In the years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress enacted the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. § 40101, Pub.L. 107–42), […]

For decades, New York law has strictly limited when plaintiffs may recover for emotional damages in medical malpractice cases. While the courts have recognized certain exceptions […]

The Appellate Division, Second Department, issued an interesting decision recently that is worth noting, albeit in a field of law other than personal injury. In Matter […]

Since the early 1800s, in cases where someone is bitten by a domestic animal, an owner who had actual or constructive knowledge of the animal’s “vicious […]

In a recent Second Department decision, Marinos v. Brahaj, 2025 NY Slip Op 03561, plaintiff-decedent was killed while operating a moped rented from Revel. The moped […]