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NEWS
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Client Alert:
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12/26/2011 -
From our
Commercial Litigation department comes case alert of importance to both
consumers and lenders. Click here
for details
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10/6/11 - Been Injured on a Cruise? This client alert
deals with cruise ship passengers who have been injured and those who are
planning a cruise. Click
here for the full details.
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9/23/11 - Alert for both plaintiffs and defendants engaged
in discovery where damages may be at issue.
Click
here to read
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9/12/11 - Alert for Clients and Practitioners. The right of lien or
subrogation asserted by a health carrier against the proceeds of a 3rd party
action settlement. Click
here to read
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Article [6/3/2011]:
The Home Equity Theft Prevention Act:
Click here to
read
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Press Release June 2, 2011: On May 24, 2011, a
Westchester County jury returned a defense verdict in favor of a
contractor and property owner in a 240(1) Labor Law case in which
the plaintiff was alleging a traumatic brain injury sustained in a
scaffold fall. Representing the contractor, Craig Post, a partner
with Barr, Post & Associates, successfully argued that the fall
could not have occurred in the manner in which plaintiff alleged or,
in the alternative, that the fall was the result of the spontaneous
bleed of a congenital aneurysm. Mr. Post has many years of
experience handling Labor Law claims on behalf of both uninsured
contractors and injured workers. Along with the vigorous defense of
contractors, the firm also prosecutes declaratory judgment actions
against the insurance carriers that have disclaimed coverage
rendering the contractors uninsured.
If you or your clients' needs require a firm with this type of
construction litigation experience, please feel free to
contact us.
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Article [6/2/2011]: WHY YOU MUST CHECK YOUR CREDIT SCORE:
Click here to read
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Client Alert:
Important Alert for Clients and Practitioners-3/1/11:
Buried within a report to Governor Cuomo from the New
York State Department of Health is the recommendation that medical
malpractice awards for pain and suffering be capped at $250,000.00. As
an anathema to common sense, economics and justice, this attempt to
limit the rights of the people of New York State has been rejected by
the New York State Bar Association which is urging Governor Cuomo to do
the same.
Please click here to view the New York Law Journal article for more
information:
On February 22, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the only
recourse for the parents of a child injured after having received a DPT
vaccine resulting in seizures and brain damage was through the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
Click here for
details
New Changes in the New York State Exemption Laws effective January
23, 2011. The New York State Legislature has recently enacted
changes to the New York State homestead exemption and other New York
State exemptions available to bankruptcy filers and/or judgment
debtors. Click here for details
From our personal injury litigation
department comes an alert concerning two recent decisions of
interest to the personal injury practitioner.
Click here for details.
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U.S. Supreme Court will hear
vaccine case
The Supreme Court has announced it will
hear an appeal in the matter of the parents of a Pittsburgh girl who claims
to have suffered injury following the administration of the DPT vaccine
when she was 6 months old. The appeal follows a 3rd Circuit decision
that the action was federally pre-empted by a 1986 law that set up a
special "vaccine court" to handle such claims. To date, only Georgia has
permitted such suits. In the Pittsburgh case, the plaintiff is claiming
to have sustained seizures which continue to date. Barr, Post &
Associates, PLLC has experience handling vaccine matters before the U.S.
Court of Federal Claims. If you believe you or a family member may have
been injured by an FDA approved vaccine, please contact Barr, Post for a
free consultation.
To learn more about
Vaccine Injuries,
click here
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Press Release 10/19/09:
To add to its list of personal
injury recovery success stories, Barr, Post & Associates, PLLC has
obtained a $225,000.00 SUM arbitration award for a client involved
in a rear-end motor vehicle collision. The client sustained
soft-tissue injuries to her neck. When conservative measures failed,
the client underwent breast reduction surgery that she was advised
would relieve pressure on her neck and back and reduce her ongoing
pain. The surgery was successful to the extent it helped to reduce
the clients pain but she was left with scarring that was deemed to
be 'significant' and causally related for the purposes of the
no-fault serious injury threshold. This unusual fact pattern was
defended by the SUM insurance carrier on the basis that the surgery
was elective and not causally related to the accident. The
$225,000.00 represented the full amount of available SUM coverage
less $25,000.00 received from the driver that caused the collision.
SUM (Supplementary Uninsured Motorist) coverage, also known as
underinsurance, is additional insurance you purchase to protect
against accidents with other vehicles that may have the minimum
liability coverage required by law. If you have been involved in a
motor vehicle accident or have questions regarding SUM coverage,
please contact Barr, Post & Associates, PLLC
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Barr, Post & Associates institute
new Practice Area
Computer Fraud and Abuse
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Press Release 10/16/09:Barr, Post & Associates,
PLLC is pleased to announce the following additions to its
professional staff
David M.
Ascher is a litigator that comes to the firm with 7 years of
experience concentrating in criminal defense and real estate. A
former Rockland County ADA, David represents commercial clients in
both transactional and litigation matters, and real estate
owner/developers before the various zoning and planning boards in
the metropolitan area and NYS Supreme Courts in the prosecution of
claims on their behalf.
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Barr, Post & Associates release New
www.bplegalteam.com Website.
Attorney Alerts
- Effective April 1, 2009 the rules on professional conduct for
New York practitioners go into effect that will replace the existing
disciplinary rules....
>> Click Here for Details <<
- As of January 1, 2009 the Rockland County Clerk’s Office will
begin imaging all civil court documents...
>> Click Here for Details <<
- In July 2008 the New York County Lawyers Association’s ethics
committee issued Ethics opinion 739 concerning attorney
reimbursement for the use of specialty firms to handle the
resolution of complex lien situations in personal injury matters...
>> Click Here for Details <<
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