New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas J. Hall | December 14, 2017
Commercial Division Update columnist Thomas J. Hall writes: Defendants bear a heavy burden of establishing that New York is not a convenient forum, and courts have discretion in considering a number of factors in determining the issue. While no one factor is controlling, the residency of the parties has emerged in recent Commercial Division decisions as an important factor.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen J. Pokiniewski Jr. | December 14, 2017
In an opinion by Justice Sallie Mundy, the Supreme Court held in Dubose v. Quinlan that the statute of limitations in a medical professional liability case for both a wrongful death and a survival action is two years from the date of the decedent's death.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Kristen D. Perkins | December 14, 2017
Website accessibility lawsuits continue to increase nationwide and here in Florida. Nearly every business sector has faced such lawsuits. Florida ranks first in the number of website accessibility suits filed in federal court this year.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Jay Steinman | December 13, 2017
One of the oldest clichés in motivational speeches, and management in general, is that the Chinese character for “crisis” is composed of two subsidiary characters, one of which symbolizes “opportunity” and the other “danger.”
By Sue Reisinger | December 12, 2017
A recent review of enforcement from 2017 showed a lack of consistency in how monitorships were applied, in how recidivist companies were treated, and in when cases prompted both civil and criminal penalties.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John J. Rapisardi and Joseph Zujkowski | December 12, 2017
In their Bankruptcy Practice column, John J. Rapisardi and Joseph Zujkowski begin an analysis of the long awaited Second Circuit opinion addressing objections to Momentive Performance Materials' Chapter 11 plan in 'In re MPM Silicones'.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Stephen Bergstein | December 12, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has agreed to decide whether its 2015 decision requiring that federal judges approve settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to settlements reached under Fed. R. Civ. P. 68.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown | December 11, 2017
Technology Law columnists Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss a recent decision which held that the ambiguous term of a license meant that the licensee could not prevent the licensor from negotiating and executing a term sheet with a successor licensee, during the final year of the license.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Shepard Goldfein and James Keyte | December 11, 2017
In their Antitrust Trade and Practice column, Shepard Goldfein and James Keyte discuss the key issues the D.C. District Court is likely to consider in assessing the DOJ's antitrust case against AT&T/Time Warner.
By Tony Mauro | December 11, 2017
Since 2005, the pool of U.S. Supreme Court law clerks has been less diverse than law school graduates or law firm associates. Explore hiring by the current justices using this interactive.
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