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Dan M. Clark

Dan M. Clark

Dan M. Clark is the Albany reporter for the New York Law Journal. He covers the state Court of Appeals, the state legislature, state regulators, and more. Email Dan anytime at [email protected].

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October 21, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Rights of Children in NY Family Courts Set for Legislative Public Hearing

While the hearing isn't intended to focus on just one issue involving children in the state's court system, Dinowitz said he's particularly interested in how forensic evaluators are used in family matters.

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October 21, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Women in New York Now Allowed to Postpone Jury Duty While Breastfeeding

Cuomo, who's pushed various laws in recent years to benefit women and other individuals who choose to have children, said the responsibility of being a new parent should give those individuals a temporary pass for serving on a jury.

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October 21, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Attorney of the Year Finalist: Mark Lebovitch

"The first day I was in court and I saw people get up to the podium and argue, I knew I was a litigator."

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October 18, 2019 | New York Law Journal

NY High Court to Eye If Buffalo Lawfully Denied Lawyers for Cop Accused of Excessive Force

The police officer's attorneys, meanwhile, have argued that the city jumped the gun when it decided not to provide legal defense for him in the lawsuit.

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October 17, 2019 | New York Law Journal

NY Court of Appeals Eyes Homicide Charge Against Doctors Over Opioid Death

Li's defense counsel contested arguments by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor that the doctor didn't consider the medical history, or actual pain experienced, by his patients before he chose to prescribe them opioids.

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October 17, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Long Island Judge Recommended for Removal From Office After Emailing Slurs, Vulgar Language to Clients

Senzer sent his clients several emails, in which he used slurs and derogatory language to describe their daughter, her attorney, a judge and school teachers.

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October 17, 2019 | New York Law Journal

NY High Court Grants New Trial in Case Where Prosecutors Withheld Witness Contact Info

In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals ruled that prosecutors incorrectly chose not to hand over contact information for at least one witness that could have helped his defense.

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October 17, 2019 | New York Law Journal

3rd Dept Rejects SUNY Regulations Allowing Separate Charter School Teacher Standards

The Third Department, in its decision Thursday, pointed to the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of the word "operation" to invalidate the regulations since the Legislature failed to define it in statute.

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October 16, 2019 | New York Law Journal

NY High Court Eyes Doctors' Right to Sue Over Bad Faith Reports of Medical Misconduct

The litigation was brought by Dr. Robert Haar, a Manhattan-based orthopedic surgeon, who sued Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. two years ago for allegedly reporting him to the New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct in bad faith.

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October 16, 2019 | New York Law Journal

DC Circuit Ruling Upholding Subpoenas Into Trump Finances Could Strike Down Others, Attorneys Argue

Trump's attorneys wrote in a new filing that the ruling, handed down by the D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, should be interpreted to strike down a different set of federal subpoenas.

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