We like to associate the law with justice—protecting the innocent and punishing the wrongdoers. But sometimes our laws punish the innocent and protect the wrongdoers instead.
Dutchess County mom Vika Shock learned this the hard way.
In November 2020, a process server handed her an envelope of legal papers that left her baffled: she was being sued for causing a car accident in Queens.
But Vika wasn’t in an accident. She didn’t own the car, didn’t know the driver, and didn’t know the victim.
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New York’s Litigation Environment
In a wide range of areas, New York law subjects residents and businesses to greater liability than other states. Consider, for example, that:
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