WGRZ 2 On Your Side has aired several reports on the latest news regarding how the office of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has handled nursing home deaths in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of their ongoing coverage, WGRZ anchor Scott Levin interviewed attorney Barry Covert to provide legal analysis for this story.
As reported by WGRZ, the New York Post published an article that claimed Melissa DeRosa, the Secretary to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, admitted during a video conference call with Democratic lawmakers that they hid nursing home data so the federal government would not find out. DeRosa issued a statement regarding her comments during the video call, subsequent to the New York Post story.
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Buffalo Business First Discusses Vaccine Injury Compensation with Attorney Lynn Bochenek
Attorney Lynn Bochenek was recently featured in an article published by Buffalo Business First regarding Vaccine Injury Compensation.
As noted in Business First’s article, vaccinations are currently a popular topic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, legal issues regarding vaccine injuries have been around for decades.
Business First reporter Patrick Connelly stated that Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria has a practice to assist people who have had adverse reactions to standard vaccines. As Lynn Bochenek explained, “unlike a medical malpractice case where you can sue the pharmaceutical company or the person who administered the shot in court, with a vaccine you can’t.”
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Attorney Barry Covert Helps Local Church in Dispute with Municipality Regarding Political Sign
Rod Watson of The Buffalo News recently published a column that details a dispute between the Village of East Aurora and the Unitarian Universalist Church of East Aurora regarding a political sign.
Attorney Barry Covert, who represented the Unitarian Universalist Church of East Aurora in this First Amendment and Zoning Law matter, spoke to Rod Watson to provide comment for his column.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of East Aurora displayed a banner outside of their church in support of Black Lives Matter. Village of East Aurora officials informed the church that the banner would have to be removed because it violated zoning rules. Specifically, the village said the sign was too large and it put the church over the limit on the number of signs it was allowed to display.
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