10/16/2025 6:30:57 PM Stage an Accident on a Construction Site in NYS? Still NOT a Felony By Adeel Jamaluddin Fraud in the New York construction industry in the form of staged accidents, exaggerated claims, and unnecessary or excessive treatment...
10/13/2025 3:46:07 PM The Rise of AI-Assisted Litigation By Eric Kim As AI programs such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity Pro become more accessible to the public, the use of these tools in the legal...
10/10/2025 7:03:29 PM Appellate Division and Court of Appeals - Conflict? By Adeel Jamaluddin The Appellate Division, First Department, recently reaffirmed a doctrine that often gets lost in the shuffle. In Murillo v Downtown NYC...
10/9/2025 9:44:43 PM From Charts to Courtroom - When Medical Records Take the Stand - Court Clarifies Hearsay Standard for Medical Records By Christopher Gioia Seven decades ago, the Court of Appeals determined that statements contained in medical records are admissible as business records, an...
9/19/2025 2:30:04 PM Gabapentin, Cognitive Decline, and Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries, Oh My! By Brian Taylor How many cases have you come across with low back pain being treated with Gabapentin? How many of these cases have claims of mild TBI or...
9/3/2025 2:43:12 PM How Insurers Handle Smoke Damage and Non-Visible Losses By Lauren Birkenstock When evaluating property insurance claims, insurers recognize that not all damage is immediately visible. Smoke, soot, and other forms of...
6/17/2025 5:04:18 PM Practical Guide for Common Law Trademark Owners: Strategies for Protecting and Enforcing Common Law Trademarks By Breane Stryker The first post in this series covered recommended strategies for developing robust trademark usage policies and practices, particularly...
6/10/2025 8:42:28 PM Practical Guide for Common Law Trademark Owners: Best Usage Practices to Strengthen Common Law Rights By Breane Stryker This post and the next post in this series are intended to provide an overview of recommended practices for common law trademark usage to...
4/28/2025 6:48:59 PM The Price of Procrastination: Prompt Payment or Compounding Consequences By Adeel Jamaluddin In a recent decision, the Appellate Term, Second Department, issued a decision effectively rendering a settlement from 2001 for $2,705 to...
4/25/2025 7:05:45 PM Fore - New York Court Of Appeals Rules On Two Golf Cases By Christopher Gioia On April 15, the New York Court of Appeals heard two very different golf cases and reached two very different conclusions, making key...
4/7/2025 11:49:56 PM Labor Law Section 240 - No Fooling Around By Adeel Jamaluddin On April 1, 2025, the Appellate Division affirmed the lower court's granting of the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on his Labor...
4/7/2025 11:48:32 PM Always Investigate the Treating Physicians: You Might Strike Gold By Brian Taylor Everyone knows that lien treatment is simply a part of the personal injury industry. However, not all doctors operate their practices in...