Being stopped by the police can be a stressful experience. You may feel overwhelmed and worried about what may happen next. Although we rely on the police to protect us, sometimes we can find ourselves in uncomfortable police encounters. It is important to know your constitutional rights if you are ever stopped by the police.…
Although possession and intent to distribute are both serious crimes, they each have very different potential punishments. The type of punishment given to a defendant is the major difference between the two crimes. While possession alone can be seen as a misdemeanor crime, intent to distribute is always considered a felony crime. Possession Possession of…
Criminal law is broken down into three classifying categories: infraction, misdemeanor, and felony. Infractions are not punishable by jail or prison time. Contrastingly, the misdemeanor and felony classes of crime can both potentially be served with jail or prison time. The last and most serious class of crime is felony. If a person is…
As we all wait for Tesla (and other companies) to launch fully operated driverless cars, it may make us wonder how self-driving cars will change our day-to-day lives. With a push of a button, we could be off to work every morning as we enjoy our breakfast completely hands-free from the wheel. We can take…
Most people understand the basics of workers’ compensation: if a worker gets hurt on the job, their employer is responsible for providing workers’ compensation insurance to cover any costs related to the injury. However, workers’ compensation is slightly more complex. Here are 5 things you need to know about workers’ compensation insurance and its system:…
Helbock Nappa & Gallucci, LLP, the attorneys for a worker’s compensation claimant who was injured while working for the New York City Transit Authority, successfully argued at the NYS Workers Compensation Board that the claimant in this matter is entitled to receive reimbursement for the tolls expended going back and forth to his doctors. The…
In its decision on 8/15/2016, the NYS Workers Compensation Board upheld the ruling of the trial judge in St Jerome Health Services Corp finding that the claimant who was working at 2 jobs at the time she was injured, could be paid workers compensation benefits during the time that she was only able to return…
The Workers Compensation Board issued a favorable decision on the appeal filed by Helbock Nappa & Gallucci on behalf their client who was found to have a permanent partial disability. The 42 year old claimant was a construction worker who suffered from a work related pulmonary condition and back injury. The trial judge previously ruled…
Helbock Nappa & Gallucci, LLP, announced a favorable ruling on behalf of one of its local architectural clients. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York issued the ruling in the Matter of Willis Avenue Development LLC v. Block 3400 Contraction Corp et al on September 14, 2016. This case stems from the…