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AGF&J 2024 Super Lawyers We are delighted to announce that five members of the Abrams, Gorelick, Friedman & Jacobson team have been recognized in 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers Magazine. Congratulations to Glenn Jacobson, Steven Disiervi, Michael Gorelick, and Thomas Maeglin for being included in the 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list! Congratulations…
Read MoreNo liability in premises liability case; Storm in Progress doctrine applies Davis v New York City Housing Authority, ___ Slip Op ____, Index 160530/2024 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty. Oct. 17, 2024) When a dangerous condition forms because of sudden weather, must a property owner be responsible for an accident that follows? In a recent decision,…
Read MoreA Nassau County Court denied plaintiff driver’s motion for summary judgment on her claims arising out of an alleged rear-end collision. Plaintiff alleged that she was stopped at an intersection and waiting to make a left-hand turn when a vehicle driven by the defendant collided with her from behind. Her vehicle was facing in the…
Read MorePlaintiff’s summary judgment motion denied in a left-hand turn car accident case. In the majority of cases, the driver making a left-hand turn may be found at fault and may bear liability for negligence in case of collision. In this case, the defendant driver raised sufficient facts to defeat the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.…
Read MoreEmergency doctrine rejected in multiple car accident case: Court grants summary judgment Joanna Debates v. Joseph Mangini; J.F. Carollo-Mangini; and Lester Feuerstein, Index No. 151826/2023 (Sup. Ct. Richmond Cty. Feb. 28, 2024) Finding no evidence of an emergency, a Staten Island court granted summary judgment in favor of two drivers involved in a three-car collision.…
Read MoreAs a result of closures mandated by state governments across America, businesses of all types have sustained unprecedented disruptions in their operations resulting in the loss of much, if not all, of their business income. Consequently, many of those businesses have turned to the business interruption coverage in their property insurance policies seeking to recover…
Read MoreSuddenly, an often-neglected insurance product is about to receive a lot of attention. Organizers of large events all over America are reexamining whether they obtained event cancellation insurance and, if so, what it covers. Event-Related Losses in Connection With Preventing Spread of the Virus Many fear that the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will…
Read MoreThe doctrine of qualified immunity from civil lawsuits against government officials for violations of civil rights has received new scrutiny in the wake of the outrage sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others at the hands of law enforcement. Much ink has been spilled analyzing the judicial construct of qualified immunity,…
Read MoreIntroduction The United States of America is experiencing a widespread and prolonged crisis of opioid abuse, drug addiction and overdoses and death. Unlike other drug abuse crisis of the past, the opioid crisis knows no racial, socioeconomic, gender or age boundaries. It is claimed to have its genesis in the manufacture and distribution of…
Read MoreIt’s been nearly 19 years since Mark Ian Binsky, Counsel to Abrams, Gorelick, Friedman & Jacobson, LLP, wrote the preceding article as a contributor to the Outside Counsel column of the New York Law Journal. So what, if anything, about the EUO has changed over the course of those 19 years? For starters, all property…
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