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Staten Island Dog Abuse Trial

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:59:24 +0000

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –- A Staten Island justice on Tuesday convicted Alsu Ivanchenko of animal-cruelty charges for badly injuring her tiny 3-month-old puppy last year and tossing the animal away in a bag by the railroad tracks in her community. In a case that galvanized animal-rights activists, state Supreme Court Justice William E. Garnett found […]

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Police Misconduct: the word of an unreliable civilian complainant should not serve as probable cause to arrest

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:51:29 +0000

Often, a client of potential police misconduct will have been arrested on the basis of an allegation made by a civilian, not a police officer (e.g., a claim of assault that the police did not witness). In these instances, it cannot be argued that the police fabricated the evidence against the client, since the allegations, […]

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Clients with MEMORY LOSS are held to LESSER STANDARD in assessing proof of negligence and comparative fault

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:43:05 +0000

On occasion, the practitioner represents a client who suffered a brain injury which has impacted the client’s ability to recount the events of an accident. This may create difficulty in proving your case through direct testimony and/or evidence. Please take solace in the fact that: (i) you can use circumstantial evidence to prove your case; […]

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Doctor acquitted in Federal Insurance Fraud Trial

Christopher D. Galiardo — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:52:47 +0000

Newsday: Doctor Acquitted at Federal Trial in $275m Insurance Fraud; Trial Co-Counsel: Matthew Myers Joseph Vitoulis, a doctor from Valley Stream named in a widely publicized 2012 indictment about a $275 million scheme to defraud no-fault auto insurers, has been acquitted of all charges in federal court in Manhattan. Vitoulis, 44, was accused of acting […]

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Trial of client in police shooting case

Christopher D. Galiardo — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:37:19 +0000

Pot dealer who shot at cops near Manhattan housing project Luis Martinez, 26, faces 25 years to life for firing three times at cops during the February 2012 shootout with uniformed cops near the Baruch Houses on the Lower East Side. BY BARBARA ROSS , SHAYNA JACOBS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, January 31, 2014 […]

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Bronx Trial: father and daughter struck by City Bus

Christopher D. Galiardo — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:51:46 +0000

Our client was crossing the street in the crosswalk with his 12 year old daughter when an “accordion” City Bus, making a right hand turn, struck our client in the crosswalk and ran over his legs. Client suffered multiple fractures to his feet and ankles, requiring surgery. Despite patent responsibility, the Bus Driver testified at deposition […]

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$2,000,000 at trial to client struck by City Bus

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:46:36 +0000

$2,000,000 settlement during trial for client who suffered multiple fractures of the foot and leg when struck by a City Bus as he was crossing the street. We also obtained a $275,000 settlement for client’s 12 year daughter, who was also struck by the bus and suffered fractured ankle.

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First Boston Marathon Bombing Trial to Begin

Greg Bengston — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 15:48:43 +0000

NBC News – July 06, 2014 More than a year after the Boston Marathon bombing, the first trial is about to get underway. Opening statements are expected Monday in the trial of Azamat Tazhayakov, a 20-year-old friend of the accused suspects who is charged with obstruction. Prosecutors say he and another friend, Dias Kadyrbayev, took […]

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Jury selection begins for friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect

Greg Bengston — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:01:40 +0000

The Daily Free Press – June 30, 2014 The lawyers defending Azamat Tazhayakov, who is charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy in the investigation of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, began selecting a jury for Tazhayakov’s trial alongside federal prosecutors Monday. Tazhayakov, who is the first of Tsarnaev’s four friends to be put […]

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS

Christopher D. Galiardo — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:37:04 +0000

We represent many individuals who have been injured in motorcycle accidents. Time and time again, cars fail to notice motorcyclists driving lawfully upon the road and cut in front of them, merge directly into their lane or force them off the road. Time and again, it is the motorcyclist alone who suffers injury from the […]

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