Patrick M Connors

June 18, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors writes: The standard used for decades to measure whether a corporate defendant is subject to general jurisdiction in New York under CPLR 301, the famous "corporate presence" or "doing business" test, has been all but declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in its January 2014 decision in 'Daimler AG v. Bauman.'

By Patrick M. Connors

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January 22, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his New York Practice column, Albany Law School professor Patrick M. Connors reviews recent decisions demonstrating that seemingly menial tasks such as verification and the proper use of an affirmation performed properly in the trenches of a lawsuit can help tip the scales of justice in one's favor.

By Patrick M. Connors

12 minute read

August 27, 2013 | Commercial Litigation Insider

Patrick M. Connors, professor at Albany Law School, writes that while the Court of Appeals issued many civil practice holdings of importance to litigators, there were also opinions relevant to transactional lawyers in several appeals involving application of the CPLR in contractual disputes.

By Patrick M. Connors

14 minute read

September 11, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In his New York Practice column, Albany Law School professor Patrick M. Connors writes: Viewing the landscape of New York procedure before the CPLR took effect, it is apparent that it has achieved the goal of modernizing civil practice. The road has, however, been a bumpy one and there are certainly many shortcomings with our current system.

By Patrick M. Connors

11 minute read

January 23, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors, a professor at Albany Law School, analyzes a recent landmark decision in the infancy of our development of a body of common law interpreting the CPLR to resolve issues arising in electronic disclosure.

By Patrick M. Connors

13 minute read

May 21, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors, a professor at Albany Law School, recounts some recent drama that has unfolded in the procedural arena, where clients have possibly forfeited valid claims or defenses due to the lawyer's missteps in negotiating the CPLR.

By Patrick M. Connors

11 minute read

August 26, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Patrick M. Connors, professor at Albany Law School, writes that while the Court of Appeals issued many civil practice holdings of importance to litigators, there were also opinions relevant to transactional lawyers in several appeals involving application of the CPLR in contractual disputes.

By Patrick M. Connors

14 minute read

September 19, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Patrick M. Connors, an associate professor at Albany Law School, and Thomas F. Gleason, a member of Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O'Shea and an adjunct professor at Albany Law School, discuss how a lawyer in civil litigation can maintain attorney-client protections while avoiding sanctions herself if she learns the client's representations in disclosure were inaccurate.

By Patrick M. Connors and Thomas F. Gleason

10 minute read

August 27, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Albany Law School professor Patrick M. Connors discusses four of the more significant civil practice holdings of the Court of Appeals for the 2011-2012 term, which involve the five-day extension after service by mail; preliminary conference orders, delayed prosecution, and CPLR 3216 dismissals; the four month statute of limitations in CPLR 217(1); and CPLR 302's long-arm statute.

By Patrick M. Connors

15 minute read

May 20, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors, a professor at Albany Law School, discusses Appellate Division decisions that have imposed sanctions for a failure to comply with the obligation to disclose the identities of expert witnesses expected to be called at trial in the context of a motion for summary judgment made well in advance of the trial.

By Patrick M. Connors

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