Dubi Bellantone, P.C. Resources

Selected New York Courts:

New York State Court of Appeals website has court decisions, news, rules, forms, and other information: http://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/ 

New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (New York County and Bronx) website has court decisions, rules, and other information: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/index.shtml

New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department (includes Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester) website has court decisions, rules, forms, and other information: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad2/index.shtml

New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Judicial Department, New York County Civil Branch (New York County and Bronx) website has court decisions, rules, and other information: http://www.nycourts.gov/supctmanh/appellate_term.htm

New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Judicial Department (includes Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester) website has contact information and hours: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/appterm_2nd.shtml

New York State Supreme Court, First District, New York County Civil Branch website has case information, rules, forms, and other information: http://www.nycourts.gov/supctmanh/

New York State Supreme Court, 10th District, Nassau County website has court decisions and other information: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/10jd/nassau/supreme.shtml

New York State Supreme Court, 10th District, Suffolk County website has case information and general information: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/10jd/suffolk/index.shtml

New York State Supreme Court, 11th District, Queens County Civil Branch website has court rules, contact information, other information: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/11jd/supreme/index.shtml

New York State Supreme Court, 12th District, Bronx County Civil Branch website has case decisions, forms, and other information: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/12jd/civil/civil.shtml

New York State Court of Claims (forum for civil litigation seeking damages against the State of New York) website has court decisions, rules, forms, and other information: http://nyscourtofclaims.courts.state.ny.us/

New York Legal Resources:

New York Uniform Rules: Standards and Administrative Policies for the Unified Court System-from the New York State Unified Court System website: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/rules/index.shtml

New York Juror Information-from the New York State Unified Court System website. Information for jurors including a juror handbook, information on the court system, and local jury information. http://www.nyjuror.gov/home/

New York Law-links to New York Codes and Statutes, from the New York State Unified Court System website: http://www.nycourts.gov/lawlibraries/nycodesstatutes.shtml

New York State Offices and Agencies-links to New York municipal governments and agencies, from the New York State Unified Court System website: http://www.nycourts.gov/lawlibraries/nyofficesagencies.shtml

Federal Courts:

United States District Court, Southern District of New York website has court rulings, rules, forms, and case information: http://www1.nysd.uscourts.gov/index.php

United States District Court, Eastern District of New York website has court rulings, rules, and other information: http://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court, Northern District of New York website has forms, rules, and other information: http://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit website has court decisions, forms, rules, and other information: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/

Federal Court Legal Resources:

Federal Courts website: Understanding the Federal Courts-explanation of the federal court system: http://www.uscourts.gov/understand03/index.html

Federal Law website-searchable database of federal codes and regulations, from the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness. http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm

Resources for Victims of a Traumatic Brain Injury

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) provides leadership and support for a program of research regarding the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html

Brain Injury Association of America provides information, education and support to victims of TBI and their families: http://www.biausa.org/

National Rehabilitation Information Center has information and support regarding disabilities and rehabilitation: http://www.naric.com/

Brain Trauma Foundation offers guidelines and information to health care professionals on post-impact treatment of brain injuries, with a dedication to improving TBI care in the acute phase after injury: http://www.braintrauma.org/

Resources for Victims of Auto Accident Regarding Insurance and Vehicle Safety

This list provides helpful resources regarding vehicle safety, insurance, and other consumer information:

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety website has driver education videos, the latest traffic safety news, and information for young and senior drivers: http://www.aaafoundation.org/home/

Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website provides safety news, information on product recalls, and instructions on how to report an unsafe product: http://www.cpsc.gov/

Insurance Information Institute has answers to consumer’s insurance questions: http://www.iii.org/individuals/auto/

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety website provides injury, collision & theft loss information on recent vehicle models: http://www.iihs.org/

Federal Trade Commission website has information on leasing, purchasing, or renting vehicles for the consumer: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-auto.htm

National Safety Council website provides resources on driver safety, such as air bag and seat belt safety: http://www.nsc.org/issues/drivsafe.htm

Kelley Blue Book website provides a determination of “fair market value” for the cost of replacing a damaged vehicle. http://www.kbb.com/

Resources for Victims of Motorcycle Accidents

The Motorcycle Industry Council, a non-profit organization, promotes and looks to preserve the motorcycle industry in the United States: http://www.mic.org/

Motorcycle Safety Foundation, a non-profit organization, provides information on state laws related to motorcycles and on safety research: http://www.msf-usa.org/

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety keeps data on vehicle safety and on motorcycle accidents: http://www.iihs.org/

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s mission is to protect lives, prevent injuries and reduce vehicle-related crashes: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

Advocates for Highway Safety looks to make United State roads safer and is made up of an alliance of consumer, health and safety, and insurance groups: http://www.saferoads.org/

Resources for Victims of Accidents involving Trucks or Commercial Vehicles

The Safety and Fitness Electronic Records System (SAFER) website provides information on company safety data on companies registered with the Department of Transportation over the internet: http://www.safersys.org/

The National Highway Traffic Safety Commission website provides consumer alerts on product recalls, laws and regulations, as well as information on traffic safety, as related to vehicles and equipment: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

National Technical Information Service is a resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information. Major trucking accidents are investigated by and reported on by the NTIS. Reports from 1970-present appear at: http://www.ntis.gov/

The U.S. Department of Transportation website provides information on recent regulations: http://www.dot.gov/

The Analysis Division of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website provides federal and state crash statistics: http://ai.volpe.dot.gov/CrashProfile/CrashProfileMainNew.asp

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website looks to reduce the number of injuries, crashes, and fatalities which involve large trucks and buses: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/

The Bureau of Transportation Studies website has data and statistics on different modes of transportation, including an on-line National Transportation Library: http://ntl.bts.gov/

Maritime and Admiralty Resources

Admiralty law-federal code sections, regulations, and case law, from the Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute: http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/Admiralty

Oceans and Law of the Sea-Law of the Sea Convention and related information, from the United Nations, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea: http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm

Tax and Estate Resources

Official IRS website: www.irs.gov

Compliance and enforcement-from the IRS website: http://www.irs.gov/compliance/index.html

Appeals and resolving tax disputes-from the IRS website: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/content/0,,id=98196,00.html

Federal Tax laws and regulation:

• Internal Revenue Code: http://uscode.house.gov/download/title_26.shtml
• Treasury (Tax) Regulations: http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/cfrassemble.cgi?title=200526

New York State Department of Taxation & Finance website: http://www.tax.state.ny.us

New York Income Tax website-New York State Department of Taxation & Finance: http://www.tax.state.ny.us/