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  1. Michael Wechsler

    Woman gets no prison time for stabbing her boyfriend over 100 times

    This decision is extremely disturbing. What kind of precedent does it set when one can claim that they didn't appreciate the potential impact of drugs? What is the difference between this and young drinkers who claim not to realize how intoxicated they may have actually been as a result of not...
  2. Michael Wechsler

    A tiny amount of trash of only 7-9 or so small napkin sized items were found on my sidewalk's soil in NYC. Is the ticket justified?

    Coincidentally, I happen to have a significant amount of experience in this area and won two summonses against New York City Department of Sanitation at OATH - the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings whose website you can find here: Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings 1) What...
  3. Michael Wechsler

    Covered Drainage Culvert

    I happened to come across this older thread of ours while researching a problem we are currently encountering under New York law. The issue deals with the sidewalk area between the sidewalk and the street in front of a property. This area, sometimes called the "service lane" (and in other areas...
  4. Michael Wechsler

    Comment by 'Michael Wechsler' in article 'Are Song Titles & Lyrics Protected by Copyright or Trademark Law?'

    Anna, I just noticed your older comment. It's impossible to say without seeing the words, context, etc. Generally speaking, unless it's a very strong trademark (Coca Cola), a two word phrase could be difficult to protect. There is no real ability to provide further insight other than general...
  5. Michael Wechsler

    Business Contracts Responding to Client Interference: Shutdown System Access

    I'm sorry to hear about your dispute - these things can happen. Any decent attorney will tell you that it's impossible to give you any type of useful advice without knowing the full situation, having a proper consultation to obtain essential facts, etc. I've seen many master services agreements...
  6. Michael Wechsler

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  7. Michael Wechsler

    Business Debt, Collections Bad debt collection out of state

    Many people don't realize that debts that have been challenged in court and judgments issued to a plaintiff can be enforced in another state. For example, if a debtor lived in New York state and lost a judgment in civil court to a plaintiff, the plaintiff can file or "perfect" the judgment in...
  8. Michael Wechsler

    Threat of debt collection by internet scammers

    If there was fraud in the inducement to sign the contract, they would be unable to enforce it in a court of law. We don't know the exact details of what happened and can't provide any thoughts as to whether it may be more or less likely that the contract was the result of fraud. Consider: Fraud...
  9. New York City Snow Shoveling & Ice Removal Laws

    Premises Liability New York City Snow Shoveling & Ice Removal Laws

    There are many snow and ice removal laws and regulations with which each New York City property owner or lessor must be familiar. This article summarizes some of the most common snow shoveling and ice removal laws, regulations and resources so you can be prepared for the winter season. Who...
  10. Michael Wechsler

    Eviction Notice Coop owner doesn't may maintenance for a year

    When shareholders of a co-op fall behind on maintenance payments or don't pay fines imposed on them, there can be challenges faced in enforcement because the process is not the same as eviction of a tenant. With shareholders, a proprietary lease can be defaulted the question of eviction and...
  11. Michael Wechsler

    Dog poop on my lawn

    Managing a building in NYC, I'll share a little bit of info about the dog poop and piss challenges we've experienced. After COVID struck, the number of people getting pets and especially dogs seems to have skyrocketed as has the frustration level of property owners. Nobody wants to have to...
  12. Michael Wechsler

    ATM fraud -- need info re police investigation

    Very sorry to hear about your problem and hope things work out for you. However, getting a PIN reset by a bank is nowhere near as simple as just calling a phone number on the back of a debit or credit card. They must have a series of KYC (know your customer) processes and procedures before just...
  13. Michael Wechsler

    Home Depot Wins Case Against Right to Wear BLM at Work

    A highly publicized complaint filed by by US Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Home Depot Inc. for taking issue with workers' asserting rights to wear Black Lives Matter (BLM) to protest against racial harassment was dismissed by administrative law judge, Paul Bogas. The NLRB argued in the...
  14. Michael Wechsler

    Vance/Stone vs Mariah Carey, et al

    I do think this one is quite different and distinguishable, though. This seems to be a copyright renewal question. More details are posted by the Washington Post - the question being whether the sequel is a derivative work of the first, which it certain appears to be. As a result, there...
  15. Michael Wechsler

    Vance/Stone vs Mariah Carey, et al

    Jack - I completely appreciate from where you're coming. There is certainly a whiff of inspiration and a song title that might be more readily associated with Vance, whose version I happen to like better. I'm guessing it is also his top hit and bread and butter. This article resonated with...
  16. Michael Wechsler

    Is CUNY Law School a legitimate, accredited school?

    As to the law school and the student body itself, the CUNY Law Student Demands included the following argument, which I have not heard before: "Commit to making CUNY Law an LSAT-optional institution and retiring any policies that ask Admissions to make their decisions based on a desired median...
  17. Michael Wechsler

    Vance/Stone vs Mariah Carey, et al

    This is fascinating. Some of the lawsuits in copyright infringement of music can be rather preposterous, in my opinion as a musician, given the limitations of the musical spectrum, regardless of how diverse it can appear. There is also the fact that inspiration will come from so many sources...
  18. Michael Wechsler

    Is CUNY Law School a legitimate, accredited school?

    I appreciate and respect the earlier concern. However, I have reopened this thread seeing that this issue concerning CUNY School of Law is appearing repeatly in many New York City publications and is a legitimate discussion topic related to law and the legal system here in the U.S. For anyone...
  19. Michael Wechsler

    Chase Bank Stole $85,000

    @adjusterjack - I think virtually all lawyers would tend to be interested in cases that involve Deep Pockets.
  20. Michael Wechsler

    Chase Bank Stole $85,000

    I'm a little confused by this post, which I just read. If the poster's bank (Chase) didn't wire the money because the order was confused, then the money is at Chase bank. If the money was able to be wired directly to the proper recipient bank, then the party with the money should have the...
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