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Lawyers Say They Were Not Asked to Aid Spargo Defense
Judge Seems Skeptical of Grads' Suit Against Brooklyn Law Over Job Stats
Most of the hearing on the school's motion to dismiss centered on its claim that 91.3 percent of the class of 2009 was employed nine months after graduation. The plaintiffs allege that this figure was deceptive because it included students in any type of job, not just those in legal jobs, plus graduates in temporary or volunteer positions.View more book results for the query "*"
Sentencing Rules Found Not Retroactive to Initial Habeas Appeal
'Crawford': Bright-Line Rule on Confrontation in Sex Assault Trials
Paul DerOhannesian II, a partner at DerOhannesian & DerOhannesian, writes that trial practitioners must beware of the pitfalls in objecting to hearsay statements. A general hearsay objection, an evidentiary objection, does not preserve for appellate review an objection based on the Confrontation Clause.Ruling Near on Securities Fraud Pleading Standards
Gregg L. Weiner, a partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, writes that the Supreme Court has recently agreed to hear a securities fraud pleading case that will address the standard for measuring whether the facts alleged in the complaint are sufficient to create a "strong inference" that the defendant acted with fraudulent intent. It is difficult to predict how the Supreme Court will resolve the question, and what impact the Court's two new members will have.Court Allows Testifying Doctors to Rely on Third-Party Records
Jeffrey S. Siegel, a partner at Bruno, Gerbino & Soriano, and Mitchell S. Lustig, an associate at the firm, write that in a recent decision that is an obvious boon to the New York no-fault insurer, the Appellate Term, Second Department, expressly allowed a peer review doctor to testify based upon review of medical records prepared by third-party providers that were not in evidence, despite the hearsay objections of the plaintiff's counsel.Trending Stories
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