This week's case asks two questions: 1. whether a school should be on the hook when a student is hurt by another student when the teacher leaves the room; and, 2. whether the parents of the bully can be held responsible for the classroom attack by their son. Place: Lindhurst High School, New York The […]
Check out our latest feature on PropertyShark… Real estate brokers and attorneys continue to vie for the hottest properties in New York City. These professionals make substantial fees by closing out transactions for sellers and buyers in the city’s increasing competitive market for condominiums and cooperative sales. Although seventy-five percent of city properties are co-ops, […]
In this week’s case we meet Priscilla Vargas, a dog owner who lived in a no-pets-allowed apartment. One day, Priscilla’s landlord filed a proceeding to have Priscilla evicted from the apartment for violating the No-Pets clause of her lease. Priscilla stated that she needed the dog for psychological reasons – her dog, Priscilla said, was […]
This week’s case concerns the need to protect pets from random acts of violence balanced against the need to assure that that adolescent criminal offenders are prosecuted properly for their behavior. Enter: Rita, 16, an 11th grader at La Guardia High School, in regular classes, and Advanced Placement classes. Her average is in the nineties. Cheryl […]
JD Insider | Cell Phones & Privacy By Gianna N. McArthur On this week's episode of JD Insider, watch as Gianna teaches us the privacy concerns over cell-phone data use, and walks us through some cases which have set the legal precedent for individual privacy rights. Cell phones and Privacy By Gianna McArthur Cell […]
Check out our latest feature on PropertyShark… "First time buyers might be nervous and confused about the home buying process, but who wouldn’t be when investing your entire life savings into a piece of real estate? Pardalis & Nohavicka has compiled a simple and easy list detailing the process of closing on a home as […]
This week’s case introduces us to a mother and her son who rented a nice little house in a peaceful neighborhood on Staten Island. They had a very nice relationship with their landlord, an older gentleman who lived in another house. One day, Roselle asked her landlord, Demetrius, whether he would like her son Joseph […]
Ariadne Panagopoulou was featured in the latest The National story about a high-profile international employment and labor lawsuit. The case: Members of the Qatari royal family are being sued by former domestic staff for failing to pay overtime and breaking federal labor laws. Our head of Employment & Labor Department, Ariadne Panagopoulou is representing […]
The Universal Hip Hop Museum is set to open in 2023 in Bronx Point, lining up with the 50th anniversary of the founding of hip hop. DJ Kool Herc is credited as the founder of the genre hip hop and as his attorneys, we are so proud to be a part of securing his brand and […]
Check out our latest feature on PropertyShark… "In the metro New York area’s expanding real estate market, investors are continuing to exchange properties. If the sale involves a large capital gain, defined as the profit from an investment, then the seller is normally liable for significant capital gains taxes. One way to limit tax liability […]