New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog
What Is No-Fault Car Insurance in New York?
Some states use a liability-based system for resolving car accident claims, and an at-fault driver’s insurance typically covers damages the policyholder causes. However, New York is one of several states that follow a “no-fault” rule for car accident insurance claims. This means that a driver who suffers injuries and/or property damage in a car accident…
What Is New York’s Good Samaritan Law?
In an emergency, an injured person may not be able to call for help and may need to rely on the intervention of passing strangers for assistance. Many states have enacted “Good Samaritan” laws that protect individuals who act in good faith to help others from undue civil or criminal penalties. New York’s Good Samaritan…
What Is New York’s Right to Know Act?
In 2017, New York City Council passed the Right to Know Act, a new law aimed at improving relations between the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the members of the public who interact with them. The new law comes on the heels of the NYPD’s aggressive implementation of “stop and frisk” tactics. City Council…
20 Lawyers At SPBMC Are Selected As Super Lawyers or Rising Stars
SPBMC is proud to announce that an astounding 20 of its lawyers have been named either Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is an attorney rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and personal achievement. Super Lawyers recognizes lawyers across the United…
SPBMC Awarded $37 Million In Verdicts In 10 Days
In ten days’ time, the New York personal injury lawyers at SPBMC returned three verdicts totaling 37 Million Dollars. Significantly, these verdicts were achieved in venues that are often perceived as unfriendly to plaintiffs- Suffolk, Nassau, and Richmond Counties. On September 25, 2018, after 2 ½ weeks of trial, Jim Wilkens received a unanimous verdict totaling…