Ilana Hanau

New York’s Court of Appeals has overturned decades-old precedent and permitted victims of animal-related injuries to recover damages against an animal’s owner. An injured person can now pursue claims against an animal’s owner...more Just before the holidays, Governor Hochul vetoed the third iteration of New York’s controversial Grieving Families Act. The legislation aimed to overhaul New York’s wrongful death laws but has faced significant opposition....more In recent times, headlines have been dominated by instances where students, professors, and professionals engaged in inflammatory, anti-Semitic, racist, sexist, and offensive language. The fallout has led institutions to...more New York’s Legislature is considering two bills concerning horse slaughter. This legislation is of interest to anyone practicing equine law. Equine law is an area of law governing horse transactions and horse-related torts,...more