Patrick M Connors

September 15, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at Albany Law School, analyzes a recent ruling which should be welcome news for the bar, but warns that the burden of conducting trials in each case in which a lawyer fails to comply with Part 1215 on retention letters will certainly tax the system.

By Patrick M. Connors

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January 28, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at Albany Law School, writes that there can be no remaining doubt that new legislation leaves the health insurer out in the cold after a settlement.

By Patrick M. Connors

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March 21, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Thomas F. Gleason, a member of Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O'Shea and an adjunct professor at Albany Law School, and Patrick M. Connors, an associate professor of law at the school, consider Civil Practice Law and Rules 4545, a statute that continues to complicate tort actions over 25 years after its enactment.

By Thomas F. Gleason and Patrick M. Connors

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May 21, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at Albany Law School, writes that there is so much that can go wrong - and right - in the procedural realm that will affect the client's substantive rights. The direction things take is often tied directly to an attorney's knowledge of the rules governing practice, which is essential to the effective prosecution of a client's case.

By Patrick M. Connors

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September 20, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at Albany Law School, writes that during the summer of 2008, while the defense bar was apparently on vacation, CPLR 205(a) was amended to add a new final sentence pertaining to dismissals for neglect to prosecute. While the new language specifically refers to dismissals under CPLR 3216, it applies to the full panoply of dismissals grounded upon a neglect to prosecute.

By Patrick M. Connors

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January 23, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at Albany Law School, reviews two cases the Court of Appeals decided during 2007 that highlight the importance of Disciplinary Rule 7-104 in guiding lawyers who are conducting formal disclosure through CPLR Article 31's machinery, or informal disclosure through investigation.

By Patrick M. Connors

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August 31, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at Albany Law School, Virtually every year the Court of Appeals hands down a number of important decisions in the field of New York Practice and Procedure. This year was no exception, demonstrating that this is a subject that never rests. This piece discusses some of the most important decisions of the last term.

By Patrick M. Connors

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July 18, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Thomas F. Gleason, a member of Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O'Shea and an adjunct professor at Albany Law School, and Patrick M. Connors, an associate professor of law at Albany Law School, write that, in the fast-developing area of e-discovery, practitioners did not have long to wait for the first digital rummage request.

By Thomas F. Gleason and Patrick M. Connors

10 minute read

May 19, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Patrick M. Connors, professor of law at Albany Law School, writes: It is difficult to precisely gauge the significance of a particular period without the benefit of hindsight, but we are likely in the midst of the Golden Age of Personal Jurisdiction. Judicial opinions in this domain, especially those involving the dreaded long-arm provisions in CPLR 302, have historically been long, tedious, and dry as toast. That is beginning to change in the 21st century, as concepts of personal jurisdiction must now be applied in a whole new set of riveting circumstances.

By Patrick M. Connors

12 minute read

September 20, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at Albany Law School, discusses several recent decisions where parties have sought information contained on social networking sites, but similar principles will likely apply in instances where the information sought is contained on an electronic device, or where the information sought pertains to the use of a particular device.

By Patrick M. Connors

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