March - 2020

Defense Verdict on Serious Injury

On Friday, March 13, 2020, Alexandra Alvarez obtained a double defense verdict on “serious injury” threshold in a case involving three plaintiffs in the Civil Court, Bronx County. The three plaintiffs consisted of a driver and two passengers in a vehicle involved in a two-car collision. In a damages only trial, the jury non-suited the two passengers, one of whom was 21 years-old at the time of the accident and had undergone a knee arthroscopy. The verdict as to all three w

Florina Altshiler Wins Defense Verdict in 15 Minutes on Saturday!

Florina Altshiler, Esq. Partner in the Buffalo office achieved a great victory on Saturday (yes Saturday) by winning a defense verdict in less than 15 minutes following a 2+ week trial involving more than 20 witnesses in Erie County Supreme Court. In probably the last civil jury trial pending in Erie Cty after the order to shut down the Courts came down, Florina was able to unanimously convince a jury who continued to attend everyday despite the current public health cri

Dan Schiavetta Gave Two Presentations at an All-day Conference in Syracuse, N.Y. Sponsored by the Na

On February 26 partner Dan Schiavetta gave two presentations at an all-day conference in Syracuse, N.Y. sponsored by the National Business Institute: How to Handle Liens on Settlements and Judgments, and Defense Strategies to Limit Pain and Suffering Evidence. He also kicked off the conference by giving a general overview of the history of pain and suffering damages

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