A New York State trooper was injured and hospitalized after her marked patrol vehicle was struck by an out-of-control car on the New York State Thruway in Erie County. The crash occurred in the early morning hours of February 7, in Lancaster. Two state troopers had pulled over on the…
A recent incident in the Hudson Valley underscores a danger police officers face every day — and an important legal right many officers are not aware they have. On January 25, during a winter storm, a New York State Police trooper stopped on the Taconic State Parkway to assist a…
A Westchester County Cop was injured in the line of duty during a car chase after a fellow officer tried to pull over a driver who was operating a vehicle with a temporary license plate hidden under a dark tinted cover and having heavily tinted windows. In our view, the…
In a disappointing case on many levels, a New York City Police Officer was accidentally shot in the face and chest with a taser by his sergeant. The officer was assigned as the patrol sergeant’s driver in the Bronx’s PSA 7. He left the PSA to inspect the assigned RMP…
A Nassau County police officer was injured when he slipped and fell on front steps covered with snow at a residence while investigating a burglar alarm. He successfully recovered $1.5 million following a jury trial on his claim against the homeowners under New York’s General Municipal Law (GML) 205-e which gives…
A jury ordered Badger Guns, one of the country’s most notorious firearms dealers, to pay $5.73 million for negligence in the 2009 shootings of police officers Bryan Norberg and Graham Kunisch. The officers suffered catastrophic injuries when they were brutally shot in the line of duty. The landmark case held…