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New York Law Journal

New Legislation Opens Floodgates to Formerly Time-Barred Sex Harassment Claims

New York's new legislation, signed into law in August 2019 and effective February 2020, extends the statute of limitations from one to three years for complainants seeking redress regarding workplace sexual harassment claims.
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Daily Report Online

Letter: Appeals Court Warranty Decision 'Undermines' Public Policy

"The comments by lawyers offering their thoughts on the case assume that the statute of repose can be waived by contract. We made this argument strenuously before the Court of Appeals ... "
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New York Law Journal

Court Delays 
Work an Injustice 
on Litigants

Court delays work an injustice on both individual and corporate litigants. In the case of the former, delaying justice can have significant consequences on someone's life, whether the matter in dispute pertains to that individual's financial or personal circumstances or, as is often the case, both.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Trash Policy Will Be Transformative

New York City Council has voted to enact a transformative policy that will reshape the way the city handles commercial waste. The new Commercial…
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Daily Report Online

Georgia Legal Community Mourns Loss of Sen. Leroy Johnson

The State Bar of Georgia extends condolences on the loss of Atlanta attorney and former state Sen. Leroy R. Johnson, 91, the first African American elected to the Georgia State Senate since Reconstruction.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Letter to the Editor: Loftus a First-Rate Pick to Lead the DA's Office

"Suzy Loftus' experience, competence and widespread and diverse support demonstrate she was the best choice for both the interim role, and the permanent position," write four retired San Francisco Superior Court judges.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Letter to the Editor: Judges' Decisions Are Based on the Law, Not Party Affiliation

The process of people choosing their judges by election, just as they choose their leaders in the executive and legislative branches of government, requires involvement in political parties during the campaign year. Such involvement ends upon their election.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Lawyerly' Clothing Article Forgot Women Lawyers Existed

Despite some of the progress the legal profession has made since 1995, women still face scrutiny, judgment, omission, and sometimes even discrimination based solely on their work clothes.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rudy Giuliani Is Not A Defense Lawyer

I have been a defense lawyer in our nation's state and federal courts for more than forty years. I am very proud of that and most of my colleagues…
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Daily Report Online

State Bar Congratulates Behavioral Health Reform Panel Appointees

"With their acceptance of the appointments, these judges and lawyers demonstrate their ongoing commitment to serving the public and the justice system," writes State Bar of Georgia president Darrell Sutton.
2 minute read

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