Aurora Beauchamp was crossing E. Houston Street at Avenue D in Manhattan, NY when a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) bus struck her, dragged her for approximately 20 feet and then came to a stop on top of her legs. Her pelvis was crushed and the nerves to her leg were severed from the spinal cord […]
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Feb
Feb
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured more than $650,000 from debt collection law firm, Tromberg, Morris, & Poulin, LLC (TMP), and its subsidiary, Stephen Einstein & Associates, P.C. (SEA), for filing frivolous lawsuits. An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that TMP and its subsidiary often sued tenants on behalf […]
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Feb
Feb
New York Criminal Procedure Law § 440.47(1), known as the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA), allows the sentencing criminal court to resentence a domestic violence survivor who suffered sexual, psychological or physical abuse that contributed to his or her conviction if certain, specific criteria are met. Seven factors determine eligibility, and the application process […]
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Feb
Feb
The New York Lost Policy Finder is a free service to assist families in locating unclaimed benefits on life insurance policies/certificates and annuity contracts/certificates insuring the life of, or owned by, a deceased immediate family member. The service is not available to individuals, companies, organizations or services that charge consumers a fee for making the request or […]
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Dec
Dec
A divorced husband does not have to make continued payments to his ex-wife under a separation agreement after she tried to kill him with a hatchet. Mark Schenkman was granted sole legal and physical custody of his four children in a 2013 divorce judgment. Other issues, including alimony, child support and the division of assets […]
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Nov
Nov
The U.S. Treasury and IRS have published updated figures for various provisions of the Internal Revenue Code for the year 2024. The estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax exclusions are: The Unified Credit Against Estate Tax basic exclusion amount and the generation-skipping transfer tax exemption will be $13,610,000 under Section 2010. The Annual Exclusion for Gifts will […]
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Nov
Nov
If you want your car included in your revocable living trust to avoid New York probate, follow the instructions below. The person who creates a trust is the settlor. The owner of the vehicle and the settlor of the trust can be the same person. The person(s) who manage the property of the trust are […]
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Nov
Nov
WHAT IS NY PENAL LAW 130.52: THE CRIME OF FORCIBLE TOUCHING? You are guilty of forcible touching when you intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose, forcibly touch the sexual or other intimate parts of another person for the purpose of degrading or abusing such person or for the purpose of gratifying your sexual desire. It […]
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Nov
Nov
Buffalo City Court Judge Rebecca L. Town dismissed a drunk driving case because the prosecution did not provide police body-worn camera footage to the defense. Defendant was charged with driving while intoxicated under Section 1192 (3) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and other charges. The timeline was as follows: Defendant was arraigned on May […]