May 21, 2013 - Pospis Law, PLLC

May 21, 2013 by mjpospis

Attorney Suspended Indefinitely For Threatening Judge

Soon-to-be-former attorney Scott Alan Stern was recently disciplined for engaging in shocking conduct, even by attorney standards. Most attorney discipline cases involve misappropriation (i.e., “stealing”) of client funds and engaging in some kind of fraud on the court. This one, however, is a bit different. The facts, according to the opinion in Matter of Scott…

Playful Dog Exhibited “Normal Canine Behavior”, Not “Vicious Propensities”

While “running and playing” with other dogs, defendants’ 50-pound Labrador Retriever, Delilah, knocked plaintiff down from behind, causing serious injuries. The Appellate Division, Third Department last week in Bloom v. Van Lenten dismissed plaintiff’s lawsuit. The lower court allowed plaintiff’s strict liability claim to survive, finding questions of fact as to whether Delilah had “vicious propensities of…