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Who are Wrongful Death Beneficiaries in New York?

November 29, 2021

Like the wrongful death laws in most states, New York’s wrongful death statute, which is found in Section 5-4 of the Estates, Powers, and Trusts Law, compensates survivors when a loved one dies because of someone else’s negligence. For purposes of this law, “survivors” are usually spouses, children, and/or parents. Other close relatives, like siblings,…Read the article

Fully Understanding Duty In Negligence Cases

July 12, 2017

Webster’s defines “duty” as “obligatory tasks, conduct, service, or functions that arise from one’s position,” as in he has a “duty to support his family.” There are some other definitions as well, like a sense of duty propelled him to the battlefield, but none of these other meanings come as close to the term’s specific…Read the article

Liver Cancer Patient Wheatfield Resident on NBC

January 23, 2017

  HEALTH ALERT FOR WHEATFIELD RESIDENTS   Napoli Shkolnik PLLC (and local counsel Christen Civiletto and co-counsel Smith Stag LLC) client Brett Grawe was recently interviewed by Local NBC 2 regarding the toxic landfill located in the Town of Wheatfield. The firm has put the Town of Wheatfield on Notice on behalf of Brett and…Read the article