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New York Law Journal

New Rule Permits Attorney Planning to Replace Preliminary Conferences

Procedures for obtaining a Preliminary Conference Order have been amended to permit lawyers to avoid the conference altogether if they meet certain criteria. Attorney Richard Schager, chair of the working groups at NYCBA and NYSBA that developed the amendments to §202.12, discusses the changes, including what prompted the proposal and what changes were made to the initial proposal in order to accommodate public comments.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Consider Health Care Providers' Liability for Denied Care Under the Mental Health Procedures Act

"If someone is at the height of a mental health crisis and truly in need of commitment and wants to have voluntary commitment, it just seems so preposterous to me that they would be expected, in connection with that, to fill out an application," Chief Justice Debra Todd said Tuesday.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Court Gives Green Light for Jurisdiction Over Alleged Real Estate Insider Scheme

Insiders of Fang Holdings ultimately forced the company to spend around $130 million in order to acquire a 35.8% minority interest in a subsidiary, China Index Holdings, despite owning it outright just a few years earlier, according to the lawsuit.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

More Than $2M Settlement Resolves Suit Over Injuries Linked to Broken Streetlights

It's unclear why all the lights in the area were out, but it's possible that a prior accident caused a short circuit, said plaintiffs lawyer Guillermo Gonzalez.
3 minute read

Law.com

Sixth Circuit Joins Sister Circuits on Questions About Jurisdiction for Online Retailers

"Regardless of the type of business at issue, if a company holds itself out to a jurisdiction's business and does regular commerce there, it has fair warning that it could be subject to suit in that location," Stranch concluded.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

What Lawyers Now Need To Know About COVID-19 Tolling in New York

A discussion of two recent Court of Appeals decisions interpreting the COVID-19 executive orders that tolled statutes of limitations.
11 minute read

Law.com

Out-of-State Physicians' Responses to Patient Messages Not Enough to Establish Jurisdiction in Med-Mal Case, Court Finds

"Here, the communications between Ms. Carter and Wake Forest are more aptly characterized as isolated or attenuated, and are insufficient to give rise to jurisdiction," Justice Cleo E. Powell said in the May 9 opinion.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyers Step Into Case Grabbing International Headlines

The attorneys represent relatives of Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, the South Florida businesswoman who went missing in Spain in February.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Court Awards $3M to Plaintiff in Revenge Porn Suit

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors. 
2 minute read

Law.com

Nevada Judge Asked to Upend 'Unprecedented' Uber-Backed Ballot Initiative

A Nevada judge is weighing whether to overhaul an Uber-backed ballot initiative that would impose a 20% cap on contingency fees in all civil cases, including sexual assault lawsuits.
7 minute read

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