Jul 18, 2011
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 ; Hosmer v Carney, 228 NY 73, 75 ; see also,
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Dec 20, 2010
$1,200,000 settlement following a jury verdict for a man who sustained leg fractures requiring surgery as a result of a collision with a police vehicle while operating a
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Dec 20, 2010
$1,200,000 settlement following a jury verdict for a man who sustained multiple leg injuries in a motor vehicle accident with a police vehicle who claimed to be responding to an emergency call. The jury concluded that the officer driver operated his vehicle in a reckless manner, the legal standard when emergency vehicles are responding to a
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Dec 15, 2010
$1,000,000 settlement following a jury verdict for a young man who was struck from behind by a New York City santitation truck while riding a bicycle, sustaining a wrist fracture and ankle injuries requiring
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