Almira Gulch a/k/a the Wicked Witch of the West, as Executor of the Estate of the Wicked Witch of the East, deceased v. Dorothy Gale United States District Court of Kansas Index No.: 20154-1939 Hon. L. Frank Baum, U.S.D.C. Senior Judge Presiding Plaintiff counsel: Margaret Hamilton, Esq., Hamilton, Walshe & Lewis, LLP Defense counsel: Raymond …
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One of the least understood and, therefore, overlooked options for automobile insurance is the one that provides uninsured and underinsured liability coverage. It is listed on the policy declarations page under the heading “UM/SUM.” Uninsured Motorist coverage “UM” is mandated by New York State. It protects the driver and passengers of a vehicle who are …
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In the 3rd Millennium, prehistoric man picked up his hunting and gathering tools and moved to Mesopotamia to live with his fellow former cavemen. Thus, began civilization. The dawn of the next day witnessed the first dispute between adjacent landowners. It probably started over something minor. Perhaps Uruku’s camel too frequently fertilized Ebarbar’s front lawn. …
As reported in the New York Law Journal today, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has governmental immunity against liability for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center by terrorists who parked an explosive-laden truck in its underground parking lot, a narrowly divided state Court of Appeals ruled this morning. Six …
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It’s one of the lessons they don’t teach in law school or in any of the scholarly tomes on legal jurisprudence. Until you learn it, you are doomed to fail: there are three parties to every lawsuit: the plaintiff, the defendant and the judge. And the man* in the black dress trumps the other two …
