Litigation

On November 10, 2022, famed movie director Paul Haggis was found liable for the 2013 rape of Haleigh Breest, a former publicist in the film industry. This civil lawsuit was filed in 2017 under the Victims of Gender-Motivat…

As of November 16, 2022, both the House and the Senate have passed the Speak Out Act (“the Act”). This legislation now awaits President Biden’s signature. The White House has expressed its support of the Act, and we’…

Between 2019 and 2021, there were 10,800 cases filed under the Child Victims Act which was a law that re-opened the statute of limitations for children who were sexually abused, sometimes many decades ago. Now there is the…

Companies need to focus on their core business. That focus gets derailed when a claim surfaces. It takes a calm, measured hand to handle the disputes and allow the business to keep focused where it needs to be. Learn more:…

The Coppola Firm is here to help you through the issues, paperwork, and processes that you need to follow when you’ve been hurt in an accident. Our lawyers are available to meet with you remotely to help you protect your r…

Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act, creating a one-year lookback window for survivors of sexual assault that occurred when they were over the age of 18 to sue their abusers regardless of when the abuse oc…

Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act, creating a one-year lookback window for survivors of sexual assault that occurred when they were over the age of 18 to sue their abusers regardless of when the abuse oc…

Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act, creating a one-year lookback window for survivors of sexual assault that occurred when they were over the age of 18 to sue their abusers regardless of when the abuse oc…

Watch our video from Senior Counsel David Brock: The Benefits of Mediation. Not so long ago lawyers could look forward to each new lawsuit as offering years of guaranteed work. More recently, however, the mantra, often fro…

Today we learned from Bob Saget’s family that his cause of death was head trauma. In a statement, the family explained that the authorities “concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thoug…