New York personal injury lawyer of the firm Perecman pronounces elevator ...-Albany Times Union

New York personal injury lawyer David Perecman commentary on the Bronx Elevator accident that injured a teenager on Thursday. The elevator he dive three stories in the basement of an apartment complex after driving was a cable supporting the lift bite. The New York personal injury attorneys at The Perecman Firm have some Elevator accident cases handled in the past 30 years.

New York, New York (PRWEB) April 03, 2012

A cable snapped on an elevator car sending a teenager in a free fall three story, reported the New York Daily News (3/30/2012).

New York personal injury attorneys at The Perecman Firm wanting a full examination of the New York Elevator accident.

"The cable is literally of the lift lifeline. If cables snap, safety devices must kick. Usually needs something disastrous occur for someone to experience a free fall in an elevator, "said David Perecman, a New York personal injury lawyer who has customers in New York who were injured in Elevator accident represented.

According to the New York Daily News, Kenneth had Lacen aboard the elevator on the fifth floor of a Bronx apartment building. If the car the second floor approached, split the cable. Lacen "flew to the ceiling as he was in a rocket" as the car in the basement collapsed.

Lacen injuries to his head, neck, back and leg because of the accident of the Lift, the New York tabloid said.

"If the circumstances are clearer, building management, Elevator manufacturers and elevator maintenance companies can be held responsible for the elevator accident," New York personal injury lawyer, said David Perecman. "Every day many people depending on lifts. It is crucial that lifts are safe, reliable and in full compliance with safety codes and regulations. "

If you have been injured or lost a loved one in a New York Elevator accident or an accident personal injury, contact the New York personal injury attorneys at The Perecman Firm on http://www.perecman.com.

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The past 30 years, the New York personal injury accidents, medical malpractice, construction accidents and car accident lawyers at The Perecman Firm, PLLC have handled all types of cases, including elevator and escalator accidents. David Perecman, founder of the firm, has been recognized for his accomplishments as an Honoree in the National Law Journal, the Hall of Fame in New York Magazine's "the best lawyers in America" and The New York Times Magazine "New York Super Lawyers Metro Edition" for the period 2007-2010. The prestigious U.s. News World Report ranks The Perecman Firm & among the top 20 personal injury firms in New York City for 2011-2012.

The firm has recovered millions of dollars for its customers. Among the more recent victories, Mr. Perecman won a $ 15 million judgment * * for a construction accident (Index 112370/03), a 5.35 million dollar verdict *** for a car accident (Index 35/04), and a $ 40 million dollar structured settlement for medical malpractice (Index 2146/03) ****.

The Perecman firm serves Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, Westchester, Upstate NY, Morris County, and Rockland County.

** later was settled while on appeal for $ 7.940 million
*** later settled for $ 3.5 million
**** total potential payout

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Rothstein Lawyer Charged With Illegal McCain Campaign Gifts - Bloomberg

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A former associate of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein was charged with illegally helping their law firm become the largest contributor to the presidential campaign of Republican John McCain in 2008.

Attorney Steven Lippman, 49, was charged with conspiring to help Rothstein’s defunct law firm, Rothstein, Rosenfeldt & Adler, illegally “bundle” contributions to McCain’s losing campaign against President Barack Obama. He’s also accused of conspiring to draw checks on accounts with insufficient funds and to evade taxes.

Lippman is the eighth person accused of helping Rothstein, a disbarred attorney serving 50 years in prison for the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme he ran out of his law firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Rothstein pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering and wire fraud in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, where Lippman and the others were also charged.

“The breadth, scope, and sheer complexity of Rothstein’s $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme is mind-boggling,” U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer said today in a statement. “Its success depended, in no small part, on the complicity of his colleagues and associates, like Steven Lippman.”

Prosecutors charged Lippman, a shareholder at RRA with no equity stake, with helping to “dramatically increase the political influence and power” of the firm by serving as a straw donor who was illegally reimbursed for his contribution.

“The charges speak for themselves,” Lippman’s attorney, Bruce Zimet, said in a phone interview. “All of these acts do not relate to the Ponzi scheme. Though they may have had some effect on it, he was not a participant in the Ponzi scheme.”

McCain, a Republican senator from Arizona, donated all Rothstein contributions under his control to charity when the fraud allegations first came to light in November 2009, spokesman Brian Rogers said in an e-mailed statement.

The law firm reimbursed Lippman with money and by paying for home renovations, patio furniture, a golf membership and a $134,000 Maserati, according to a charge filed today. He faces as many as five years in prison.

Rothstein admitted in 2010 that he persuaded wealthy investors to buy stakes in what he said were payouts from settlements of sexual-harassment and workplace discrimination cases. The cases were fabricated, using forged documents and ruses such as having an accomplice pose as a bank officer.

The scheme fell apart over Halloween weekend in 2009 when Rothstein couldn’t lure enough new investors to pay earlier ones. After fleeing to Morocco, Rothstein returned to the U.S. He pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering and wire fraud.

