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February 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: In Case Against Harvey Weinstein, Negligent Supervision Claim Against Disney SurvivesPlaintiff brought an action under CPLR 214-g of the Child Victims Act asserting a cause of action for battery against disgraced film producer Harvey…
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
February 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal
The United States Supreme Court and Judicial EthicsRather than set an example as one might expect of the nation's highest court on such an important issue, the nine justices of the Supreme Court continue to trail all others, unable to agree on a code of conduct for themselves, the chair and the administrator of the New York State Commission on Judicial Ethics write.
By Joseph W. Belluck and Robert H. Tembeckjian
5 minute read
February 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Prosecutors Should Be Held to a Higher Disclosure Standard for Plea AgreementsOne remedy to help curb abuses would be to require mandated disclosure of evidence by a DA be timed before a plea offer may be made, an attorney writes.
By Lewis Rosenberg
2 minute read
February 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Second Circuit Panel Says District's Order Is Not AppealableThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
February 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Criminal Defendants—Despite 'Grossly Unfair' Reports—Are Finding a More 'Receptive' Court of Appeals Under CannataroLooking beyond criminal appeals, Cannataro has brought about a welcome consensus among the judges that had been lacking, with many more signed majority opinions, a Duane Morris attorney writes.
By Thomas R. Newman
2 minute read
February 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal
How ChatGPT Challenges Current Intellectual Property LawsNew AI technologies may infringe on others' copyrights by being deemed infringing derivatives of a copyrighted source they used to generate their output.
By Shahrokh Falati
5 minute read
February 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Legal Malpractice Claim Dismissed for Failure to Prove Law Firm Proximately Caused DamageThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
February 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal
What's Behind The Smear Campaign Against Justice Hector LaSalle?LaSalle received the highest ratings from the New York State Bar, the New York City Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association and the Women's Bar Association, among others, an attorney for Hughes Hubbard & Reed writes.
By George A. Davidson
11 minute read
February 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Pulling the Plug on Section 230Section 230, which went before the U.S. Supreme Court today for oral argument in a cases involving social media platforms' liability for the murder of an exchange student at the hands of terrorists, has provided Silicon Valley with blanket criminal and civil immunity for too long, writes Shurat HaDin founder Nitsana Darshan-Leitner
By Nitsana Darshan-Leitner
6 minute read
February 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Stipulation of Settlement in Divorce Action Between Decedent, Surviving Spouse Is ValidThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
By ALM Staff
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