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SEATED (left to right): David Scher*, Scott Occhiogrosso*, Stephen Murphy*, Jeffrey Block*, Daniel O'Toole*, Joseph Donahue* STANDING (left to right): Ravi Sattiraju†, Frederick Aranki*, Pawel Wierzbicki, Michael Hurwitz*, Ameer Benno*, Christina (Mark) Mercado**, **...
SEATED (left to right): David Scher*, Daniel O'Toole*, Jeffrey Block*, Stephen Murphy*, Joseph Donahue* STANDING (left to right): , Ravi Sattiraju*, Romina Tominovic**, Thomas Brennan, Michael Hurwitz*, Scott Occhiogrosso*, Christina (Mark) Mercado**, Fred Aranki*,...
SEATED (left to right): Daniel O'Toole, Jeffrey Block, Stephen Murphy; STANDING: Frederick Aranki, Ravi Sattiraju, David Scher, Michael Hurwitz, Scott Occhiogrosso, S. Joseph Donahue, Christina (Mark) Mercado Once again, over half the attorneys at Block O'Toole &...
A recent decision was issued by a New York Appellate Court involving a rear-end car crash is making the rounds in legal circles. Why? In the case of Oluwatayo v. Dulinayan, et al., the issue presented before the appellate court was whether a victim who was rear-ended...
The attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy are frequently asked about the causes of New York construction accidents. Generally, the perception is that the accidents are confined to smaller, non-union jobs. The bigger companies, the theory goes, are not the culprits...
In 2011 Daniel P. O'Toole and Stephen J. Murphy of Block O'Toole & Murphy were recognized among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New York State by 'The National Trial Lawyer.' In 2012, O'Toole and Murphy received the distinction again as being named as one of the Top...
How the Standard of Reckless Disregard Applies to New York Traffic Accidents Drivers of authorized emergency vehicles (e.g. police cars and ambulances) and hazard vehicles (that is, vehicles concerned with certain utilities, such as highway maintenance, towing, snow...
Your Legal Rights After an MTA Bus Crash in New York City For anyone reeling from an MTA bus crash, it is important to know your legal rights and what you can expect from a personal injury lawsuit against the MTA or NYCTA. Injury victims may be able to collect...
Liability in Personal Injury Lawsuits Liability is the legal responsibility, or in lay terms “fault”, for an accident, an essential factor in personal injury cases. It determines who is accountable and enables victims to seek compensation. Once liability is...
Reasonable Person Standard in Negligence Cases The “reasonable person” or “reasonably prudent person” standard offers a useful metric for assessing the behavior of persons in a case. Whether or not we ourselves always behave in a reasonable way, most of us have an...
