Four local community organizations and four Buffalo residents filed an appeal of their lawsuit to compel the City of Buffalo to fully implement the Proactive Rental Inspections (“PRI”) Law. The PRI law, adopted in 2020, requires the inspection of 36,000 rental units to prevent lead-based paint hazards and other unsafe housing conditions, and requires landlords […]
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Grow with an Experienced, Supportive Team. Are you passionate about Family Law and ready to take the next step in your career? Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC is seeking motivated 3L law students for internships to work alongside respected mentors, contribute to meaningful cases, and build a thriving practice. Why Join Us? Mentorship that Matters: Learn from […]
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New York same-sex couples have many issues to consider when separating – especially if their relationship started before marriage equality laws were enacted. Same-sex couples face many challenges in ending relationships and determining the division of property and child custody. There are over 1,000 benefits associated with being married that are not available to unmarried […]
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A lawsuit against the landlord of an apartment complex where the plaintiff was sexually assaulted was reinstated by a New York appeals court. The defendant, Helio Health Inc., owns apartment buildings that provide supportive living services to help tenants recover from substance abuse and addiction. The plaintiff, then a minor, and two of her friends, […]
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These New York products liability lawsuits were filed in September, 2025: DEFECTIVE BUICK ENCORE EXPLODED: General Motors is a defendant in in a products liability lawsuit filed on September 22, 2025, in New York Southern U.S District Court. The plaintiff alleges that a defective 2020 Buick Encore vehicle caught fire and exploded following a rear-end collision. […]
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Heidi Jordan was awarded over $4 million in damages after slipping on water in a Publix supermarket produce department. She claimed that the supermarket’s negligence caused her to suffer significant injuries, including herniated discs in her neck and back; and severe bruising and hematomas on her arm. The accident required cervical fusion surgery and years […]
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The New York LLC Transparency Act (NYLTA), which is modeled on the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), takes effect on Jan. 1, 2026. As originally written, LLCs formed or authorized to do business in New York were required to provide information about each beneficial owner. However, on March 26, 2025, the Treasury Department removed the […]
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The New York Human Rights Law (Executive Law article 15) was amended in 2019 to make it an unlawful discriminatory practice to refuse to rent or lease housing accommodations to any person, or group of persons, based on their “lawful source of income “ The law defines “lawful source of income” to specifically include any […]
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Lead is a highly toxic metal that can cause serious and irreversible health problems, particularly for children under the age of six. Even low levels of lead in blood can affect brain development, causing learning disabilities, attention deficits, and long-term harm. Buffalo, NY has one of the highest rates of childhood lead poisoning in the […]
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This NY case answers the question: Can Parents Be Criminally Charged for Their Son Causing his Passenger’s Death? An 18-year-old was sentenced to 1 1/3 to four years in prison for causing the death of Fortune Williams, a 14-year-old passenger in the BMW he was driving when he was 16 years old. The defendant pleaded […]