John Caher

March 11, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A defendant whose attorney failed to promptly object to his appearance before a jury pool in a prison jumpsuit undermined his own ineffective assistance claim by repeatedly referring to his criminal record on the stand, a federal judge has held in a habeas corpus case.

By John Caher

4 minute read

March 10, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A commercial Renaissance on the scale of American International Group takes more than business savvy, financial acumen and marketing insight. It takes a crackerjack in-house legal team like AIG's Global Legal, Compliance, Regulatory and Government Affairs group.

By John Caher

7 minute read

March 10, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Just a few years ago, separation agreements preceded about 7 percent of divorces, providing a cost-effective way for unhappy couples to start dissolving their marriage and a steady source of income for matrimonial attorneys. But since New York enacted a no-fault divorce statute, that percentage has been more than halved.

By John Caher

6 minute read

March 10, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has tapped a UCLA and Hebrew University trained economist to help the office with complex investigations into antitrust, investor protection and other intricate economic matters.

By John Caher

2 minute read

March 06, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association will continue challenging a controversial anti-profiling law that was passed by the City Council over Mayor Bloomberg's veto last year, despite Mayor de Blasio's decision to drop the city's suit against the law, the organization said Thursday.

By John Caher

7 minute read

March 05, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A federal court jury got it right— and the trial judge got it wrong—in a case where a man was convicted of drug charges after jurors inferred that he was part of a conspiracy, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said yesterday in a divided opinion.

By John Caher

5 minute read

March 05, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit has modified a recent decision to grant three robbery suspects a new trial because one of the defendants was apparently impaired when implicating himself and his co-defendants.

By John Caher

2 minute read

March 05, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Consumers who purchased computers or other electronic gadgets containing Dynamic Random Memory Access chips between 1998 and 2002 are eligible to seek price-fixing damages under a settlement announced Tuesday.

By John Caher

1 minute read

March 04, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The attorney general can use evidence of a 30-year-old dismissed rape charge to bolster its case for the civil confinement of a convicted kidnapper accused of sex crimes, a judge in Dutchess County has ruled.

By John Caher

4 minute read

March 04, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A skier who crashed into a novice with enough force to shatter her arm and lacerate his own kidney could be liable for damages if a trial court decides his conduct was reckless enough to overcome the assumption of risk doctrine.

By John Caher

2 minute read