A “Strip Search,” which involves the compulsory removal of clothing pursuant to an order by some official, is a degrading and humiliating experience.  Regardless of the circumstances, this experience, in and of itself, can leave an indelible impression on the affected individual. Most often, the issue arises when police officers are involved.  The guidelines established [...]

Your choice of an attorney to represent you in a case will have an effect on you that may be hard to imagine at the time that you make the choice.    After all, locating an attorney can be as quick as finding a name in the telephone book or catching an ad on TV.    But [...]

This question is not as simple as it may sound.   Under most circumstances, if you suffer an injury and another person shares some or all of the blame, then a lawsuit against that individual seems clearly your right.   It does not necessarily work that way in motor vehicle accidents in New York State. New York [...]

Notice • Actual Notice • Constructive Notice You fall on a bunch of grapes on the floor of a supermarket and injure yourself.   Is the supermarket responsible?     You fall down a stairway in your apartment building when you trip on a loose stairway tile and end up in the hospital. Can the landlord be held legally [...]

What is the status of legislation that is designed to extend the Statue of Limitations in New York for sexual abuse? With the change in control of the New York State Senate going from the Republicans to the Democrats after several decades, advocates for extending the time that a person may file a lawsuit for [...]

The New York City Police Department was faced with a tragedy recently.  An off-duty police office, chasing an individual he had witnessed attempting to break into his car, was shot and killed by a fellow police officer.  The off-duty officer, Omar J. Edwards, was chasing the suspect, gun in hand.  The on-duty officer, witnessing an [...]