New York Archives - Law Offices of Michael Singer, P.C.

Male models accused of running cocaine delivery service from Chelsea apartment

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:18:15 +0000

Male models busted in cocaine delivery service from Chelsea apartment Two young men have been charged with conspiracy and drug sale charges after participating in a cocaine delivery service from a Chelsea apartment. Prosecutors said the pretty pair are part of a bigger probe into a drug delivery service based in Manhattan. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS […]

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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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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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Justice prevails in Excessive Force case

Christopher D. Galiardo — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:00:27 +0000

Kings County, New York. Our client was enjoying the J”Ouvert Festival with family and friends in Brooklyn, when the group was approached by police. All the male members of the group were searched without probable cause and subjected to verbal abuse. Finding nothing illegal, the police left, only to be followed by another set of […]

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Testimony in Boston Bomb Trial Focuses on Backpack

Greg Bengston — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:57:30 +0000

New York Times – July 08, 2014 BOSTON — An F.B.I. agent told a federal court here on Tuesday that Azamat Tazhayakov, a college friend of the surviving Boston bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, agreed that a backpack found in Mr. Tsarnaev’s dorm room in the days after the bombing should be thrown away. It was […]

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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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Columbia Student Admits Selling Cocaine on Campus

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:13:43 +0000

By JOHN ELIGON Published: July 19, 2011 A Columbia University student who was the main target of an undercover investigation of a ring that sold drugs from the campus will be sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty Tuesday to selling cocaine. The student, Harrison David, is expected to begin serving his time […]

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Student Arrested In December Drug Bust Hoping To Transfer Schools

John Nasta — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:14:56 +0000

By Sammy Roth January 27, 2011. Harrison David, SEAS ’12, who was arrested last month for selling drugs, will seek a plea bargain that does not include jail time, his attorney said Tuesday. David is one of five students who were arrested in an on-campus police raid last month and charged with selling cocaine, marijuana, […]

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Lawyer Strategy: Filing for Summary Judgment pre-discovery in case of pedestrian struck in a crosswalk

Christopher D. Galiardo — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:32:38 +0000

As trial lawyers, we know that proving liability is often more than half the battle. Without liability, damages become moot. So, it is welcome when we are presented with a strong liability case. One of the soundest is the “pedestrian knock-down” in a crosswalk. The defendant driver must yield the right of way to the […]

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