February 19, 2019 | New York Law Journal
'Daimler' Strikes AgainIn their Burden of Proof column, David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz discuss the recent decision in 'Aybar', in which the Second Department confronted the question of whether a foreign corporation's registration to do business in New York under BCL §§1301(a) and 1304(a)(6) constitutes consent to general jurisdiction in New York. The decision effectively shuts the door, for now, to a New York court's exercise of general jurisdiction over a corporate defendant which is neither incorporated, nor maintains it principal place of business, in New York.
By David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz
16 minute read
January 25, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Jurors and Implicit BiasIn their Burden of Proof column David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz write: The judicial system recognizes and addresses attorney bias in jury selection, bias of eyewitnesses when identifying people of other races in criminal trials, and the impact of implicit bias on attorneys and judges. However, one stakeholder in our judicial system does not receive guidance in implicit bias: jurors. Whether they should, or not, is this month's topic.
By David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz
9 minute read
December 19, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Father and Son: Revisiting the Parent-Child Privilege in New YorkIn their Burden of Proof column, David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz write: Twenty years ago there was a push, albeit ultimately unsuccessful, to enact a parent-child privilege in New York. Given the myriad legal and societal changes in the last 20 years, perhaps it is time to revisit the idea of codifying the privilege.
By David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz
10 minute read
November 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Life Just Got EasierIn their Burden of Proof column, David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz discuss two changes to the CPLR, the first a new section in article 45 designed to facilitate the admission into evidence of records produced during disclosure by an opposing party, and the second an amendment adding a new subsection (d) to CPLR 2305 designed to permit subpoenaed records to be delivered to an attorney's office and to make certain all parties receive copies of subpoenaed records from the attorney receiving the subpoenaed records.
By David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz
11 minute read
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