Judith L Mogul

October 18, 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, write that attorneys should help their clients understand their employers' e-mail and computer use policies and assist them in weighing the risks and benefits of different approaches to communication, including establishing personal, web-based e-mail accounts for sensitive communications.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

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October 17, 2012 | 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, write that state-court defendants often scour state-law claims for a federal question supporting removal, aided to a limited extent by a 2005 Supreme Court decision.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

11 minute read

April 23, 2012 | 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, review recent cases that explore the application of the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine to deposition preparation sessions with non-party witnesses, such as former employees.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

11 minute read

August 20, 2013 | 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, review FRE 502 and a decision in which Magistrate Judge Frank Maas said it was "unfortunate" neither party had mentioned that rule, despite its clear applicability, inasmuch as it was designed to "avoid vexatious and time-consuming privilege disputes" such as the one before him.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

11 minute read

December 20, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In this month's Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul, principals of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, highlight some of the key aspects of an effort to address concerns with costs and delays voiced by a broad spectrum of clients and the bar.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

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February 28, 2012 | 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, write that one of the biggest challenges facing potential plaintiffs in cyber tort cases often lies in identifying who the defendants are and where they are located.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

11 minute read

October 24, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

When clients use their work emails, systems, or devices to communicate with their lawyers, they may, unwittingly, compromise the privileged nature of those communications, exposing those candid exchanges to their adversaries or to regulators and prosecutors.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

13 minute read

August 21, 2012 | 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 Southern District Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck's authority on an emerging method of computer-assisted electronic document review, and how plaintiffs in a case where he endorsed the use of that method sought his recusal based on his "advocacy" of it.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

12 minute read

June 18, 2013 | 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, discuss Southern District Judge Jed Rakoff's reversal of his own earlier decision upholding Edge Act jurisdiction after the Second Circuit called for a narrow reading of that statute's jurisdictional grant in its own recent decision.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

12 minute read

June 19, 2012 | 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, write that foreign litigants in U.S. courts can find themselves caught between discovery orders formulated under the broad disclosure principles animating the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and far more restrictive privacy-driven laws of other countries in which they are located, forbidding the very disclosures required by U.S. court order.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

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