Unlike in past presidential elections, “tort reform” is not a hotly debated issue this time around. Nevertheless, for a New York personal injury lawyer like myself, whose firm is currently representing hundreds of injured tort victims, it is an extremely important issue. I therefore decided to research how the four…
Michaels Bersani Kalabanka’s new publicity campaign is taking off! Starting today, April 1, 2016, many commercial airlines around the country — and beyond — will feature the Michaels Bersani Kalabanka personal injury law firm name and tagline, as shown in the photo above. Not everyone is excited about the new…
$55 Million. That’s a lot of money. I can’t claim to have ever gotten a verdict that big. Not even close. Almost no one has. What is more stunning is that the verdict was purely for emotional, not physical harm. No amputated arm or leg. No paralysis. No scars. She…
Here at Michaels Bersani Kalabanka, on any given day, you are likely to find, on our attorneys’ desks, piles of dog-eared, highlighted, and marked-up volumes of the New York Jury Verdict Reporter. The Reporter summarizes jury verdicts on a weekly basis from around New York State. (Actually, this publication is…
One thing you godda love about lawsuits is “discovery”. It’s what goes on right after you sue and the party you sued answers. Then you get to ask them to turn over almost any document relevant to the claims or defenses. Almost any document that has any possible relevance at…
New York personal injury lawyers like me get this question all the time. The answer is complex, but explaining complex things to judges, juries and clients, is what we do for a living. We are essentially in the “communication” business. So here goes: Most often it is not a…
Our jury system is in trouble, big trouble, and that’s no small matter. It’s a Constitutional matter. The right to a civil jury trial is enshrined in our Constitution’s Seventh Amendment as part of the Bill of Rights. But that right is under siege, as explained in a recent series…
The following Article appeared in the Auburn Citizen Newspaper yesterday. Pretty proud of my firm: Volunteering: Michaels Bersani Kalabanka program honors Auburn’s ‘heroes’ Jordyn Reiland, The Citizen Carrie Hanno, left, and Chrissy Derleth of the United Way of Cayuga County introduce this year’s campaign fundraising kickoff at Falcon Park Wednesday.…
I blogged about this case before when the judge granted the monkeys a hearing. But I find it fascinating and wanted to post an update. In a case watched closely by animal rights activists, a State Supreme Court judge in Manhattan recently denied a petition by a not-for-profit animal rights…
Modesty gets you nowhere. Sometimes you have to toot your own horn. (Just ask Donald Trump . . .). And today we are doing just that: We proudly proclaim that all four Michaels Bersani Kalabanka Lawyers – Lee Michaels, Jan Smolak, Michael Bersani and David Kalabanka — were selected by…