• posted: Nov. 15, 2019
• Lawrence C. Sgrignari
• Injury & Accidents,  Litigation,  Supreme Court Rulings

HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?   In prior blogs I discussed different types of damages recoverable for injury or harm caused by negligent or reckless conduct, as well as different components of Read More

• posted: Aug. 30, 2016
• Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari, L.L.C.
• Labor & Employment,  Supreme Court Rulings

A state employee was fired for smoking marijuana during work hours in a state vehicle on state property. Sounds reasonable, right? If you answered yes, a recent decision by the Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2016
• John M. Gesmonde
• Litigation,  Supreme Court Rulings

  A parent claims that his right to freedom of speech was trampled upon at a board of education meeting when he was denied the ability to read a letter in Read More

• posted: May 02, 2016
• Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari, L.L.C.
• Labor & Employment,  Supreme Court Rulings

  Last week the Supreme Court issued an important decision protecting First Amendment rights. Heffernan v. City of Paterson involved the following facts: Jeffrey Heffernan, a detective in the City of Read More

• posted: Apr. 19, 2016
• Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari, L.L.C.
• Labor & Employment,  Supreme Court Rulings

  Public sector labor unions were handed a big win by the U.S. Supreme Court last month. Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association involved the issue of whether public sector unions could Read More