Rothstein was known for what he called his “rock star” lifestyle. He was married in the Versace mansion in Miami Beach -- Florida’s then-governor Charlie Crist was a guest -- and his car collection included a Rolls-Royce, a Bugatti, two Lamborghinis and a Maserati.

In February, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) agreed to settle a lawsuit with investors who claimed it aided in the Ponzi scheme. Barron’s and the Miami Herald reported that TD Bank would pay $170 million.

The case is U.S. v. Lippman, 12-cr-60078, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (Fort Lauderdale).

To contact the reporters on this story: Susannah Nesmith in Miami at susannahnesmith@yahoo.com; David Voreacos in Newark, New Jersey, at dvoreacos@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael Hytha at mhytha@bloomberg.net.

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Pickton inquest asianajaja selittää, miksi virkamiehen on edelleen jättää

Robert Pickton, investigation of the BC missing women participating in a lawyer from the market to the public reading, the Commission's Executive Director is on a leave of absence.

Peter Gall, which is the study of the Committee of inquiry, said the Commission wants to ensure that only, it is not possible to conduct an investigation in the absence of the staff of the Office.

The National Post reported Wednesday, the former workers appealed to the staff of the Commission's Office in processing the comments of the other workers and sex workers.

Anonymous sources on the basis of the arguments you specify on the accusation was directed at.

The leaf will be published at a later date on the basis of the anonymous source in another article complaining that the Executive Director John Boddie was too involved in the preparation of testimony.

On Monday, and the two lawyers went to leave, Boddie now is investigating the allegations.

"In the absence of Mr. Boddie are managed by the staff of the Task Manager, it was considered necessary to temporarily move to leave his position in the course of the investigation, Mr. Boddie, Gall said in a statement.

"Because of the high-profile nature of the Commission and, as a consequence, the focus of the inner activity, this was done in order to ensure that there would be no understanding of the possible interference in the investigation of the charge."

Gall said, people should not jump to conclusions, that has been brought by Boddie, a part of the results.

In fact, Gall said Boddie has "contributed" to the Commission's work, and is "the most unfortunate persons, he is the official interpretation of the statement as abuse, his part as the". "

Wally Oppal, Commissioner, the question of the granting of the carcasses, saying Thursday it is difficult to respond to anonymous and vague accusations.

One member of the family of a missing woman, also expressed concern.

Lillian Beaudoin, whose sister Dianne Rock was murdered, said Pickton, the Commission is in the process of the persistent desire thereof were drowned.

More than one participant groups, including indigenous peoples ' organizations and the sex of the worker, the advocates general, withdrew from the Committee of inquiry last year after the State Government announced it will fund them legally.

Last month, an independent lawyer, Robyn Gervais Oppal to represent First Nations designated by the left, saying, the query was too focused on the police and the rights of indigenous peoples, women do not.

"This survey was to find out what happened to the missing women, how they improve any of the missing girls, what police in the wrong," said Beaudoin on Thursday outside the hearings.

"We have very little time left and a lot of witnesses to go through. You can add more stories, such as the ohjautumisesta out of me to feel what this is all about. "

The study is examining why the Vancouver police and the RCMP failed to catch Pickton.

The serial killer was eventually convicted of second degree murder, six of the counts, and numerous other women related to accused.

James Keller files

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Russia drops charges in lawyer's prison death - Seattle Post Intelligencer

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top investigative body said Monday it has dropped charges against a doctor suspected of negligence in the case of a prominent lawyer who reported official corruption in Russia, then died in custody while suffering from untreated pancreatitis.

The lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, had accused Interior Ministry officials of using false tax documents to steal $230 million from the state. He was imprisoned for tax evasion in 2008 and died in custody in November 2009.

A private investigation concluded Magnitsky was severely beaten and denied medical treatment in prison, and it accused the government of failing to prosecute those responsible.

Magnitsky worked for Hermitage Capital, an investment fund owned and run by U.S.-born William Browder, who has since been barred from Russia as a security risk.

On Monday, Russia's Investigative Committee dropped the negligence charge against Dr. Larisa Litvinova, citing a two-year statute of limitations in such probes.

Hermitage Capital sharply criticized the decision, calling it "the latest example of the reluctance within the Russian government to hold anyone accountable" for Magnitsky's death.

"In dropping charges against Ms. Litvinova, the Russian investigators have refused to acknowledge that Sergei Magnitsky had been tortured in custody, a crime that has a 10-year statute of limitations," the investment fund said in a statement.

The lawyer's death was seen as a litmus case for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's pledge to cement rule of law in Russia. Investors working in Russia have said Magnitsky's death and allegations of torture highlight corruption and the arbitrary nature of Russia's justice system.

Shortly after Magnitsky's death, Medvedev pledged to personally oversee the investigation which has been on for more than two years and is due to be wrapped up later this month.

