Author Archives: Finkelstein & Partners

Spring Showers Bring May Flowers, and Potentially Hazardous Driving Conditions

While April marks the end of a long, snow covered winter, spring weather presents us -->

VA Extends Program for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced the award of 20 contracts -->

Striving for a collective purpose in veterans’ services

By Nick Armstrong, PhD, USA Col. James McDonough, Jr. (ret.) and Daniel Savage:  There is a -->

Veterans Affairs still plagued by ‘culture of retaliation and intimidation’

By Sarah Westwood:  A congressional panel was told late Monday that a “culture of retaliation -->

Family of Four Suffers Pesticide Poisoning During Vacation in Virgin Islands

On March 20th paramedics were called to Sirenusa resort in St. John, a luxury vacation -->

New Middletown Billboard Campaign

If you’re heading west on Route 17 in the Middletown and Fair Oaks/Pine Bush areas -->

Amenia, New York Hit and Run

A Connecticut man has been arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal -->

Profiling the Distracted Driver

Researchers in Texas have created a “profile of the distracted driver.”  According to their research, -->

Kingston New York, Grand Opening

On Wednesday, March 18th, Finkelstein & Partners LLP celebrated the grand opening of our new -->

Snow Plow Verdict Reached

A jury has awarded a client of Finkelstein & Partners LLP $600,000 settlement for past -->

April 02, 2015: Orange County Jury Rules in Favor of Pedestrian Hit by Commercial Snow Plow Driver Held Accountable for Speeding

Middletown, NY – Andrew G. Finkelstein, managing partner at Finkelstein & Partners LLP, one of -->

Veterans Hurt by Chemical Weapons in Iraq Get Apology

NY Times by C.J. Chivers: The under secretary of the Army on Wednesday apologized for -->

VA Makes Gains in Faster Disability Claims Processing

VA Press Release: Washington – The federal initiative to provide timely decisions on disability payments -->

Veterans groups sue to stop VA’s new informal claims process

Stars & Stripes, by Heath Druzin: Several veterans advocate groups have filed a lawsuit to stop -->

Product Recall: Specialized Bicycle Components Aerobars are Recalled Due to Fall Hazard

Specialized Bicycle Components have recalled its Aerobars handlebars as the bolt used to affix these -->

Americans Killed on Lufthansa Flight 4U9525 Can Expect to be Awarded More Than Other Nationals

Due to international conventions, including the Montreal Convention of 1999, it is very difficult for -->

Honda Expands Recall of Takata Airbag’s by at Least 100,000 Vehicles

At least another 100,000 vehicles have been added to the ongoing Takata airbag recall by -->

4 People Injured due to Chairlift Malfunction at a Popular Ski Slope.

The popular Catskills Sugarloaf Mountain, was the scene of an emergency last weekend, after the -->

California Winemakers Sued Over High Levels of Arsenic in Wines.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in California against some of the countries top -->

FOOD RECALL on Kraft Macaroni & Cheese due to Potential Metal Contaminate.

Earlier this week The FDA announced that Kraft Food Group is voluntarily recalling approximately 6.5 -->