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In our previous post, we began looking at a bill that was recently struck down by New York lawmakers which would have extended the statute of limitations for medical malpractice patients. As we noted, the benefit of the bill for patients is that it would have leveled...
Landlord/Tenant Disputes: Firm That Tops List Gives You 5 Things to Do When Facing Landlord NeglectBlock O'Toole & Murphy was included in the most recent Jury Verdict Reporter as the firm responsible for generating the 1st and 2nd best results in Landlord/Tenant...
New York lawmakers have, for the second year in a row now, shut down a bill that would have given medical malpractice victims a larger window to bring claims to court. Lavern’s Law, as the measure was known, would have established a statute of limitations for...
In our last post, we began discussing in general outline the claims process associated with workers’ compensation, putting particular emphasis on the need for injured workers to understand their obligations in the claims process to ensure they can claim the benefits...
In most cases, workers’ compensation is the sole remedy available to workers injured on the job. Given the importance of workers’ compensation benefits, it is important for injured workers to understand their obligations when they are injured so that they don’t miss...
In our last post, we began looking at the problem of opioid abuse in connection with workplace injury. The problem, of course, is not only seen among injured workers, but it is an issue that workers' compensation insurers are working to address, partially to cut costs...
Opioid use and abuse has become an important issue in the United States, not only in the health care industry but also in the criminal justice system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has declared an opioid epidemic, partly because of the great number...
Sometimes being a trial lawyer requires you to question things . . . to test the validity of certain parts of the world we live in. The Trial Lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy are frequently weighing the value of services provided to consumers. A fatal Brooklyn...
As lawyers who fight for the rights of construction workers (BOM Attorneys), we have long been pointing to worker safety violations and characterizing them as "Civil Rights Issues.' Now a member of law enforcement is taking the rarely employed, but welcome, step of...
Last time, we began discussing the possibilities available to workplace accident victims in terms of third party litigation. As we noted, there are a variety of parties that may be liable for a workplace accident, particularly on construction sites. Another...
