jury Archives - Law Offices of Michael Singer, P.C. https://lawsinger.com/tag/jury/ Personal Injury Attorneys Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:15:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Staten Island Dog Abuse Trial https://lawsinger.com/staten-island-dog-abuse-trial/ Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:59:24 +0000 http://03ed697.netsolhost.com/?p=1438 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 https://lawsinger.com/police-misconduct-word-unreliable-civilian-complainant-serve-probable-cause-arrest/ Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:51:29 +0000 http://03ed697.netsolhost.com/?p=1400 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 https://lawsinger.com/clients-memory-loss-held-lesser-standard-assessing-proof-negligence-comparative-fault/ Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:43:05 +0000 http://03ed697.netsolhost.com/?p=1352 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 https://lawsinger.com/doctor-acquitted-federal-insurance-fraud-trial/ Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:52:47 +0000 http://03ed697.netsolhost.com/?p=1342 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 https://lawsinger.com/trial-client-police-shooting-case/ Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:37:19 +0000 http://03ed697.netsolhost.com/?p=1340 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 https://lawsinger.com/bronx-trial-father-daughter-struck-city-bus/ Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:51:46 +0000 http://03ed697.netsolhost.com/?p=1314 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 https://lawsinger.com/2000000-trial-client-struck-city-bus/ Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:46:36 +0000 http://03ed697.netsolhost.com/?p=1278 $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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]]> SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS https://lawsinger.com/summary-judgment-in-motorcycle-accidents/ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:37:04 +0000 http://03ed697.netsolhost.com/?p=1208 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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]]> DOG BITE CASES: Proof of Vicious Propensity https://lawsinger.com/dog-bite-cases-proof-of-vicious-propensity/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:26:38 +0000 http://03ed697.netsolhost.com/?p=1106 For nearly 200 years, the law of New York has been that the owner of a domestic animal who either knows or should have known of that animal’s vicious propensities will be held responsible for any harm the animal causes as a result of those propensities. See e.g. Vrooman v Lawyer, 13 Johns 339 [1816]; […]

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