plaintiffs Archives - Law Offices of Michael Singer, P.C. https://lawsinger.com/tag/plaintiffs/ Personal Injury Attorneys Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:41:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 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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]]> Lawyer Strategy: Filing for Summary Judgment pre-discovery in case of pedestrian struck in a crosswalk https://lawsinger.com/lawyer-strategy-filing-for-summary-judgment-pre-discovery-in-case-of-pedestrian-struck-in-a-crosswalk/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:32:38 +0000 http://myersgaliardo.com/1/?p=847 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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]]> Motor Vehicle Accident- Summary Judgment appropriate where car pulls out of parking space and strikes your client’s vehicle https://lawsinger.com/motor-vehicle-accident-summary-judgment-where-car-pulls-out-of-parking-spot-and-strikes-your-client-as-she-is-driving-past/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:44:19 +0000 http://myersgaliardo.com/1/?p=484 A common accident scenario involves a car pulling out of a parking spot and striking another car while it is driving past.  If you represent the driver of the struck car you may be entitled to a finding of liability as a matter of law.  Of course, any time you can secure a liability finding […]

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]]> SEARCH WARRANTS: Claim of False Arrest when search warrant executed in a public versus private location https://lawsinger.com/false-arrest-clients-arrested-during-the-execution-of-a-search-warrant-in-a-public-versus-private-location/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:47:26 +0000 http://myersgaliardo.com/1/?p=384 We often come across cases in which the client was “in the wrong place at the wrong time”.  Perhaps the most glaring example of poor timing is being present in a location when the police issue a search warrant looking for contraband.  Assuming the warrant was not fraudulently obtained, the court has sanctioned the search. […]

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