Despite the seemingly endless number of ATMs to be found in every neighborhood, sometimes it is just easier to pay for small items with a credit/debit card. This avoids he imposition of costly ATM fees or a pesky Canadian trio will try to steal your money. More often than not, once you get to the …
CREDIT CARDS WELCOME, AS LONG AS YOU MEET THE MINIMUM. IF NOT, BUY MORE! Read More »
Lately, we’ve been flooded with mail from readers with legal problems and questions. I thought it would be appropriate to use the Kiley Blog to post some of the better ones. A desperate housewife posed question about divorce law: Dear Blogger, My husband doesn’t seem to understand me and won’t communicate. I try to …
Have Some Tricky Questions? We’ll Treat You to Some Answers. Read More »
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 …
Port Authority has governmental immunity for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing Read More »
It’s been a memorable August on Long Island punctuated by two rare natural disasters – an earthquake and a hurricane. The earthquake did little more that shake our buildings and our nerves. But Hurricane Irene’s unleashed fury caused billions of dollars in property damage. Yesterday’s Newsday headline pronounced that the LIPA bill to restore power …
Personal injury plaintiffs are routinely derided by the general public as phonies. Certainly, there are unscrupulous plaintiffs and lawyers who bring smear-job lawsuits. But too few people are cognizant of the dark side of the defendant’s defense. If you bring a lawsuit for personal injuries, §3121 of the Civil Practice Laws and Rules of the …
The sport of golf is enjoying unprecedented popularity these days. Long Island is home to literally hundreds of private and public golf courses, many offering some of the finest golf courses in the Country. New private and quasi-private golf clubs continue to be built, particularly in Suffolk County. In addition, despite the sluggish economy, the number of corporate and charity golf …
Tomorrow my wife Maria and I will bring our daughter, Ally, (and loads of our money) to Harvard where she will begin her freshman year. She has been packing for two weeks and I will need to rent a small semi to get all her things to Boston. I remember my parents sent me to …
Taking Your Child to College or (How to Give Away All Your Money BEFORE You Die) Read More »
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 …
“If you want it, here it is, come and get it, but you better worry ’cause it’s costs some cash.” I was a first year law student attending my first day of class at the College of William and Mary and espoused with a thirst to for knowledge – to learn “the law.” Socrates would …
