By Jasmine Floyd | November 4, 2021
"I think in this matter if they would have strategically admitted liabilityfrom the onset, I think they could have limited the damages on their end, but from day one they said my client knew the bathroom was closed by the cart being there, she should have known," Halperin said. "They just tried to blame it on everyone else but themselves. In trial they tried to suggest the water on the floor could have been from kids playing in a sink or from anything else besides the Wal-Mart employee mopping there minutes before," attorney Scott Halperin said
By Tom McParland | November 2, 2021
The special master, Barbara Jones, a former federal judge and partner in Bracewell, said she was turning over the bulk of files to the government, while withholding judgment on the three with privilege claims.
By John Skakun and Heather Benzmiller Sultanian | November 2, 2021
This article addresses potential privilege issues that arise from the integral role that in-house counsel typically plays in a company's disclosure process.
By Jasmine Floyd | November 1, 2021
"But here they put the brakes on emotional turmoil as an excuse for fraud, deceit and misrepresentation, because the lawyer's conduct was outrageous," ethics expert Andrew Berman said.
By Tom McParland | November 1, 2021
U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan said "the government is not on trial" in preventing the defense from using the non-prosecution agreement, which the court has previously ruled doesn't apply in the Southern District of New York.
By Tom McParland | November 1, 2021
U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan said "the government is not on trial" in preventing the defense from using the non-prosecution agreement, which the court has previously ruled doesn't apply in the Southern District of New York.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin A. Schwartz | November 1, 2021
Sections 1983 fabrication of evidence claims have generated some sticky statute of limitations accrual issues. In this edition of his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz explores case law addressing this issue. He writes: "The lesson is clear: Determining the governing accrual date requires close attention to the nature and constitutional basis of the plaintiff's constitutional claim.
By Jasmine Floyd | October 29, 2021
As an assistant state attorney, the attorney assisted the woman by giving her advice, and providing confidential information.
By Jasmine Floyd | October 28, 2021
"We hope this case is a siren call to defense and prosecution lawyers to look more critically at their eyewitness testimony, and challenge it before proceeding to trial," defense counsel Craig Trocino said.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | October 27, 2021
After hearing both sides, the justices are set to cut through the smoke surrounding the parameters of what the Medical Marijuana Act protects. The government argued that the odor of pot could contribute to a determination—on the totality of circumstances—that a search should be conducted.
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