34 THE COURIER SUN • NOVEMBER 6, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com YOUR PROMOTIONS SUPERMARKET SINCE 1995 CORPORATE & TEAM OUTFITTING H Staff Shirts H Giveaways H Family Reunions H School/Camps H Organizations/Events CUSTOM APPAREL H T-SHIRTS POPULAR BRAND WHITE TEE SCREEN PRINTED (1 COLOR) MIN. 144* ONLY $295 EACH *SAME DEAL: SWEATSHIRTS $495 EACH of the 2013 THE QUEENS (Screen Printed or Embroidered) QueensCourier.com CALL FOR FREE H CAPS/HATS H UNIFORMS H JACKETS H BACK PACKS H BAGS H TROPHIES CATALOG 866.701.3263 H 718.969.3144 YOU NAME IT, WE GOT IT!!! (We can customize your art, logo, messages on anything!) Pens (All Types) Bags (Plastic/Paper) Calendars Water Bottles Awareness Bracelets Food Gifts Corporate Gifts Badges & Buttons Electronics Calculators Computer Accessories Eco Friendly Products Full Color Magnetic Business Cards 10 ¢ each Minimum 1,000 Your Business Card Their Refrigerator 866.701.3263 H 718.969.3144 www.PROMOTIONALEMPIRE.com Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law STUCK BY A NEEDLE Q: At the hospital, we were bathing a critically-ill patient suffering from AIDS. As I was turning him, a hypodermic needle (left in his bed by an intern) stuck me in the thumb. For two months, I was treated with antiviral medications for potential HIV exposure, suffering side effects that continued for several months thereafter including nausea and neuropathy in my hands and feet. For a period of two years following my exposure, my blood was tested every three months. I expect permanently to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, including sleep disturbances and flash backs. The hospital is saying that I should not recover emotional-distress damages beyond the six-month mark because a person exposed to HIV who has tested negative at that juncture is unlikely to become infected – and it was therefore unreasonable for me to continue to fear infection. I have undergone psychiatric therapy and taken antidepressant medications to alleviate my emotional injuries. Despite these efforts, my symptoms persist. My fear is so great that I have left the nursing profession for teaching – at one point even considering stooping so low as to become a lawyer. A: The hospital’s breach of its duty of care to you, resulting directly in emotional harm, is compensable even though no physical injury occurred – so long as your mental injury is a direct result of the breach. As for limiting your damages to the first six months, there is no precedent for such a bright-line restriction, in our common-law tort jurisprudence. Even if the jury issues an excessive, idiosyncratic damages award, then the court can simply exercise its power to set aside a judgment that deviates materially from reasonable compensation. OBTAIN A FAST DIVORCE IN AS LITTLE AS 24 HOURS WE ARE HERE TO HELP! Visit us online or Call Now! SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS! A leader in the fast divorce business has been Divorcefast.com of Massachusetts, a company that has been providing speedy, low-cost foreign divorces for 50 years. The company provides divorces that can be completed in as little as one day in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the U.S. offshore island of Guam. According to Alan Alford, proprietor of Divorcefast.com, some of the divorces offered require travel to the court, while some can be done without any travel or court appearance. Some require both parties to sign the court petition for divorce, while others can be achieved with only one party signing. All of the divorces happen very quickly and with a minimal amount of paperwork. The divorces are valid and recognized everywhere, and Alford reports that he processes several thousand of them every year, particularly for New Yorkers. The total cost for fast divorces starts at $995, raising the price to as high as $1,500. All of the divorces, Alford says, are completed within a few days and the clients are then free to remarry or otherwise continue with their lives as single persons. Anyone interested in more details about the Divorcefast offerings can access the company web site at www.divorcefast.com. The forms and instructions can be printed out from there and submitted to the company. For those lacking Internet access, Alford and his staff are prepared to discuss foreign divorces on the phone, at 978-443-8387, or by mail directed to Divorcefast.com, 365 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776.. THE PROCESS IS QUICK, EASY, LEGAL & AFFORDABLE 978.443.8387 WWW.DIVORCEFAST.COM Advertorial 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 © 2014 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 1750 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710 718-738-9800, 914-337-9800, 1-866-927-4878
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