When do the police have a right to search you or your property and take possession of items that belong to you? Are they allowed to randomly search your automobile if you are stopped for a traffic violation? Can they enter your home or apartment and arrest you? Can a police abuse......
View More
As a police abuse law firm in NYC, we can tell you that unlawful or false imprisonment in New York involves detaining or holding another person against their will without legal authorization. False imprisonment happens when a person keeps another person from leaving a vehicle, ho......
View More
At the police abuse law firm of The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff has been litigating the case of Fernando Bermudez, a man convicted of a crime he did not commit, for over 6 years. Mr. Bermudez, after years of rigorous appeals, was found to be actually innocent of the......
View More
In December 2016, the New York State Court of Appeals, this state's highest court, determined that municipalities including New York City can be held liable for traffic accidents and injuries stemming from their failure to improve streets with a history of frequent traffic......
View More
On Wednesday, January 4th, 2017, a Long Island Rail Road train derailed at the Atlantic Terminal station in Brooklyn during the busy morning rush hour, injuring over 100 commuters. Reminiscent of September's deadly Hoboken Station crash, the train slammed into a bumpe......
View More
According to University of Baltimore law professor Michael Meyerson, “As you peel the onion of discrimination, you realize how embedded it is in our legal system and our society.” You might not realize it, or perhaps you've never looked at it this way, but perso......
View More
New York City motorists no doubt believe that they have more than enough traffic laws to deal with already, but as of November 1, the state of New York now also enforces a “Slow Down to Get Around” law for waste collection and sanitation vehicles.The new requirement......
View More
If you are involved in a traffic accident on a New York street or highway, a number of factors may go into determining who was at fault. Many drivers may find that the rules can be perplexing, but parking lots have right-of-way rules just like streets and highways. While this wil......
View More
There are exact steps and procedures to follow when an employee has been injured on the job in New York. The correct forms, steps, and timeframe must be followed in order to receive workers' compensation. Upon injury, the worker must notify his supervisor and seek medical a......
View More
On Thursday, September 29th, 2016, a New Jersey Transit commuter train slammed into the passenger concourse of Hoboken Station killing a woman and injuring over a 100 people. This is the second time New Jersey Transit has had such a crash. In 2011, over 30 people were......
View More