Yes, you read that caption right. This personal injury lawyer wants FEWER boating accident cases. Not because I don’t enjoy representing those injured through negligent boating (I do), but because I want there to be fewer accidents altogether. I have enough personal injury cases. I don’t need more and would…
Hey Upstate New York bikers, it’s that time of year again. You’ve probably taken your motorcycle out of storage, tuned it up, wiped it down, and taken a few rides. Good for you. Now all you need is to freshen up on safety. You might think (cynically) that New York…
M&S’ senior law partner, Lee S. Michaels, is not only a top New York personal injury lawyer, but also an award winning adjunct professor at Syracuse College of Law. He teaches young soon-to-be lawyers how to try a court case. This is called “trial practice” in law school. The Syracuse…
This morning I was at the radio studios of Finger Lakes Radio Group in Geneva, New York. They wanted to interview me about my new book, “Understanding Your New York Personal Injury Claim“. Geneva’s station – WVGA – ran the interview live. It’s sister station in Auburn, NY – WAUB…
I just read a disturbing article in the New York Times about a large-scale personal injury insurance scam in New York City. It works like this: A gang of fraudsters lines up “scouts” to go into poor neighborhoods in search of people willing to “fake” accidents and injuries in exchange…
Did you ever wonder where the expression, “to read the Riot Act” comes from? Well, if not, you are probably wondering now. So here’s the explanation: The so called “Riot Act” was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain when the USA was still part of Great Britain (1715). …
I recently posted a blog about New York’s top Court’s recent ruling that New York personal injury plaintiffs can win “summary judgment” against defendants without proving that the plaintiff was blameless for his own injury. The rule previously, in most courts, was that the plaintiff could not get summary judgment…
It’s lacrosse season. I learned to love the sport while watching my youngest son Nico play in middle school. He went on to play JV and Varsity lacrosse at Geneva High School in Geneva, New York where we live. I witnessed many games. It’s a fast and furious sport, “the…
Warning: This blog may be a little too “legalese” for many of my readers, but it is an important development in New York personal injury law, so I feel compelled to write about it for my many lawyer-readers and others with a more-than-casual interest in the law. The new development…
A woman is walking her bicycle across a street at night. She is wearing light colored clothing. A car approaches. Its headlights shine upon her. The car does not slow down. It is traveling at 40 miles per hour. The car does not brake. Inside the car, another woman sits…