Pardalis & Nohavicka Criminal Law Update: New York Law School's Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic Gets New Trial for Daycare Business Operator Convicted in 2001. On the morning of June 6, 2001, two and a half year old Brittney was left in the care of the Rene, who operated a daycare business at
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Pardalis & Nohavicka Auto Negligence Defense Update:
Michael Adams, 17, sustained physical injuries when he was thrown from the hood of a moving vehicle operated by Michael Bruno, 18, in a high school parking lot. The act of jumping on the hood of Bruno's stopped, but running, car created a question of comparative fault. Adams failed to
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PN Insurance Law Update: NY Assigned Risk Policy Cancellation Invalid Where Reason Provided is Cryptic
The car in question was owned ,but not registered, by the insured. The insurer attempted to put the assigned risk policyholder on notice of cancellation with the following language: "As per section 18:2:3 violations of conditions on which insurance was issued. No insurable interest in the 2005 Chrysler." The cancellation
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PN Premises Liability Update: Slip and Fall Defense — Defect Trivial, Case Dismissed
Whether a dangerous or defective condition exists depends on the facts of each case, and is usually a question of fact for the jury. BUT: property owners will not be held liable for trivial defects, not constituting a trap or nuisance, that might cause someone to stumble, stub their toes,
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PN Auto Negligence Defense Update: Rear End Hit is Not Always Liability Endgame
Although a rear-end collision with a stopped vehicle establishes a prima facie case of negligence on the part of the driver of the rear vehicle, even assuming that defendant driver failed to maintain a reasonably safe distance and rate of speed while traveling behind the plaintiff's vehicle, deposition testimony of
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