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This should not be a judicial battle. The Right to Privacy is one of our most fundamental safeguards, and as a revered Supreme Court Justice said many years ago: “It is the right to be left alone.” And, that involves our thoughts, financial status, who we communicate with and where we go. It is too […]

Recently, NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced the creation of a $200 million Small Business Investment Company to provide debt and mezzanine financing to NY small businesses, a form of capital funding hard to come by for small businesses. The State Pension Fund is contributing $50 million, and five major banks are kicking in the balance […]

As Yogi Berra so aptly said: ‘It’s déjà vu all over again.’ Yes, Wall Street is going wild with overpriced and overhyped M&A deals. But for the privately owned company, take a deep breath and understand there is no marketplace or public arena for you to be bailed out if you make a poor deal. […]

Authorities have been shortsighted in releasing  Kaci Hickox, the nurse who returned to the U.S. after treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, from quarantine. The rights of individuals are weighed against the risk of harm to the public and when the good of the public is at stake, the rights of the individual diminishes. One […]

Those automotive executives whose calculated indifference to air bag defects has put millions of drivers at risk need to face criminal charges that could put them behind bars for years to come. The death of a Florida motorist from metal fragments flying out of the air bag of her 2001 Honda Accord has finally prompted […]