Edward M Spiro

October 04, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Edward M. Spiro, a principal of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, writes that judges from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York have recently devoted an unusual degree of attention (much of it very critical) to conduct of attorneys that often goes unexamined and that many attorneys may not recognize as potentially problematic.

By Edward M. Spiro

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April 07, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Edward M. Spiro, a principal of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, writes that victims of fraudulent or violent criminal activity have at their disposal a number of federal statutes in pursuing civil recovery against a broad array of often distant defendants. But, as plaintiffs in two recent cases learned, obtaining personal jurisdiction over the full range of foreign defendants whose conduct may be actionable can present significant and sometimes insurmountable hurdles at the courthouse door.

By Edward M. Spiro

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April 06, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Edward M. Spiro, a principal of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, writes that a defendant's interest in having claims against it heard in federal court is often rivaled only by a plaintiff's interest in maintaining those claims in state court, making litigation over removal a hotly contested, high stakes battle.

By Edward M. Spiro

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April 01, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul, principals of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, review a pair of recent decisions from the Southern District that show the shift in emphasis in fee-setting jurisprudence after Arbor Hill and Simmons is having an impact on the earliest stages in litigation, and throughout the conduct of a case.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

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August 07, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Among the decisions handed down in May and June in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York were a decision by Judge Jed S. Rakoff holding that private civil RICO plaintiffs may seek injunctive relief and two decisions by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan addressing the question of when an injury caused by an out-of-state defendant will be considered an injury within New York for purposes of long-arm jurisdiction.

By Michael C. Silberberg And Edward M. Spiro

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December 04, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul, principals of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that in at least two recent cases, companies under investigation by the attorney general have sought to challenge the constitutionality of those investigations in federal court - raising the question as to the proper role, if any, that federal courts should play in entertaining constitutional challenges to state investigations.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

14 minute read

April 03, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Edward M. Spiro, a principal of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, writes that in the past several months, judges in three separate cases in the Southern District have confronted large punitive damages awards in employment discrimination cases, and have issued thoughtful and detailed decisions illustrating the practical application of the Supreme Court's guidance on the constitutional limits on punitive damages.

By Edward M. Spiro

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February 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul, principals of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, discuss recent cases that illustrate that in the right circumstances courts will protect against abuses of the arbitration process, but that litigants try far more often than they succeed to lure courts into the arbitration fray.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

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April 05, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Edward M. Spiro, a principal of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, writes that, despite the explicit broadening of federal jurisdictional reach in SLUSA and CAFA, recent decisions indicate that courts are continuing to exercise caution in construing federal jurisdiction.

By Edward M. Spiro

15 minute read

December 02, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Edward M. Spiro, a principal of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, writes that the aftermath of the dot-com stock market bubble has focused increased attention on the class action as a vehicle for litigating claims of numerous potential plaintiffs.

By Edward M. Spiro

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