The law firm of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP is proud to announce that twenty-five of the firm’s attorneys have been named to 2025’s New York Super Lawyers, Upstate Edition. No more than five percent of the lawyers in a state are selected to Super Lawyers.
Four attorneys from Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria were ranked in the Top 50 among all attorneys named to 2025’s New York Super Lawyers, Upstate Edition. In addition, nine attorneys from Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria were named to New York Super Lawyers, Upstate Edition’s Rising Stars list.
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Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Pattern of Lax Response Times for 911 Calls Involving Domestic Violence
In a front-page story, The Buffalo News recently reported on a lawsuit, which was filed by attorney Melissa Wischerath, on behalf of the family of a victim of domestic violence.
The victim in this matter texted 911, for police protection during a domestic violence incident. Police entered the victim’s Buffalo apartment four days after she contacted 911, where they found her dead from the domestic violence assault.
A lawsuit was filed against the City of Buffalo, Erie County, and Erie County Central Police Service. The defendants in the lawsuit are accused of wrongful death, civil rights violations, and negligence.
Victim’s Exchange with 911 and Police Response Time
The victim sent a series of text messages to 911 in the early morning of August 3, 2023. The texts pleaded for police to respond during a domestic violence incident. At 5:16 AM, 30 minutes after the victim’s first message to 911, a 911 call-taker responded that the police were at the victim’s apartment. However, the police did not actually arrive to the victim’s apartment building until 6:00 AM. The lawsuit alleges that when the police arrived, they did not enter the apartment building or knock on the victim’s apartment door.
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$3.65 Million Result for Injured Construction Worker
Personal injury attorney Melissa Wischerath obtained a $3.65 million settlement on behalf of her client, who was a construction worker injured in an on-the-job accident.
The victim in this accident was a heavy equipment operator who was working on a construction project for the Niagara Falls Water Board.
Melissa Wischerath successfully argued that New York State Labor Laws were violated and established that the Niagara Falls Water Board failed to comply with their duty to provide proper protection to the heavy equipment operator who was injured on their construction project.
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