Jason Grant

November 03, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The clause "does not pertain to the issue of ownership of fees and/or expenses on unfinished cases at the time of dissolution," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court in its decision tied to the breakup of the Madison Avenue personal injury firm.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

November 01, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"The assumption that the way we've always done things is the best way is just not correct," said Karen Peters, a co-chair of the task force and a former presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department court in New York state.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

October 29, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"With respect to the first complaint filed against him, [Espinoza] testified that he stopped working on the client's asylum petition after he received a 'secret letter' from the client's sister, alleging that the petition would be based on fraud," according to the decision from the Appellate Division, First Department, which appeared to recite facts alleged by the grievance committee. The committee said it has been unable to get documents supporting certain claims made by the lawyer.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

October 28, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The Appellate Division, First Department wrote that the fact that defendants terminated the law firm in July 2019, while choosing a new firm to represent it in its ongoing matters, "does not prohibit [the firm's] recovery under an account stated theory, and the law firm may recover for pretermination legal services."

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

October 25, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The widely contested Queens Supreme Court, 11th Municipal District race has 10 candidates trying to win the spot on the bench. Six of them were given "not approved" ratings by the bar association.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

October 22, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"If the jurisdictional limit is increased, resulting in significantly increased filings, additional judges and support staff must be assigned to civil court to handle the increased number of cases," the city bar association's report said.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

October 21, 2021 | Law.com

"Peers taunted Black students by making monkey noises at them, touching and pulling their hair without permission, repeatedly referencing slavery and lynching, and telling Black students 'go pick cotton' and 'you are my slave,'" a DOJ findings letter issued to the school district said.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

October 20, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The winners "embody the very best of our profession," said T. Andrew Brown, the 70,000-member state bar association's president.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

October 19, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The decision demonstrates the major new opening for obtaining police officer records in discovery following the repeal of New York Civil Rights Law Section 50-a.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

October 18, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The lower court "properly determined that defendants," which included Madison Square Garden and the New York Rangers, "met their prima facie burden through sufficient proof that they satisfied the duty of care owed to plaintiff," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department panel.

By Jason Grant

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