http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/ Published by Law Offices of Mark A. Eskenazi, LLC en-us 2008-11-19T12:08:22-05:00 http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/11/anthrax_exposure_inquiring_min.html Supreme Court of Florida: US v. Maureen Stevens Robert Stevens worked for American Media Inc., publishers of the National Enquirer. In 2001, letters containing anthrax were sent to a number of recipients, including American Media in Florida. Mr. Stevens died... Government Negligence Mark A. Eskenazi 2008-11-19T12:08:22-05:00 http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/11/jews_for_jesus_damnation_salva_1.html Supreme Court of Florida: Jews for Jesus v. Edith Rapp There’s a fine, not always so-clear line, between church and state which seems too often to turn on whose ox is being gored or ignored. There’s a different line that... Religion Mark A. Eskenazi 2008-11-10T01:35:15-05:00 http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/10/websites_cyber_suit.html New York Supreme Court: Bossy v. Camelback Solicitation Plus. It sounds like what brought down the former governor of New York. It's not quite as juicy, but without it, your New York case against a foreign corporation with a website... The Internet Mark A. Eskenazi 2008-10-28T10:34:14-05:00 http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/10/counterfeiting_funny_money_for_1.html U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: United States v. Porter There all kinds of new ways to commit crime: There’s identify theft, credit card fraud, computer hacking and stealing cable or satellite signals. There are also new ways... Crime and Punishment Mark A. Eskenazi 2008-10-20T00:05:30-05:00 http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/10/auto_insurance_the_eyes_have_i.html Appellate Division, Second Department: State Farm v. Langan In politics you have to “follow the money” to figure out why some laws pass and others don’t. In automobile accidents, you have to figure out if there’s insurance coverage to compensate... Auto Accidents Mark A. Eskenazi 2008-10-02T08:25:04-05:00 http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/09/sexual_preference_discriminati_1.html Appellate Term, First Department: Taylor v. New York University Medical Center (NYUMC) et. al. In 1994, Mark Taylor’s secret was out big time. A book published that year— Leonard Bernstein by Humphrey Burton—detailed his intimate relationship with the late composer... Employment Discrimination Mark A. Eskenazi 2008-09-22T12:47:41-05:00 http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/09/free_speech_dying_to_be_famous_1.html U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit: Phelps-Roper v. Strickland Here’s the good news: Common decency still has a recongnized place in America, notwithstanding indicators to the contrary. Topeka Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church cannot protest at funerals in Ohio.... Speech Mark A. Eskenazi 2008-09-08T09:28:38-05:00 http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/09/jury_tampering_guilty_by_god_1.html U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Oliver v. Quarterman In New York State, before a witness takes the stand at trial, he either places his hand on a Bible and swears to tell the truth, or, if he... Mark A. Eskenazi 2008-09-01T08:00:00-05:00 http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/08/not_brought_to_you_by_our_spon_1.html U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 Fifteen of the nineteen terrorists involved in the 911 attacks were Saudis. Why not sue the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and various other seemingly... War on Terror Mark A. Eskenazi 2008-08-25T15:31:00-05:00 http://www.newyorkinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/08/arrested_development_1.html New Jersey Supreme Court: Culter v. Dorn As they say in Jersey, “You talkin' to me?” That question had to be in Jason Culter’s mind every time he heard comments in the office about “those dirty Jews.” Every time he... Other State Courts Mark A. Eskenazi 2008-08-14T17:10:21-05:00