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Early Mediation: the Sooner the Better?

Early Mediation: the Sooner the Better?

by The Coppola Firm | Apr 19, 2022 | Business, Employment, Litigation, Personal Injury

Not so long ago lawyers could look forward to each new lawsuit as offering years of guaranteed work. More recently, however, the mantra, often from the client, has become “how soon can we resolve this?” The benefits of mediation – cost effectiveness, certainty of...
What We Can Learn from Bob Saget’s Death

What We Can Learn from Bob Saget’s Death

by The Coppola Firm | Feb 10, 2022 | Litigation, Personal Injury

Today we learned from Bob Saget’s family that his cause of death was head trauma. In a statement, the family explained that the authorities “concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep.” Saget is...
New Law Increases Insurance Company Transparency

New Law Increases Insurance Company Transparency

by The Coppola Firm | Jan 4, 2022 | Business, Litigation, Personal Injury

As 2021 came to a close, New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill, called the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act, which requires more transparency from insurance companies involved in litigation claims. This new law aims to clearly define the duties of...
Google is Changing Its Policy, and It Affects You

Google is Changing Its Policy, and It Affects You

by The Coppola Firm | Nov 10, 2020 | Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Lawyer Ethics, Litigation, Personal Injury

Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite, the name used for Google-related services like Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Drive, recently updated its policy regarding how long items that have been placed in the trash are retained. Google used to allow items in the...
Statute of Limitations for Sexual Harassment Cases Extended in the NY Division of Human Rights

Statute of Limitations for Sexual Harassment Cases Extended in the NY Division of Human Rights

by The Coppola Firm | Aug 28, 2020 | Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Litigation

About a year ago, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law several updates to the New York Human Rights Law to strengthen protections against discrimination and harassment. For example: The standard to establish a claim of harassment was reduced from having to...
Child Victims Act Look Back Period Extended to 1/14/2021

Child Victims Act Look Back Period Extended to 1/14/2021

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...
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