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Ziff Law’s Jim Reed Named Lawyer Of The Year For Southern Tier Region In 2019
Jim Reed of the Ziff Law Firm has been named the 2019 Plaintiffs’ Lawyer of the Year among personal injury lawyers in the Southern New York Region, which encompasses a region from Binghamton to...
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New Year, Many New NY and PA Laws For Twin Tiers Residents
Twin Tiers residents face some new state laws that could impact their lives in 2019. In New York and Pennsylvania, some of the new laws established in 2017 and 2018 take effect in 2019. In NY, state...
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With Push From Cuomo, NY Legislature Expected To Finally Pass Child Victims...
The New York State Legislature appears finally ready to give new hope to the victims of child sexual abuse and their families. The Child Victims Act, if approved this year, is expected to extend the...
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What Twin Tiers Drivers Need To Know About Roundabout Safety
Roundabouts have arrived in the Twin Tiers, and the circular intersections have confused many drivers. Most drivers who rarely see roundabouts have had to learn to (1) slow down as they approach and...
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Gov. Cuomo Calls For Tougher Laws For School Buses
The number is staggering: 150,000 motor vehicles illegally pass school buses in New York State EVERY YEAR, according to state law enforcement agencies’ estimates. That’s 150,000 drivers in 180 school...
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Limo Companies, As Expected, Challenge Proposed Stretch Limo Crackdown, But...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed ban on remanufactured limousines – like the one in October’s fatal crash in Schoharie County that killed 20 people – would be a good step toward ensuring safer limo...
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Deadly Snowmobile Crashes A Reminder Of Dangers Amid Winter Fun, Says NY and...
It’s been a dangerous and tragic winter for snowmobilers in New York State. According to news reports, at least 10 people have died this winter in snowmobiling crashes. In the Twin Tiers, the husband...
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To Keep Roads Safe, Clear Snow And Ice From Your Vehicles, Says NY and PA...
Many of our vehicles are covered with ice and snow from our recent winter storm, and we are about to get hit with more over the next two days. If we don’t remove that snow and ice before hitting the...
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For Pedestrians, All Crossings Are Danger Zones, Says NY and PA Personal...
A new national study of pedestrian safety has reported just how unsafe it is to be a pedestrian in 2019. According to “Dangerous By Design 2019,” published by Smart Growth America, the number of...
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DOT Worker Hurt By Trucker Who Is Accused Of Violating Move Over Law, Says NY...
WENY-TV A tractor-trailer driver is accused of violating New York State’s Move Over Law after police said his truck struck a New York State Department of Transportation vehicle, injuring a DOT...
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UPDATE: DOT Worker From Owego Who Was Hit By Trucker On Route 17 In Tioga...
WENY-TV The New York State Department of Transportation worker who was seriously injured on March 13 when his truck was hit by a tractor-trailer on state Route 17 in Tioga County, NY, died Monday....
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Addison Woman, 23, Died In Crash With School Bus In Town Of Erwin; Students...
The 23-year-old driver of this vehicle was killed Wednesday morning in a crash involving an Addison school bus. (The Leader newspaper) New York State Police have identified 23-year-old Kayanna Lehman...
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UPDATE: Seneca Falls Woman Killed, Three Injured In Tompkins County Crash...
A Seneca Falls woman was killed and three others were injured Thursday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on state Route 89 near Willow Point Road, northwest of Ithaca in Tompkins County. Several...
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No Surprise: Healthcare Giant Chooses Bottom Line Over Proper Care For Its...
A federal judge recently ripped a subsidiary of the nation’s largest insurance company for caring more about its bottom line than its patients’ health, and accused its medical directors of being...
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Tragic Three-Vehicle Crash On Route 13 In Schuyler County: Was the Driver...
Photos by WENY-TV. Thursday’s three-vehicle crash on State Route 13 in Schuyler County that killed a Steuben County woman and critically injured a Schuyler County man hits home for me – I commute to...
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Why Northern Tier Trucker Was Charged With Criminally Negligent Homicide In...
WENY-TV The Northern Tier truck driver accused of striking and killing a New York State Department of Transportation employee last month in Tioga County, N.Y., has been charged with Criminally...
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Two Fatal Crashes, Two Different Criminal Prosecutions: Why Landscape Company...
The scene of the May 2018 fatal crash in Big Flats. (Star-Gazette photo) The owner of a Town of Elmira landscaping company is facing two felony charges in the death last May of a Big Flats woman. Brian...
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GoFundMe Set Up For Schuyler Father Of Four Who Was Critically Injured In...
Douglas Collins. A GoFundMe account has been established for a Schuyler County man who was critically injured on April 18 when his vehicle was struck head-on by another driver who crossed the center...
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