Judith L Mogul

December 18, 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 while the promise of confidentiality for mediation materials is broad, it is not sacrosanct, and judges have struggled with defining when and under what circumstances a third party may obtain discovery of mediation materials.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

12 minute read

August 16, 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 revisions to the Local Rules for the Southern and Eastern Districts that illustrate and harmonize two potentially competing approaches governing conferences between attorney and client during a deposition.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

15 minute read

June 03, 2010 | 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: The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have charted a deliberate course toward a more flexible, cooperative system for service of process, reducing some of the gamesmanship that used to accompany the opening act of a lawsuit filed in federal court. But, as several recent cases from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York make clear, service of process must still be done very much by-the-book, and the flexibility embodied in the rules only goes so far.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

13 minute read

August 07, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul, principals of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that recent decisions from the Southern District of New York demonstrate, §1782 is a potent discovery tool for foreign litigants - providing not just an opportunity to obtain evidence that may be outside the reach of a foreign jurisdiction, but also access to permissive discovery tools and procedures that may be more expansive and efficient than those afforded by the foreign tribunal for which the discovery is sought.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

13 minute read

October 07, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup column, Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul, principals of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that the dual pillars of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act create a deliberate obstacle course for securities fraud class action plaintiffs.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

13 minute read

June 21, 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, review two recent decisions that have put the federal securities laws on a collision course with the basic principles of economy and efficiency animating Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 governing class actions.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

16 minute read

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

14 minute read

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

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

14 minute read

August 05, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer principals Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul discuss recent cases which provide classic illustrations of Section 1782 use in cross-border litigation.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

14 minute read