I love the New York Times. Read it every day. That doesn’t mean I always agree with it. And here’s a great example. A recent article by John Tierny explains that some playground “researchers” question the value of safety-first playgrounds. The researchers claim that, while it is “debatable” whether modern…
This Central New York accident lawyer is “on tour” again, traveling across New York State teaching other New York personal injury lawyers about New York “municipal liability law”. I addressed a very welcoming and attentive room of New York personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers in Manhattan this Friday, and…
The Syracuse Post-Standard reports that “Complete Streets Week: Making New York Walkable for All Generations”, begins today. What is it? It is a volunteer-led survey of pedestrian safety throughout Central New York, focusing on walking conditions in downtown Syracuse. Volunteers will look at the adequacy of traffic signals in allowing…
The Geneva Finger Lakes Times ran a story yesterday about a car-on-pedestrian accident in Waterloo (Seneca County). The story was of interest to me because I pass through Waterloo twice a day on my way from my home in Geneva to my office in Auburn. Here’s what happened: On January…
This past fall this central New York accident lawyer toured upstate New York State, stopping in Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, to lecture other personal injury lawyers about Municipal Law Liability developments (see my prior blog about it) in New York State. One thing I told other personal injury lawyers…
This central New York personal injury lawyer was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. My law offices are in Auburn, Cayuga County. I reside in Geneva, Ontario County. I am therefore fully rooted in central New York and the Finger Lakes region. But I like to travel. In fact,…
First scenario: You are walking on a sidewalk in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York and trip and fall on a raised portion (a “differential”) of the sidewalk that had been poorly maintained. You are injured. Second scenario: Same thing happens in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York. Question: Can you…
I just completed my fourth annual round-the-State lecture to other injury lawyers regarding Municipal Liability for the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. You can see the outline for my talk at the “publications” page on our Michaels Bersani Kalabanka website. “Municipal Liability” means holding a government entity, such…