By Cedra Mayfield | July 21, 2021
From hand-tossed dice to automation, the way judges are assigned appeals has advanced over the years.
By Andrew Goudsward | July 21, 2021
Javier Guzman, whose name was withdrawn, is currently the deputy general counsel at Harvard University.
By Charles Toutant | July 20, 2021
"The complaint alleges only state law claims and requests recovery under only state laws," U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler said. "Since there is no federal question raised on the face of plaintiffs' complaint, defendant's removal on this basis was improper."
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | July 20, 2021
In a case one lawyer called a possible cautionary tale, the Pennsylvania Superior Court drew a fine line between a lawyer's work as an escrow agent and their legal obligations as an attorney.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Linton Mann III and William T. Russell Jr. | July 20, 2021
In this edition of their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Linton Mann III and William T. Russell Jr. discuss 'Simmons v. Trans Express,' where the court clarified the extent to which a small claims judgment will have preclusive effect in subsequent actions and also addressed the difference between res judicata and collateral estoppel—an issue that has plagued generations of first-year law students.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert P. Knapp III, Souren A. Israelyan and Steven J. Fink | July 20, 2021
Although described as an "update [of] New York's foreign country money judgments recognition act consistent with the national uniform act proposed by the Uniform Law Commission in 2005," the new law is anything but uniform.
By Greg Land | July 19, 2021
The plaintiff originally filed and sex and race discrimination claims against her employer, Royston LLC, but a magistrate judge threw out the race-based claims before the case went to trial.
By Charles Toutant | July 19, 2021
Judge Thomas McCloskey of Middlesex County Superior Court found that McClellan had an active role in Johnson's case, drafting documents, retaining experts and giving opinions about the law to Johnson and other attorneys working for her. But the appeals court said McClellan's actions did not constitute a violation of the unauthorized practice of law statute.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Patrick M. Connors | July 16, 2021
In this edition of his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors discusses recent changes to litigation rules, writing that there has already been substantial debate about the implementation of the revised Uniform Rules, and that is almost certain to continue.
By Jason Grant | July 15, 2021
"We find that this is the rare case in which allegations of significant violations of duty, coupled with a serious lack of substantial investigation and public explanation, warrant a summary [judicial] inquiry to bring transparency to a matter of profound public importance," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court.
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