By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 16, 2020
A man sent to prison for robbery successfully appealed his conviction, arguing that fingerprint evidence alone was not enough to prove that he committed the crime.
By Aron Solomon | December 15, 2020
One of the greatest obstacles to personal injury lawsuits is missing or incomplete documentation from the time of the accident moving forward. It is impossible to overstate the importance of thoroughly documenting every key event from the time of your injury.
By Charles "Chuck" Bennett | December 14, 2020
"Why are they calling jury verdicts 'awards' like the plaintiff won a lottery after getting hurt and living the rest of their life in pain? And who are they to say a jury's verdict is 'excessive?'" writes Charles "Chuck" Bennett.
By Adrienne B. Koch | December 11, 2020
Although discovery in aid of a foreign proceeding under 28 U.S.C. §1782 is often granted with relative ease, recent cases illustrate that such discovery is far from automatic.
By Jason Grant | December 9, 2020
"As long as they continue to assert title, we can't sell the artworks," said the lawyer for the Jewish heirs to an Austrian 1920s art collector who had owned the Egon Schiele paintings before the Nazis imprisoned him. The heirs are claiming that money interest on the artworks continues to grow as the interest amount is disputed and leave for appeal on the merits is sought.
By Raychel Lean | December 4, 2020
The opinion contrasted the defendant against Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln, both former Post Officer workers, "who did not betray the trust placed in them" by trafficking cocaine.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael J. Hutter | December 2, 2020
In his Evidence column, Michael J. Hutter discusses three "worthy" Second Department decisions focusing on aspects of the business records exception to the hearsay rule which are frequently overlooked or misunderstood by litigants.
By Nate Robson | December 1, 2020
The judge sidestepped the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege in clearing the way for federal investigators to read several emails seized during their investigation.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Reed Brodsky, Avi Weitzman and David Salant | December 1, 2020
While the DPPA does not alter the government's substantive 'Brady' obligations, it sends a meaningful message to federal prosecutors, lays the foundation for potential contempt-of-court and sanctions recourse for 'Brady' violations, and could therefore prove a useful tool for federal criminal practitioners.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | November 30, 2020
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has denied a mother's pursuit of child support from a person not biologically related to her child whom she claimed signed an acknowledgement of paternity.
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