But the Investigative Committee said Monday it has closed the investigation of Litvinova, the chief physician at the Butyrskaya prison where Magnitsky died, because of the statue of limitations. She was charged with negligence that led to Magnitsky's death, while the prison's deputy chief, Dmitry Kratov, was charged with negligence. The charge was not dropped against Kratov on Monday.

Magnitsky's family and colleagues have accused authorities of delaying the probe and charging only perpetrators, rather than those who might have ordered the lawyer's persecution.

In an apparent response to these claims, the Investigative Committee said Monday that the probe has taken so long because of lengthy medical procedures and the fact that Litvinova and Kratov were both hospitalized for two months last year for unexplained reasons.

The statue of limitations for the charge that Litvinova faced was shortened by Medvedev's amendments to the Criminal Code aimed at reducing the number of crimes that entail criminal liability. Medvedev proposed these amendments in response to criticism of the treatment of jailed businessmen, which was largely inspired by Magnitsky's case.

Investigators have recently reopened a tax evasion probe against Magnitsky, even though he is dead, saying that it would give his relatives a chance to clear his name. But his family has objected to that, saying it never requested such an opportunity.

In a ruling posted on its website Monday evening, Russia's highest court declined to review a petition by Magnitsky's mother questioning the legality of the posthumous tax evasion probe because she is not party to it. The Constitutional Court also confirmed the legality of the new investigation.

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Two company injury lawyers recognized as Top 40 under 40 Trial lawyers in Virginia-PR Web (press release)

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The national Trial lawyers has selected Virginia injury attorneys Emily Mapp Brannon and Kevin Duffan, associates with the Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton law firm, for inclusion in the "Top 40 under 40 process lawyers in Virginia.

The national Trial lawyers Top 40 under 40 is a professional organization comprised of America's top young trial lawyers. Membership in the Top 40 under 40 Association is by invitation only and is limited to lawyers under the age of 40 who are chosen by a comprehensive selection process that includes peer nominations and third-party research. These lawyers have selected excelled in the courtroom, superior qualifications and leadership as young lawyers process are displayed.

This means in fact, Emily and Kevin are some of the best personal injury lawyers in Virginia under the age of 40.

Our law firm Virginia personal injury is proud that Emily and Kevin were selected for this prestigious honor. They represent our company commitment to excellence and willingness to advocate for our client's rights from the first pleading quite at a jury trial, if necessary.

Emily and Kevin's performance comes on the heels of the company is selected as one of the best personal injury law firms in Virginia for 2011-2012 & by U.s. News World Report.

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Accused madam's lawyer wants lower bail - New York Daily News

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Accused East Side madam Anna Gristina was lost in the legal system for hours Monday before a Manhattan judge shot down her bid to have her $2 million bail reduced and sent her back to jail.

The smile on Gristina’s face on seeing her husband Kelvin Gorr sitting in the second row when she finally got to the courtroom — after seven plus hours in limbo — faded fast when the judge ordered her sent back to Rikers Island.

Gristina’s odyssey began at 8 a.m., when she was supposed to board the prison shuttle bus to the Manhattan courthouse.

“I wasn’t called,” she told her lawyer, sources said.

When Gristina didn’t turn up in Manhattan, her lawyers and the judge called the jail at 12:30 p.m. and were informed she was still there, sources said.

Only she wasn’t.

Gristina was already in a holding cell on the 12th floor of the courthouse complex, where she was finally located at 3:15 p.m.

Fifteen minutes later she was before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon, who promptly denied her lawyer’s petition to reduce her bail from $2 million.

Gristina, 44, is accused of running a $10 million call-girl ring that operated on the upper East Side and supplied high-class hookers to wealthy johns.

Police said 30-year-old Jaynie Mae Baker allegedly booked the girls for Gristina. She is free on $100,000 bail.

Gristina’s lawyer, Gary Greenwald, argued that if Baker was allowed out that Gristina should be too.

“How does the co-defendant get $100,000 [bail\] and she went to Mexico?” Greenwald said before the hearing. “That somehow doesn't play into anything?”

Baker told prosecutors she was on vacation in Mexico when the reputed vice den was shut down in February. She and Gristina have both

pleaded not guilty to prostitution charges.

Prosecutors argued again that the Scottish-born Gristina, who lives with her family upstate, remains a flight risk. They said Gristina had wealthy customers who might be willing to help her escape to avoid having their names revealed.

Before Gristina arrived in court, her

lawyer and prosecutors sparred before another judge, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, over access to evidence.

Greenwald once again demanded that prosecutors turn over “basic” evidence like the search warrants they got to bug the alleged brothel.

“We are entitled to that,” Greenwald said.

Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Roper said they plan to hand over that evidence but also want a protective order “for portions” of the search warrant materials.

Merchan told both sides to work something out and get back to him.

“I don’t want to get involved in gamesmanship,” Merchan said. “I don’t want to get involved in hand-holding.”

mgrace@nydailynews.com

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Lawyer fears Bahrain activist has died - The Australian

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