May 27, 2021 | Injury Law
When consumers purchase products and use them as intended, they do not expect to suffer serious injuries or die. However, many products contain different types of defects when they leave the manufacturers. When a company sells a defective product that injures or kills...
Apr 28, 2021 | Injury Law
If you turn on cable TV these days, you’re bombarded with advertising for car insurance. “Only pay for what you need” is one of the most pervasive messages, thanks to one persistent advertiser, and its catchphrase sums up the message from all insurers: They want you...
Apr 26, 2021 | Injury Law
The late Roland J. VanSkiver of Erin, who was nominated by daughter Ann Hammond, was honored as the Ziff Law Firm Veteran of the Game on April 23 when the Columbus River Dragons defeated the Elmira Enforcers 4-2 during a professional hockey game at First Arena in...
Apr 12, 2021 | Injury Law
Branden Gooshaw, who served as an Army Military Police Officer from 2008 to 2013, was the Ziff Law Firm Veteran of the Game on March 4 during the Elmira Enforcers’ professional hockey game at First Arena in downtown Elmira. Branden was nominated by Elmira Heights...
Feb 22, 2021 | Injury Law
A grandmother who saw her 2-year-old granddaughter gravely injured by falling debris from a crumbling Manhattan building façade in 2015 has the same legal rights as a parent when it comes to witnessing a horrific death or injury, the New York Court of Appeals ruled...
Dec 18, 2020 | Injury Law
A construction worker was injured Monday night in Ithaca when he fell from the roof of a five-story building into a Dumpster filled with construction debris in the street below. Ithaca police have not released any information about the condition of the 37-year-old...
Dec 15, 2020 | Injury Law
The Ziff Law Firm in Elmira has been fortunate in 2020. Amid the pandemic, our hard-working lawyers and staff have been able to keep working from our home offices, continuing to offer the best representation possible to our clients. But we know thousands of other Twin...
Nov 24, 2020 | Injury Law
The Ziff Law Firm has done it again. In a ranking decided by our peers, our law firm was rated as the Best Law Firm in the Southern Tier of NY – from Binghamton to Steuben County – in the 2021 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers in America “Best Law...
Nov 24, 2020 | Injury Law
Big rig trucks are a common sight on the highways and byways of Elmira and throughout the Twin Tiers region of New York and Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, when they get into a collision, their sheer size and weight can produce catastrophic injuries to occupants of the...
Aug 31, 2020 | Injury Law
In lieu of a post about my normal fare of articles about NY personal injury laws, I thought in these turbulent times, a nice, off-topic, feel-good post might be appreciated. My wife and I raised three great kids on the shore of Seneca Lake, and we’ve built some deep...
Aug 24, 2020 | Injury Law
Congratulations to my law partner Christina Bruner Sonsire for being named the Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs for the Binghamton region, an area that includes all of the Southern Tier. I...
Aug 13, 2020 | Injury Law
A 24 year old Penn Yan man, Justin Niver, is facing just Vehicle and Traffic tickets for causing a crash Sunday evening with a horse-and-buggy in Yates County that seriously injured seven members of a Mennonite family, including an infant and a 7-year-old boy. The...
May 26, 2020 | Injury Law
The great folks living in the Twin Tiers have listened to the medical experts and stayed home for months, making personal and professional sacrifices to protect themselves, their family and friends, and ultimately, everyone else from the pandemic. I have been so...
Apr 18, 2020 | Injury Law
An 84-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a car while walking April 14 in Sayre, Pa., the latest victim in an endless series of pedestrian crashes that have soared in recent years. According to a recent study by the Governors Highway Safety Association,...
