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How Much Is Your Personal Injury Case Worth?

Posted on October 7, 2022

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DID YOU KNOW? REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECISIONS ARE PROTECTED FROM EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION IN NEW YORK

Posted on September 29, 2022

Since November 2019, New York State protects reproductive health decisions from employment discrimination. The law (Section 203-e of the Labor Law) prohibits “discrimination based on an employee's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making.” Specifically, the law states that employers may not:

Let’s Talk About Sum Insurance

Posted on September 28, 2022

Let's talk about insurance. I know, it's dry like an overcooked steak. I get it. But it's also important, and in my world it can be critical. Today we're not talking general insurance, however, we're talking SUM insurance. Many of...

Roe V Wade Is Overturned But The Us Doesnt Do Enough To Protect Women And Pregnant Women From Discrimination So Now What

Posted on June 28, 2022

What Happened? On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, overturning 50 years of women's constitutionally protected reproductive rights. The case is Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, one that will now live in infamy for supporters of women's bodily autonomy...

Uvalde School Shooting When Law Enforcement Fails To Act A Civil Liability Perspective

Posted on June 1, 2022

Our country is again dealing with the aftermath of yet another school shooting, this time in Uvalde, Texas where an 18-year old man shot and killed 19 elementary school students and two teachers. This is incident is so horrific and so disturbing that it is hard to read or speak about.

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Womens History Month How Can We Share The Responsibility Of Bringing Up The Next Generation

Posted on March 19, 2022

March is Women's History Month. March 8 also marked International Women's Day, which is a day to not only celebrate the women in your life, but also to take some time to reflect on women's rights and the work that still needs to be done. On IWD, I was...

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DANGEROUS INTERSECTION: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

Posted on March 9, 2022

https://youtu.be/IU01SFy3vfo Today we're going to be talking about dangerous intersections and in particular, intersections that are dangerous to pedestrians at crosswalks. But before we do, if you have questions or you were injured at a crosswalk, accident or otherwise injured...

Talklex Podcast What Makes A Good Judge

Posted on March 4, 2022

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doraziopeterson/embed/episodes/Ep--017---What-Makes-A-Good-Judge-e1f86iu/a-a7h3621 In today's episode, Scott and Giovanna discuss the "Misleading Headline of The Week", as it relates to comments made by Fox News host Tucker Carlson relating to the Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and discuss what attributes make a good judge...

Talklex Podcast Legal Potpourri Sandy Hook School Shooting Settlement Sarah Palin Suit And More

Posted on February 17, 2022

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doraziopeterson/embed/episodes/Ep--016---Legal-Potpourri-Sandy-Hook-School-Shooting-Settlement--Sarah-Palin-Suit-and-More-e1eg3vj/a-a7dtr70 In this Legal Potpourri episode, Scott and Giovanna discuss some recent interesting (and controversial) legal stories, starting off with a significant settlement in a case against gun manufacturer Remington arising out of the Sandy Hook shooting. The episode is rounded off with...

Who Is Liable For Gun Violence 2022 Update

Posted on February 16, 2022

This is an update of an article we originally published in 2017 after the Las Vegas mass shooting. Yesterday, it was reported that Remington has settled a lawsuit by the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting for $73 million. This was the full policy amount of each...

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WHAT DAMAGES ARE RECOVERABLE IN A DISCRIMINATION OR HARASSMENT CASE? – NEW YORK EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW – EPISODE 5

Posted on February 11, 2022

https://youtu.be/_v6i9k-xTlc?si=43-hesLFbVYugFbW Today we're going to talk about what types of damages you mat be entitled to in the event of employment discrimination or sexual harassment. First, it's important to remember that the laws governing employment discrimination, medical leave discrimination and sexual...

Skiing Accidents To Sue Or Not To Sue

Posted on January 19, 2022

As many of our friends know, our son was recently in a pretty serious skiing accident. The edge of his ski clipped some ice and he was launched off the trail and into the woods where he hit a tree. Thankfully his leg took the impact and while he had to have...