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New York Law Journal

Precluding Med Mal 'Maternal Forces' Defense

Joseph Lichtenstein, the principal of the Law Offices of Joseph M. Lichtenstein, writes: For the most part, the testimony of experts concerning causation is well within the bounds of broadly accepted medical and scientific theory Such testimony is properly challenged through robust cross-examination and is not the subject of a Frye or Parker challenge. Nonetheless, the maternal forces of labor defense has recently been found to be scientifically unreliable by a number of courts in New York.
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New York Law Journal

DA Had Right to Subpoena Defense Attorney, Judge Says

The Manhattan District Attorney's subpoena compelling a criminal defense attorney to testify about his communication with a witness in his client's case "was in all respects legal, ethical and proper," a judge said.
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New York Law Journal

Shoe-Bomber Can Testify Via Video at Terrorism Trial

A man convicted in the United Kingdom in the 2001 shoe bomb plot, who has been told he will be arrested if he travels to the United States, can testify through a video link at the terrorism trial of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and former spokesman.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Norm Pattis: Marshalling Resources To Find A Reluctant Witness

Only in movies do witnesses appear on command, at the beck and call of casting directors. In the hurly-burly world of real courts, you are sometimes lucky to make your witnesses appear at all. What terrifies is that a client's liberty can depend on mere chance.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Senate Can't Bar Disclosure of Legal Bills, Client Names

After already determining attorney-client privilege doesn't protect from disclosure of client identities or descriptions of legal services provided, the Commonwealth Court has now found that information can't be protected under the attorney work-product doctrine, grand jury secrecy rules or a criminal investigation exception.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Employee Theft of Documents And Other Misdeeds

Employee "self-help discovery," e.g., stealing confidential documents from work, is a dangerous proposition, even when the employee claims to be seeking evidence for a discrimination claim.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Prior Use of Aliases Inadmissible Absent Convictions Based on Them

New Jersey's high court has reinforced restrictions on impeaching a criminal defendant's credibility by evidence of his or her prior use of fake identities.
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The Recorder

Estate of Henry Barabin v. AstenJohnson, Inc.

By | January 15, 2014
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Delaware Law Weekly

Photographs Admitted as Evidence Can Be Challenged in Negligence Suit

The Delaware Superior Court has ruled that photographs taken by a plaintiff's expert can be admitted as evidence in a negligence lawsuit against Delaware Park Casino.
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New York Law Journal

NYPD Had No Right to Stop Man with Drug Bag, Panel Says

A First Department panel on Tuesday said police had no good reason to stop a man for taking a bag of what turned out to be marijuana from a driver who had been pulled over, and reversed the man's drug possession conviction.
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