46 The QUEE NS Courier • AUGUST 15, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com SCOTT BARON’S STAR OF QUEENS brought to you by SCOTT BARON & ASSOCICATES, P.C. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 1-866-WAS-HURT (866) 927-4878 718.738.9800 star OF queens Janet McEneaney President Queens Quiet Skies Community Board 11 COMMUNITY SERVICE: Janet McEneaney works as an attorney, arbitrator and mediator and is a professor on the adjunct faculty at New York University, where she teaches law and business subjects, in addition to her work with the community. After experiencing some neighborhood problems shortly after McEneaney arrived in Bayside, she began a civic association. In 2008, Senator Tony Avella appointed McEneaney to serve as a member of Community Board 11. In 2012, after noticing an increase in noise from airplanes, McEneaney organized Queens Quiet Skies. “Queens Quiet Skies has worked with Congressmembers Steve Israel and Grace Meng, Senator Tony Avella, Assemblymember Ed Braunstein, many other elected officials and representatives of aviation community groups and municipalities in Queens, Brooklyn, Nassau County and northern New Jersey,” explained McEneaney. “Together we have pushed to established a Community Aviation Roundtable, to increase the number of noise monitors on the runways at our local airports, to convince the FAA to implement a current environmental study rather than relying on a study from 2007, as they plan to do, and to have the Port Authority conduct noise compatibility studies in our communities around the airports.” BACKGROUND: McEneaney was born in Brooklyn, lived in Rego Park for 25 years, then moved to Bayside where she has lived since. McEneaney received her J.D. degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a Masters of Law degree from the University of Leicester School of Law in England. FAVORITE MEMORY: “My best recent moment was when we received a letter from the entire Congressional delegation headed by Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand that endorsed the establishment of a Community Aviation Roundtable; that felt like a victory for everybody.” BIGGEST CHALLENGE: McEneaney says her biggest challenge has been “to not get bogged down in interpersonal relationships and to always keep your eyes on the prize.” INSPIRATION: “I’ve been thinking a lot about advocate Bella Abzug, she really was somebody who was committed to the welfare of ordinary New York people. There have been a lot of people who have worked very hard for the benefit of their communities, and they have been my inspiration.” BY MELISSA FERRARI Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law SPILLING KEROSENE Advertorial Q: Following a fire, we submitted a claim under our homeowner’s policy, for the contents of our home. The insurer found out that we had filled our kerosene heaters on the day of the fire and asked a number of insinuating questions. “Did you spill any kerosene in the process of filling those heaters? Do you have any idea what caused this fire? Was it normal for you to go out during the week – as you did on the night of the fire?” The insurer denied our claim. However, the ground was not that the cause of the fire was sinister. No, the ground was that supposedly we had fraudulently exaggerated our loss. For example, the insurer claimed that there was “no way” we had lost 50 leather purses. Now, I guess we need to sue the insurer, alleging that it has breached the insurance contract by refusing to pay our claim. My question is this: at the trial, can its lawyers keep harping on the kerosene, asking those nasty questions concerning the cause of the fire? A: Yours is not an arson trial: it is a fraud trial. A line of questions like you experienced in the past improperly would put the issue of arson before the jury. The trial does not need to get into the cause and origin of this fire. That is not an issue here. If there ever was any charge of arson in your case, it no longer exists: it has gone up like a poof of smoke. The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel. This article shall not be construed as legal advice Copyright © 2013 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 1750 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710 718-738-9800, 914-337-9800, 1-866-927-4878 Our job is making sure no longer goes that waste to waste. Find out more at ThinkGreen.com Energy creation. Recycling programs. Closed-loop solutions. Those are just a few of the innovations we’re delivering for customers and communities alike. We live in a world where things can no longer go to waste. That’s why Waste Management is working to get the most from resources. It’s good for business and the environment. ©2012 Waste Management, Inc.
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