For whatever reason you plan on selling your business, it's crucial to take the right steps. Among other things, it requires you close the business, create the appropriate sales agreement, and transfer ownership. Simply because they've been involved in the process...
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NY Court of Appeals ruling presents difficulties for defendants
On behalf of The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog, Employment Law
The New York Court of Appeals, our state's highest court, recently decided Rodriguez v. City of New York. The court held that plaintiffs do not have the burden to establish the absence of their own comparative negligence in order to win partial summary judgment. Such...
Obtaining and protecting your New York liquor license
On behalf of The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog, Small Business Law
There is plenty of competition for obtaining a New York liquor license. New York's Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control regulates approximately 70,000 licenses in a variety of different zones. In a state of close to 20 million residents, many other businesses would...
New York widens window for missed diagnosis suits
On behalf of The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog
Over the strong objections of doctors and hospitals, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed into law a measure that extends the statute of limitations for certain types of medical malpractice lawsuits. Dubbed Lavern's Law, the bill gives patients two and a...
The new NY Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (“NYPFL”)
On behalf of The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP | Oct 26, 2017 | Blog
Besides raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, the Paid Leave Benefits Law (“NYPFL”) becomes effective January 1, 2018, and is also changing. We discussed the overall changes in our December blog. But as the official starting date of January 1 approaches...
Jonathan Martin Speaks on Miami Dolphins Harassment Case
On behalf of The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP | Jan 29, 2014 | Blog
Last month we addressed the employment law issues involving the Miami Dolphins workplace harassment matter surrounding Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin (http://tarantinolaw.com/?p=4201) which appeared as guest column in The Buffalo Law Journal...
Brian Weidner Named Speaker for New York State Bar Association Seminar
On behalf of The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP | Jan 18, 2014 | Blog
Attorney Brian Weidner recently presented as a speaker for a New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education seminar entitled "Medical Malpractice Litigation: Technique, Strategy, and Procedure." Mr. Weidner's Topic was "Openings and Summations."
The Miami Dolphins Incognito Case Not Just a Locker Room but a Workplace
On behalf of The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP | Dec 30, 2013 | Blog
This Guest Column by Attorney Kevin P. Wicka appeared in the December 23, 2013 print edition of the Buffalo Law Journal and in the online edition on December 26, 2013 at...
Favre Drama Provides a Lesson in the Law
On behalf of The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP | May 28, 2013 | Blog
Below is an article Kevin Wicka wrote in 2011 after the lawsuit was filed. Editor's note: Kevin Wicka is an attorney with The Tarantino Law Firm who specializes in employment law and cases involving workplace harassment. In advance of Super Bowl Sunday, he shared his...
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