New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Samuel Butt and Michael Brodlieb | April 13, 2023
This column reports on several significant representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Gary R. Brown denied plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction regarding New York State's gun licensing and use laws. Judge Frederic Block denied a motion to dismiss product liability claims concerning TRESemmé products, and Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks rejected a settlement under the FLSA as overbroad with insufficient support to determine reasonableness.
By Cheryl Miller | April 13, 2023
Legislation would allow city attorneys and county counsel to assume a role usually left to California's labor commissioner.
By Todd E. Soloway and Bryan T. Mohler | April 11, 2023
After establishing that the relationship between franchisor and franchisee is inherently imbalanced, this Todd Soloway and Bryan Mohler discuss recent efforts by a group of franchisees seeking to level the playing field through the legislative process, including a bill currently pending in New Jersey that seeks to codify certain protections for hotel franchisees.
By Alexander Lugo | April 7, 2023
"Bottom line is you're going to get in a lot of trouble if you do this and no lawyer should be following Morgan & Morgan," said Bob Jarvis, a Nova Southeastern University College of Law professor.
By Colleen Murphy | April 7, 2023
"With no protection, OHA's counsel made the right call—the only one consistent with a lawyer's professional and ethical obligations," said Associate Justice Todd W. Eddins, in his written opinion for the court.
By Jason Grant | April 7, 2023
Attorney for the Child offices statewide are "suffering an unprecedented crisis of underfunding" marked by "essentially flat budgets for close to twenty years," one of the letters from the city bar association to Gov. Hochul and legislative leaders says.
By Dara Kam | April 6, 2023
After governors have vetoed three previous attempts to change Florida's alimony laws, the latest proposed revamp is headed to the full Senate for a vote.
By Adolfo Pesquera | April 5, 2023
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht delivered a State of Judiciary address that criticized the salary compensation for judges and expressed alarm over political pressures.
By Cheryl Miller | April 5, 2023
Backers of Senate Bill 581 say consumers need more transparency from the legal-financing industry. But members of the plaintiffs bar warn that a key provision in the legislation would give defense counsel an unfair tactical advantage.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack | April 3, 2023
Let's focus on some of the pending bills working their way through the legislative process.
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