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Your online source for commentary on recent decisions and issues of interest to New York civil litigators and criminal defense attorneys in the Fourth Department and beyond.
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Define That Term #276

Posted on March 30, 2008
Last week's term was, in honor of our ex-governor, naked option, which is defined as: An opportunity to buy stock at a fixed price, offered by a seller who does not own the stock to back up the...

Second Circuit Forms Online

Posted on March 30, 2008
Findlaw has a very useful resource for those of you who practice in federal court--commonly used forms for use in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. And, the best part is that they're free. Of...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on March 26, 2008
It's time, once again, for the weekly round up of interesting New York law-related news headlines: Appeals Court Rejects N.Y. Airline Law (AP) Boy Named Sue: Inmate Takes on Everyone from the...

The Never-Ending Day

Posted on March 25, 2008
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "The never-ending day." The article is set forth in full below and a pdf of the article can be found here. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed...

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The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on March 24, 2008
Fellow New Yorkers, I ask you--where in the world is Spring? Alas, it certainly hasn't yet visited Upstate NY this cold Monday. Have any of you seen it yet? If so, send it along my way! Spring-like...

Define That Term #275

Posted on March 24, 2008
The most recent term was floating easement, which is defined as: n. an easement (a right to use another's property for a particular purpose) which allows access and/or egress but does not spell out...

The NY Court of Appeals Considers the Issue of Grave Injury Yet Again

Posted on March 22, 2008
On Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals handed down Fleming v Graham, 2008 NY Slip Op 02502. At issue was whether the plaintiff suffered from a "permanent and severe facial disfigurement" thus...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on March 19, 2008
It's been another eventful week in New York in the wake of Spitzer's resignation. But, I think we've all heard more than enough about that, so you'll find no headlines regarding that debacle in this...

Et tu, Eliot?

Posted on March 18, 2008
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "Et tu, Eliot?" The article is set forth in full below and a pdf of the article can be found here. My past Legal Currents articles can be accessed here....

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on March 17, 2008
Since last week's round up, we've now got ourselves a new governor. How about that? Enjoy this week's round up of interesting posts from my fellow New York blawgers. I can only hope that the week...

How Much of Your Finger Must Be Missing to Constitute a "Grave Injury"?

Posted on March 15, 2008
In Castillo v 711 Group, Inc., 2008 NY Slip Op 01255, the Third-Party Appellant apparently believed that although Workers' Compensation Law � 11 expressly defined "grave injury" as including the loss...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on March 12, 2008
It's been a rather slow week in term of New York law-related news, but I'll do my best to come up with a round up worth reading. Take note of the first few headlines about a newsworthy case that has...

Muzzling Minor Dissent

Posted on March 11, 2008
This week's Legal Currents column, which is published in The Daily Record, is entitled "Muzzling Minor Dissent" The article is set forth in full below and a pdf of the article can be found here. My...

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on March 10, 2008
It's a cold, cold Monday and time for the weekly round up of interesting posts from my fellow New York blawgers: Indignant Indigent: Recent Court of Appeals Decisions on Crawford v Washington (541 US...

$12 Million Inheritance Not Enough For These Heirs

Posted on March 07, 2008
We've all heard of the "Prudent Investor" rule for Trustees and Executors of estates. But just how "prudent" does a Trustee have to be? Does a Trustee have a duty to do some possibly risky planning...

Define That Term #274

Posted on March 06, 2008
Last Thursday's term was long cause, which is defined as: n. a lawsuit in which it is estimated that a trial will take more than one day. In many courts the so-called "short cause" cases will be...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on March 05, 2008
It's time, once again, for the round up of interesting New York legal news headlines from the past week: Informed consent at heart of New York lawsuit (Amednews.com) Judith Regan sued by her lawyers...

Indicting Ham Sandwiches

Posted on March 04, 2008
This week's Legal Currents column, which is published in The Daily Record, is entitled " Indicting a Ham Sandwich" The article is set forth in full below and a pdf of the article can be found here....

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on March 03, 2008
It's time for the weekly round up of interesting posts from my fellow New York blawgers: New York Legal Update: Indictment Dismissed For Potential Bias Of Grand Juror New York Personal Injury Law...

Legal Bits & Bytes 3

Posted on February 29, 2008
Here is yet another installment of Legal Bits & Bytes. At the outset, I apologize for the backdrop. It was an experiment--one that I will likely not duplicate. Also, I've now got a cold, right on the...

Define That Term #273

Posted on February 28, 2008
Last Thursday's term was uberrimae fidei, a common term in admiralty law, which is defined as: Of the utmost good faith. No one guessed this time around. Today's term is: long cause. As always, no...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on February 27, 2008
It's snowing, again. But, then again, it's Upstate New York in February. And, it's time for the round up of interesting New York legal news headlines from the past week. NY Attorney Faces Criminal...

Why not err on the side of caution?

Posted on February 26, 2008
This week's Legal Currents column, which is published in The Daily Record, is entitled " Why not err on the side of caution?" The article is set forth in full below and a pdf of the article can be...

Maggie Brooks--Have You Been Reading My Column?

Posted on February 25, 2008
I suspect that she has--or at least someone at the County Law Department read my recent article: It all Depends on How You Define Marriage. As reported in this Democrat and Chronicle article, the...

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on February 25, 2008
Alas, the weekend is over and it's time for the weekly round up of interesting posts from my fellow New York legal bloggers: New York Attorney Malpractice Blog: Legal Malpractice and Personal Injury...

NYSBA Journal Commentary

Posted on February 23, 2008
On p. 52 of the February 2008 NYSBA Journal appears the following, which I drafted on behalf of NYSBA Gender Equity Task Force Commission, of which I am a member. While my fellow committee members...

Define That Term #272

Posted on February 21, 2008
Sunday's term was tenancy at sufferance, which is defined as: n. a "hold-over" tenancy after a lease has expired but before the landlord has demanded that the tenant quit (vacate) the premises....

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on February 20, 2008
It's time for the weekly round up of interesting New York legal news headlines: Firm suspends NY lawyer in school district scandal (Newsday) NY Firm Denied in Bid to Drop Cancer-Patient Client (NY...

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on February 18, 2008
It's time for the President's Day New York legal news round up of posts from my fellow New York bloggers: Juz the Fax: Amendment To New York Labor Law Section 220 - EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 24, 2008 New...

Two New Online Legal Research Tools

Posted on February 17, 2008
There are two new and free online legal research tools: The Public Library of Law: Via Fastcase access to cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals Cases from all 50 states back to 1997,...

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