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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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$5,000,000 settlement at trial for brain injured victim

Christopher D. Galiardo — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 21:25:21 +0000

$5,000,000 settlement at trial for brain injured victim. In this motor vehicle accident, a young 12 year old girl attempted to cross the street against a red light and was struck by a “hit and run” vehicle, suffering a severe head injury resulting in a short term coma and long term cognitive issues. Unfortunately, there […]

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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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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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$1,400,000 to client assaulted by police

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:37:07 +0000

$1,400,000 settlement on the eve of trial in an excessive force case for man who suffered an orbital fracture when beaten by the police.

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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: The Search for all sources of coverage.

Michael Singer — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 02:34:50 +0000

In some respects, at first glance, motor vehicle accidents may seem like the simplest type of personal injury claim. After all, in most instances the police arrive at the scene and take a report, which includes information such as the identification of the driver and registered owner of each involved vehicle, the insurance carrier for each […]

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SPOLIATION

Christopher D. Galiardo — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:38:59 +0000

Often in contentious litigation, the opposing party will “lose” or “misplace” a document within their control which you have requested in the course of discovery and reasonably believe is important to establishing your case. As a litigant, one must overcome this “stone walling” tactic and turn it against the offending party. To do so, one […]

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