got an urgent phone call telling her to leave her loft at 287 Broadway, because the building was in danger of collapsing. Since then, Cohen and her fellow tenants have been through innumerable ups and downs as they wait to learn the fate of… Read More »
Judge Blocks $13 Million Sale of Non-Profit Building
In a “Hail Mary” move, a New York Supreme Court judge has temporarily blocked the sale of a Jewish nonprofit building on the Lower East Side — one of the hottest real estate markets in town for $13 million to developer Peter Fine. Worshipers at a synagogue at 25 Bialystoker Place, known as the… Read More »
If I Was Injured Due to Snow or Ice, Can I Sue for Compensation?
Everyone knows that snow and ice are slippery. Does that mean that if you slip and fall and are injured while out walking that you have nobody to blame but yourself? The answer to this question is everyone’s least favorite lawyer cop-out: it depends. If you fall down and hurt yourself while cleaning off… Read More »
Judge Finds Odors From Store Are Not Pollution
Nineteen pages into a ruling on an insurance case, a federal judge did not actually declare that the defendant’s claim — that odors from a restaurant should be considered pollution — stank. The way Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald put it was, that argument was “malodorous to this court.” The defendant was an insurance company… Read More »
Judge to Roslyn Country Club Residents: Go to Trial or Have Lawsuits Dismissed
A bid to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed by Roslyn Country Club residents when their recreational facilities were shuttered eight years ago has been denied by a Nassau County Supreme Court judge. The country club, built in the 1950s, closed in 2007 after Corona Realty Holdings owner Manochehr Malekan unsuccessfully sued community residents in… Read More »
Lab Sues NY Health Department for Harassment
Hematology tech Athhar Prizada preps blood samples for storage at Analytical Diagnostic Labs in Sheepshead Bay. (ADAMS FOR NEWS) It began as a nasty argument between the owner of a Sheepshead Bay medical lab and a top state Health Department official and escalated into full-scale harassment to drive the lab out of business, the… Read More »
What are Damages in a Personal Injury Case?
When an injury occurs due to someone else’s negligence, and a personal injury case is brought, then the person suing is called “the plaintiff”. The plaintiff, the injured party, is seeking to be compensated for his or her damages from the “defendant”. The defendant is the person or entity being sued because they were… Read More »
How Can a Slip-and-Fall Attorney Help Me With My Case?
Falls are some of the most common accidents in New York and frequently cause severe injuries. Many slip-and-falls result from property owners’ negligence, but fall victims often struggle to hold property owners accountable and recover fair compensation. Without legal assistance, you likely won’t obtain the money you need, which could impede your recovery and… Read More »
Estate of Yankee Pitcher Cory Lidle Sued for Damage Caused by Plane Crash
MELANIE Lidle lost her husband last Oct. 11 when Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle crashed his plane into 524 E. 72nd St. Christopher Lidle, 6, lost his father. But celebrity dentist Dr. Larry Rosenthal and his wife, Sandra, say they lost their clothes and furniture when the plane struck the high-rise building 13 floors below… Read More »