bicycles
The Search for Justice and Accountability from NYPD on CNN
Please click through to see a clip of Rankin & Taylor attorney Steve Vaccaro speaking with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta about NYPD’s inadequate investigations of pedestrian and bicycle crashes. “Injured Bicycles Call for Action” – via CNN The above clip will air as part of a CNN broadcast this Saturday and Sunday (4/21, 4/22) starting at 7:30am. […]
A New Breed of Lawyers Focuses on Bicyclists’ Rights (NY Times)
A New Breed of Lawyers Focuses on Bicyclists’ Rights By: J. David Goodman THE NEW YORK TIMES Christian Hansen for The New York Times One recent day, the lawyers there parsed bike-law issues, like “dooring zones” and when is it legally acceptable to ride outside a designated lane, while downstairs, each of their bikes were […]
Why Composting Still Vexes New York (WSJ)
Our Associate Roger Goldfinger is the unnamed “attorneys” mentioned in this article for his great work representing The New York Compost Company. Why Composting Still Vexes New York Wall Street Journal April 26, 2011 By Aaron Rutkoff New York generates no small amount of food-based garbage. The local rats seem quite capable of eating their […]
Suit by Man Blown Off Bicycle by Helicopter’s Wake Goes Forward
Suit by Man Blown Off Bicycle by Helicopter’s Wake Goes Forward Andrew Keshner New York Law Journal April 13, 2011 A bicyclist blown over by a gust of wind produced by a helicopter landing nearby may continue with his personal injury suit against the operator of the heliport, a state judge has ruled. In denying the […]
Critical Mass Riders Win Settlement (NY Times)
The New York Times covered Rankin & Taylor’s settlement with the City of New York over the arrests of 83 riders during Critical Mass bicycle rides from September, 2004 to January, 2006. An excerpt of the article follows, follow the link to the New York Times website for complete text: Bike Riders in New York […]