Duffy & Duffy, PLLC

Tom Gallivan and Damien Smith of #DuffyAndDuffy appeared on the #BronxNetTV show The Bronx Social Justice & Anti-Violence Forums to speak about a series of lawsuits that the firm has filed against New York nursing homes for its failure to implement infection control protocols and for failing to prepare for the coming #COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the deaths of their residents. To watch the show, click here: https://www.bronxnet.org/watch/videos/10312/

Legal Term of the Day

Favorite Lawyer Quotes in Movies: 1. Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men- ‘I want the truth!’ 2. Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde- ‘Because isn’t the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance that you’re forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the ammonium thioglycolate?’ 3. Jay Brazeau in Double Jeopardy- ‘It's the first rule of being a lawyer. What we think doesn’t matter.’... 4. Tom Hanks in Philadelphia- ‘It’s that every now and again not often, but occasionally you get to be a part of justice being done. That really is quite a thrill when that happens.’ 5. Paul Newman in The Verdict- ‘Your honor, with all due respect, if you're going to try my case for me, I wish you wouldn't lose it.’ Share your favorites that didn't make the cut and visit us at https://www.duffyduffylaw.com/

A jury in Suffolk County awarded a 42-year-old man $917,000 after he fell off the back of a defective lift-gate. The fall required 3 arthroscopic surgeries including a left shoulder replacement. The defendant, who leased the truck to the plaintiff, was found 100% negligent in the case. Duffy & Duffy successfully proved the defendant liable despite multiple assertions that the plaintiff’s claims were not valid. Read more about the people we have helped: http://bit.ly/2mV2K2l

Friday Fun Fact

Experts say that families should be alert for signs of sexual abuse, even if the loved one doesn't -- or can't -- tell. https://www.duffyduffylaw.com/how-to-spot-nursing-home-abu/

Sodus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has three times the number of citations compared to other nursing centers in New York yet it has never been fined for any of them.