by The Coppola Firm | May 8, 2020 | COVID 19, Litigation, Personal Injury
New Yorkers who suffered sexual abuse as children were left without a way to seek justice for decades. Last year, New York passed a law that allows child victims of sexual abuse to bring claims against their abusers (and the institutions the abuser worked for) even if...
by The Coppola Firm | Apr 15, 2020 | Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Entrepreneurship, Litigation, Personal Injury
Companies across the United States should heed new guidance from OSHA – the federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration – relative to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new guidance focuses its content on various industries, so it’s important to...
by The Coppola Firm | Nov 11, 2019 | Litigation, Personal Injury
We’re in for the first significant snow and ice of the season over the next 24 hours, so it’s useful to consider how to avoid a fender bender or a more serious accident. Follow these well-known – but sometimes forgotten – tips, and if luck...
by The Coppola Firm | Aug 14, 2019 | Litigation, Personal Injury
The New York Child Victims Act allows victims of child sex abuse to file a civil suit any time before their 55th birthday. Previously these claims expired on the victim’s 23rd birthday. The Act also creates a limited one-year window during which adult survivors whose...
by The Coppola Firm | Aug 5, 2019 | Charter Schools, Compliance, Litigation
On July 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed new legislation that expands the New York State Human Rights Law (Executive Law § 292). The law previously applied to education corporations, and it now applies more broadly to “educational institutions” which includes public...
by The Coppola Firm | Jun 4, 2019 | Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Litigation
On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court held that first filing a charge with the EEOC is not a jurisdictional requirement for a claimant to pursue her case in federal district court. Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act makes it unlawful for employers to...
