Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
April 04, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Excuse for Motion's Delay Is Equal to Law Office Failure, Does Not Constitute Good CauseThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
April 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Plaintiffs in Fox News Defamation Action Must Produce Litigation Finance AgreementsThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
March 31, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Eye on Cyber: This Is a 'Decisive Decade' for Cybersecurity—For Both Government and the Private SectorCyrus R. Vance Jr. and Elizabeth Roper of Baker McKenzie take a close look at the National Strategy and identify some takeaways and areas to watch in the coming years.
By Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and Elizabeth Roper
13 minute read
March 31, 2023 | New York Law Journal
All Hail the 'Civil Rights Queen': Constance Baker Motley Honored in Women's History Month Event at City BarConstance Baker Motley, who was born in 1921 in New Haven, Connecticut, to Caribbean immigrants, pulverized barriers to women and minorities in law and government when those institutions were all shuttered to anyone but white men.
By ALM Staff
3 minute read
March 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Court Denies Immunity for Former DA From Claims in Wrongful Prosecution Suit by Man Cleared of Killing WifeIn a case that attracted national media attention, Tioga County businessman Calvin Harris was accused of killing his wife Michele Harris in the hours after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Neither Michele Harris' body nor a murder weapon were ever found and the fourth trial for murder charges against Calvin Harris, in 2016, ended in acquittal.
By Andrew Denney
4 minute read
March 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Little Known Law Can Lead to Large Liability: The Freelance Isn't Free ActThis relatively unknown New York City law provides protections for freelance workers and imposes harsh penalties for those businesses that fail to comply with the Act's requirements. If your clients hire freelance workers, you should be aware of the Act and its requirements.
By Adam L. Browser and Brian Passarelle
10 minute read
March 29, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Plaintiff Establishes That Defendants' Withholding of Requested Documents Is WillfulThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
March 29, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Standout First Department Court Staff Honored at Annual Botein AwardsEach year, the First Department honors exemplary nonjudicial employees—the backbone of the courts that Bernard Botein helped to shape—with an award bearing the late judge's name.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
March 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Motion to Compel Further Depositions in Sexual Harassment Case Denied Following Counsel's Improper QuestioningThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
March 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal
We Must Fight for the Economic Good of ImmigrantsIt is imperative to recognize that immigrants often fill important roles in various sectors of the economy and play a vital role in boosting economic growth, an immigration attorney writes.
By Felipe Alexandre
4 minute read
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