Michael Hoenig

November 08, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, writes that the inexorable pace of technology has resulted in a dazzling blitz of demonstrative evidence tactics in which computer-aided mechanisms, visual displays and speedily created, easily modified charts and graphics are available.

By Michael Hoenig

12 minute read

September 12, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, reports on a new article that claims most published research findings are false, and discusses the implications for judges in their "gatekeeping" capacity, assuring that expert testimony is not only relevant but reliable.

By Michael Hoenig

15 minute read

February 13, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, writes that our hard-working judiciary churns out a ton of terse, clipped, shorthand opinions that don't seem to tell us much about the case or convey excitement regarding the issue or the ruling. Yet those seemingly unexciting opinions often should be of keen professional interest, because they frequently contain valuable lessons, insights on recurring scenarios and exposition or interpretation of procedural rules.

By Michael Hoenig

14 minute read

November 15, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, writes that, except for crime-fraud scenarios, every court-ordered revelation of attorney thinking shrinks the intellectual and creative world in which lawyers can shape litigation approaches and enhance their service to clients. Vintage privilege and work product protections should retain their vitality and not be whittled down in the new era of digital discovery.

By Michael Hoenig

13 minute read

February 23, 2010 | Legaltech News

Judge Scheindlin's most recent e-discovery opinion is a practical roadmap on how real people and real attorneys may be confronted by challenges regarding compliance, says Herzfeld & Rubin member Michael Hoenig. It is also a how-to manual that sets forth key principles relating to EDD.

By Michael Hoenig

15 minute read

June 13, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In his Products Liability column, Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, writes that alarmists could read atomized sentences in a recent Court of Appeals opinion as portents of a changed or changing products liability law for New York, but the Court has used the extremity of liability boundaries along with picturesque language in order to punctuate the requisite showing on a summary judgment motion.

By Michael Hoenig

11 minute read

June 17, 2002 | New York Law Journal

T he New York courts have been busy issuing decisions that, though sometimes brief, nevertheless teach valuable lessons which upgrade the litigation practitioners` bank of knowledge.

By Michael Hoenig

11 minute read

February 11, 2002 | New York Law Journal

O ccasionally, we have reported on book opportunities interested readers should not pass up because, even if the practitioner knows the subject matter well, the work product`s excellence or breadth of information makes professional life much easier. In January 2000, for example, New York Supreme Court Justice Helen E. Freedman`s book, New York Objections, was surveyed including a sampling of "Practice Tips" illustrating its practical value. 1

By Michael Hoenig

11 minute read

June 11, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, writes although the concept of obtaining and using videotaped deposition demonstrations is not new, the availability and accessibility of video recordings warrants that counsel reconsider the potential advantages.

By Michael Hoenig

12 minute read

October 18, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In his Products Liability column, Michael Hoenig of Herzfeld & Rubin discusses class action litigation and how attorneys have habitually pounced on corporate vulnerabilities.

By Michael Hoenig

14 minute read