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Attorney Participation in Family Court Hearings in Absence of Clients
Chris Gottlieb, co-director of the NYU School of Law Family Defense Clinic, and Holly Beck, staff attorney with The Bronx Defenders, write that when a court conducts a hearing in the absence of a defending party, an attorney who appears for that party may face a dilemma: whether to participate in the hearing, and thereby waive the client's right to move based on excusable non-appearance to vacate a finding and re-open the hearing, or not participate and thereby forgo the opportunity to challenge the petitioner's case.DMV License Identity Rules Survive Immigrants' Protests
Weighing Chances of Fast-Food 'Fat Suits'
Emily HellerSpecial to American Lawyer MediaNEW YORK-Are french fries as addictive and dangerous as cigarettes Possibly, say some attorneys who are cheering on the products liability suits filed by obese plaintiffs who allege they became diabetics with heart disease and other diseases because of McDonald's fries and burgers.18-B Hearing Centers on Conflict Case Assignments
Lie Detection Tools May Help Defenders
For decades, the science of lie detection has been rooted in the measurement of physical responses to questioning. Now, neuroscience is making inroads into the workings of the human brain. This approach promises to unmask pretense and prevarication by mapping the machinations of the mind. Lie detection tools, new and old, can perform a critical function for the defense, too -- helping to convince prosecutors and judges of a client's innocence.Program for Stopping Livery Cabs Upheld
ALBANY Three years after striking down a New York City program that allowed police officers to conduct suspicionless checks on taxi cabs, the Court of Appeals yesterday unanimously upheld a similar law designed to protect livery drivers.Trending Stories
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