By Amanda Bronstad | December 19, 2018
One day earlier, another judge ruled that he had "grave doubts" about granting Johnson & Johnson's summary judgment in a case brought by the state of Mississippi.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 19, 2018
One day earlier, another judge ruled that he had "grave doubts" about granting Johnson & Johnson's summary judgment in a case brought by the state of Mississippi.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz | December 19, 2018
In their Burden of Proof column, David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz write: Twenty years ago there was a push, albeit ultimately unsuccessful, to enact a parent-child privilege in New York. Given the myriad legal and societal changes in the last 20 years, perhaps it is time to revisit the idea of codifying the privilege.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Bruce J. Bergman | December 18, 2018
In his Mortgage Foreclosure column, Bruce Bergman warns of the severe consequence potentially facing lenders who unduly delay the foreclosure action: elimination of interest for the period of delay.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Theresa Frame | December 17, 2018
New York courts have historically recognized standing as an element of justiciability that restricts the courts' ability to adjudicate a matter. However, over recent decades, New York courts have weakened the standing requirement by holding that any objection or defense based on lack of standing is waived if not asserted in an answer or pre-answer motion to dismiss. Although this development may be difficult to reconcile with the principle of the separation of powers, it remains, unmistakably, the current state of the law in New York and practitioners should be wary of inadvertently waiving this valuable defense.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul | December 16, 2018
In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward Spiro and Judith Mogul discuss Chief Judge Colleen McMahon's recent decision in 'Nike v. Wu', which applied certain general principles of specific jurisdiction to the New York activities of a group of foreign banks against whom discovery was sought in the Southern District of New York in connection with a judgment enforcement proceeding.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Amy Siegel Oran | December 16, 2018
When undocumented workers get hurt on the job, their illegal status doesn't make them ineligible for workers' compensation benefits, but, it may limit the benefits to which they are entitled.
By Andrew Denney | December 14, 2018
A judge in rural Orleans County, New York, located about 380 miles from the Bronx Zoo, said at a hearing Friday that the best venue for a legal battle over the release of Happy, an Asian elephant living alone at the zoo, is back on the elephant's home turf.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 14, 2018
On Monday, an Orange County Superior Court judge will hear arguments over whether lawsuits alleging injuries caused by exploding e-cigarettes should be coordinated to decide a jurisdictional challenge raised by LG, the alleged manufacturer of the lithium ion batteries.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 14, 2018
On Monday, an Orange County Superior Court judge will hear arguments over whether lawsuits alleging injuries caused by exploding e-cigarettes should be coordinated to decide a jurisdictional challenge raised by LG, the alleged manufacturer of the lithium ion batteries.
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