Patricia Kane

February 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Canada Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella spoke this week about comparative constitutional law at Cardozo Law.

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

February 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The trigger wording "caused in whole or in part" in the current version of Insurance Services Office additional insured endorsements has recently generated a flood of coverage actions. This discussion examines the current debate, where it may be headed, and how parties might plan inside and outside the courtroom for future clashes over AI coverage.

By Julian D. Ehrlich

9 minute read

February 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In their Real Estate Transactions column, Peter E. Fisch and Mitchell L. Berg discuss the challenges of transitioning away from The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).

By Patricia Kane

12 minute read

February 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Janet DiFiore swore in Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clarke for her second term of office on February 8.

By Monika Kozak | Patricia Kane

1 minute read

February 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In his new book, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch reflects on his path to the high court using excerpts from an array of articles, speeches, and judicial opinions that analyze the responsibilities of citizenship, constitutional law, the art of judging, and ethics.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

8 minute read

February 10, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In their Antitrust Trade and Practice column, Karen Hoffman Lent and Kenneth Schwartz discuss the Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines, newly released by the Department of Justice and the FTC, which aim to increase "the transparency of the analytical process underlying the agencies' enforcement decisions" for mergers between firms at different levels of the supply chain.

By Karen Hoffman Lent and Kenneth Schwartz

12 minute read

February 06, 2020 | New York Law Journal

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

By Patricia Kane

2 minute read

February 05, 2020 | New York Law Journal

There has been a spate of criticism of New York's excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule over the past 18 months, most recently in December 2019. In his Evidence column the author discusses those criticisms in detail and offers a recommendation for the courts and the Legislature regarding the future of the exception

By Michael J. Hutter

13 minute read

February 04, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses " Indig v. Village of Pomona," where the village's Jewish residents stated a bias claim over code enforcement, and "Matter of AAGS Holdings," where the failure to close by a certain hour on the time of the essence day did not terminate the purchase and sale agreement.

By Scott E. Mollen

14 minute read

February 04, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Sufficiency of arbitrator disclosures in repeat player matters have been given a renewed focus by U.S. courts, international arbitral institutions and trade organizations involved in dispute resolution.

By Linda Gerstel

10 minute read