February 06, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Seven Law Firm SEO Myths to Leave Behind in 2022Because of the opaque nature of the guidance from search engines like Google, many common SEO myths still persist, despite people's best efforts to dispel them.
By Taylor Tobey
8 minute read
February 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Governor Hochul: To Be Tough on Crime, Get Rid of Bad ProsecutorsOne thing is inescapably clear. Just as New York state's Judicial Conduct Commission dramatically reformed the way judges in New York state conduct themselves, the Prosecutor Conduct Commission will almost certainly produce the same positive result.
By Bennett L. Gershman
6 minute read
February 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal
ERAP and Its Impact on Landlord-Tenant LitigationSince its inception, ERAP has put a tremendous strain on landlords seeking to have their cases heard on the merits due to the tremendous backlog of cases that are either awaiting determinations from OTDA, or having a motion heard by the court to vacate a stay in effect.
By George M. Heymann
19 minute read
February 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Rule 37(e) Absent in Decision Granting Harsh Sanction for ESI SpoliationSince the adoption of Rule 37(e), even while interpretations of the rule have varied, federal courts across the country have consistently used it as the basis for their ESI spoliation and sanctions analyses. Not so, however, in a recent case from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
By H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal
8 minute read
February 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal
New Statute Requires Training of Custody Evaluators by the Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceThe practical effect of the newly passed legislation is that litigants will incorporate the phraseology of the statute into their custody wars. Children and their parents will be forced to remain in the limbo of divorce and custody proceedings even longer.
By Peter E. Bronstein, Eric A. Buckley and Meredith L. Strauss
16 minute read
February 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Major Reform in Street Encounters Enacted by Police DepartmentAs a result of a class action lawsuit brought by the Legal Aid Society, the New York City Police Department has agreed to a major reform of its street encounter procedures.
By Barry Kamins
7 minute read
February 06, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
BAR REPORT - Feb. 6, 2023YLD member is a lawyer by trade, but volunteering is his passion; NJSBA stays vigilant advocating for attorneys; Family Law Symposium returns for two-day conference.
By New Jersey State Bar Association
11 minute read
February 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Like Anything Else in the Law, Technology Requires Balancing Risks and RewardsWhile a tool to help people do their jobs faster and better, technology—if unchecked—can lead its users or the public into problems, thus challenging the government to implement solutions without squelching innovation.
By Rich Lee, Kari M. Rollins and Lorena Cornelio
7 minute read
February 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Why Savvy Law Firms Are Prioritizing Risk-Aware Business DevelopmentThe time is ripe for more collaboration between risk and compliance and business development teams, and to adopt the appropriate technology to effectuate it.
By Lavinia Calvert, Warren Knowles, Stacey Macmillan and Nigel Riley
8 minute read
February 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal
The Risks of CollaborationModernizing compliance monitoring, records retention and information governance to account for business communications going across digital collaboration platforms is now critical to reduce risk in today's workplace.
By Brian Mannion
6 minute read