New York Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Tom Cruise has been named in a $250 million lawsuit filed against the Church of Scientology by a former member. The action accuses the controversial faith’s leaders of harassment. The Hollywood star is an outspoken member of the Church, and is alleged to be second in line to Scientology head David Miscavage. But his close connections have landed him in the middle of a new legal battle with ex-Scientologist Peter Letterese, who filed papers in Florida’s Southern District Court on 15 July . Letterese, who also names Miscavage and others in the lawsuit, wants the religious organisation to be investigated under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization law, which is used to break up Mafia families and drug rings. He claims he was constantly harassed by members of the Church after he denounced the faith - with one Scientologist even phoning the home of Letterese’s lawyer. When the attorney’s wife answered, the unnamed member claimed he was her husband’s gay lover, according to the court papers. Branding the Church of Scientology a “crime syndicate”, Letterese goes on to allege that Miscavage is “aided and abetted by the actions of Tom Cruise, his right-hand man for foreign and domestic promotion, as well as for foreign and domestic lobbying. He has assisted the syndicate in acquiring funds and (made) his own donations of money believed to be in the multiple tens of millions of dollars”. Letterese is also complaining against the Scientologists’ use of business book Effective Sales Closing Techniques, which he owns the rights to. He claims the use of the tome in their teachings violates his intellectual property rights, after he bought the book rights from late author Leslie Dane’s widow. But the lawsuit has been dismissed by Church of Scientology spokeswoman Karin Pouw, telling the New York Daily News: “This is a frivolous suit based on falsehoods.” This New York Injury Lawyer thinks there may be a basis for the suit

If you or a family member is sued for any reason, you should consult an experienced New York Personal Injury Lawyer and get a professional opinion on the merits of the case. Not doing so could cost you.

Pouw also addressed Letterese’s concerns over his book rights: “Earlier this month, the federal Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit already rejected similar claims and affirmed that the church’s use of the book in question was fair use. Mr. Letterese was penalised $266,000 by a California court for refusing to provide evidence to support many of the same allegations.” Cruise’s lawyer Bert Fields has yet to respond to the lawsuit.

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Veteran NY filmmaker Woody Allen has filed legal papers accusing clothing company American Apparel of using his image in its advertising without his permission. The comedian claims he was never contacted by an American Apparel representative about the billboard and online advertisements, which featured an image - taken from the Oscar-winning 1977 movie Annie Hall - of Allen dressed as a Hasidic Jew.

In legal documents filed by his New York lawyers in U.S. District Court in New York on Monday, Allen says he doesn’t endorse commercial products in the U.S. and that American Apparel hasn’t compensated him for the use of his likeness.Despite differing opinions, this "mistake" by American Apparel is no accident

If you or a family member believes that your image or likeness is being used commercially without your permission, it will pay to consult with a NY Personal Injury Attorney. You could be entitled to monetary compensation.

Allen is seeking damages of more than $10 million.

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A NY Injury Lawyer Cites Reasons for Tire Problems

First, while RVs are growing in size, RV manufacturers are not taking into account their increased weight when deciding what size of tire to put on them. In 2006, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a report that, in part, faulted manufacturers for adding features to RVs that increase their weight without also increasing their tire size. The NHTSA specifically recommended the installation of larger tires and upgrades to other parts of RVs that carry the added weight in order to improve ride, handling, and safety.

RV manufacturers also spend little effort to engineer their motor homes for safe driving. It is alarming how few safety tests are conducted on these behemoth RVs when compared with other vehicles, such as cars and trucks.

Tires generally suffer from problems with age. Although most tire manufacturers will tell you that a tire is good for at least 10 years, many people have reported dangerous deterioration in both real and synthetic rubber tires after as few as six years. As time passes, the rubber used in the tire gets progressively more brittle, causing the tread to separate from the tire while driving. This kind of tire problem appears to be especially common in RVs, which often keep the same tires for many years because they are driven far fewer miles in a given year.

Finally, RVs are often driven under conditions that stress tires—during the summer, under maximum loads, and by drivers who are not familiar with driving such a large vehicle—after the RVs have been sitting unused for months on end. All of these conditions can increase the chance of tire failure, and prevention of tire failures requires RV owners to take a more active role in making sure that their tires have a good tread, are otherwise in good condition, and (most importantly) are properly inflated.

If you or a loved one has been injured in an RV accident caused by tire failure, tread separation, or the like, call us. We will be happy to discuss your legal rights and help you recover any damages you may be entitled to receive.

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As people are living longer this New York Injury lawyer has noticed a new phenominon developing; 60's plus citizens are buying RV's and campers.They are enjoying new freedoms and enjoy seeing parts of the nation on their own schedule and customized agenda's including special destinations. These oversized vehicles have become quite trendy and are getting bigger and bigger. The largest of these vehicles are classified as Class A motor homes and look like wide loads as they drive down the America's highways.They Travel From New York to California and criss cross all over the land. These RV's are equipped with everything imaginable including Flat Panel Televisions large bathrooms and cooking facilities to make the most ardent chef jealous have their own Direct Television and toilets sinks showers and bathtubs, and can easily hold a big family including its travel items.In fact there are stories 2 retired lawyers who travel all over their state dispensing legal services!

The fact that is becoming more apparent as more of these RV's hit the road is that RV accidents are dramitically on the rise and injury is the result of these accidents. Sometimes the RV is involved in a more modest accident as other motor vehicles can be, however, numerous crashes result in serious injury and the cause of these accidents has been determined to be a s a result of the tires being problematic. The list of why these tires are having problems will be continued on the next New York Injury lawyer Blog.

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Each year in the United States there are appromixately12 million car
accidents.

FACT: You or someone you know is likely to be involved in an auto accident.
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Q: What should I do if I am in an accident?

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if you or a family member is involved in an accident. We recommend you cut
this checklist out and put a copy in every vehicle you own.

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