The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | January 3, 2019
When a corporate director or officer is sued by a third party for alleged misconduct carried out in her capacity as director/officer, the company generally indemnifies the director/officer by defending her against the lawsuit.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | January 3, 2019
Today we report on a case where a Chapter 7 trustee took the position that a 74-year-old man suffering from various illnesses, who was thrown in jail on a bench warrant and was told by deputy sheriffs “your body or your money,” voluntarily paid the bench warrant amount if the only other choice he was given was to remain in jail.
By Ross Todd | January 3, 2019
Anderson passed unanimously out of committee Wednesday and was confirmed by the full Senate later in the day.
By Ross Todd | January 2, 2019
According to his questionnaire, Barr plans to follow Justice Department protocol when addressing potential conflicts of interest.
By Colby Hamilton | January 2, 2019
Laura Grossfield Birger had been a partner with Cooley since 2007, where she handled white-collar and other matters.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. | December 31, 2018
In their Appellate Practice column, Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. write: The protection of the record needed to preserve your right to challenge asserted error at trial consists of much more than bobbing up and down during trial to voice objections, although it is certainly necessary that timely and appropriate objections be made.
The Legal Intelligencer | Slideshow
By The Legal Staff | December 28, 2018
Submissions for The Legal's 2019 Professional Excellence Awards will open Jan. 7. Be on the lookout for more details in the new year. With that in mind, let's take a look back at 2018's winners. Click on the hyperlinked name to read more about the incredible work they did to earn those honors.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Steven Balson-Cohen | December 28, 2018
On Dec. 5, 2018, a unanimous panel of the Appellate Division, Second Department issued its decision in 'Shah v. Mo. M. Rahman', upholding the trial court's ruling not to grant plaintiff's counsel's application to hold a 'Frye' hearing before admitting into evidence the testimony of a defense biomechanical engineering expert. In so doing, the court, citing, well established Court of Appeals authority, has arguably dealt the biomechanical 'Frye' hearing its final death blow.
By Kacy Miller | December 28, 2018
The AIDA method, so effective in selling everything from beer to Chryslers, is equally applicable to lawyers.
By Max Mitchell | December 27, 2018
A man whose leg was crushed during the construction of a new attraction in a Pennsylvania amusement park has agreed to settle his claims for $2.75 million.
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