The city must do a better job fixing dangerous streets or face a slew of big lawsuits, thanks to a ruling by the state’s highest court in the case of a young boy injured in a 2004 crash. “Concerns about traffic and parking have played too great a role in leaving areas without the necessary […]
The Villager interviewed Vaccaro & White’s Steve Vaccaro about the latest developments in bicycling and the law. Here’s an excerpt from the freewheeling interview: VIL: Apparently, Upper East Siders — including, notably, Woody Allen — really hate bike lanes. What exactly is their beef with bicycles? S.V.: Yeah, and I’ve been to some of those […]
The New York Post interviewed Steve Vaccaro for the settlement he secured for the family of 2-year-old Allison Liao, which included a voluntary 5 year suspension of driving privileges for the person who killed her. “These kinds of penalties are never applied in the United States as long as the driver was sober, so we […]
In January of this year, the New York Law Journal Profiled our Principle Attorney Steve Vaccaro. Read the whole profile here: After 14 years as a litigator at Debevoise & Plimpton, Steve Vaccaro decided in 2010 that it was time to change gears. Vaccaro did something that would be unthinkable to most of his fellow […]
One NYPD cop of the Central Park precinct decided to ticket cyclists for doing something that is completely legal. Gothamist covered the story, and attorney Steve Vaccaro represented the cyclists: The cyclist took photos of the officer’s curious enforcement techniques, which were later sent to the Central Park Precinct. The cyclist and his attorney, Steve […]