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The Willis Law Group and Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris and Willis firms were honored to be a part of the 2024 DFW RIMS Risk Roundup Convention last week! Speakers Alex Krasnitsky and Aaron Meyer presented an engaging and informative speech about the ins and outs of RICO cases, what our firm is doing to combat insurance fraud in New York, and what organizations can do […]

  Kristin Thorne and the 7 On Your Side Investigative team report on the ongoing fight against fraudulent slip and fall claims currently plaguing New York. See the full news report here

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – New York personal injury lawyers are caught in a lawsuit alleging they conspired with health care providers to exaggerate claims in pursuit of “windfall” recoveries in the tort system. Treatment of alleged injuries for Spanish-speaking construction workers is at the heart of a March 1 lawsuit in New York federal court by Roosevelt Road, a reinsurance company, and insurer […]

Samantha Ryan recently secured a favorable outcome as she obtained a ruling in our client’s favor on a motion for summary judgment seeking the dismissal of negligence claims against our client. These claims were initiated as a subrogation action, seeking a total of $240,000. The claim emerged following a significant four-alarm fire that occurred at the client’s leased premises, resulting in the complete destruction […]

Recently, in a March 17, 2022 decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey analyzed the “mode of operation” doctrine’s applicability in a situation where the defendant business sold grapes in a closed clamshell container. Jeter v. Sam’s Club, 250 N.J. 240, 243 (2022). The plaintiff, Aleice Jeter, alleged injuries that resulted from a slip and fall on one or more grapes at a Sam’s […]

Under New Jersey Court Rule 4:17-7, discovery amendments after the discovery end date are only permissible if the party seeking to amend certifies therein that the information requiring the amendment was not reasonably available or discoverable by the exercise of due diligence prior to the discovery end date. Utilizing this Court Rule, a New Jersey attorney recently prevailed on a motion to bar a […]

Companies are slowly investing resources into the Metaverse. A few law firms are starting to follow into this new unchartered world — the benefits and pitfalls that await them are numerous and unknown. But first, what is the Metaverse? The term is a combination of the prefix “meta” (meaning beyond) and the stem “verse” (meaning the universe). The term’s very general definition is appropriate […]

On Friday, March 11, 2022 a jury in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA rendered a verdict in the case of Michael Fraser vs. Robert and Laura O’Black.  This verdict, the largest in Westmoreland County history, was for $19 Million Dollars. The plaintiff, Michael Fraser, a 21 year old young man, was attending a holiday party at the O’Black residence on July 6, 2013.  According to […]

Recently, in a 6-1 decision, the Florida Supreme Court amended Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130 to authorize interlocutory appeals of nonfinal orders granting or denying motions for leave to assert claims for punitive damages. Under Florida law, plaintiffs may not allege punitive damages without leave of court, and the granting or denying of a motion for leave to assert punitive damages has a […]

On January 18, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy enacted the “New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act.”  Pursuant to the Act, a person injured in a motor vehicle accident and entitled to uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage can sue his/her insurance company for “an unreasonable delay or unreasonable denial of a claim for payment of benefits under an insurance policy…” or violation of the New Jersey […]