New York

Party Must Move For Judgment As a Matter of Law at Close of All Evidence to Raise Issue on Appeal
In Skerlick v. Gainey, [Ms. 2080673] (Ala. Civ. App. Feb. 5, 2010), the Court of Civil Appeals held that a party waived the ability to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal because the party did not renew its motion for judgment as a matter of law at the close of all the evidence...

California's Secondary Evidence Rule (Part 2)
Continued here is a discussion of People v. Coon in which the admissibility of writing in court, such as faxed documents, calls for analysis under the Best Evidence Rule, referred to as the Secondary Evidence Rule in California...

Third Circuit: Evidence of secondary meaning must correspond to the asserted mark
In a decision Wednesday, the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a trademark case, finding the asserted mark not protectible as a matter of law...

New York Court Of Appeals: Agency Can Blight The Baby With The Bathwater With No Judicial Oversight
The New York Court of Appeals issued its opinion in the appeal regarding the Atlantic Yards redevelopment project, Goldstein v. New York State Urban Development Corp., No. 178 (Nov...

Relying on hearsay evidence in administrative hearings depends on the creditability of the witness.
Relying on hearsay evidence in administrative hearings depends on the creditability of the witness.Saunders v City of New York, 273 AD2d 103, Motion for leave to appeal denied, 95 NY2d 766New York City police officer Brian Saunders was terminated from his position after being found guilty of having assaulted and caused physical injuries to two former girlfriends...

Court Holds There is a Due Process Right to Post-Conviction Access to Evidence for DNA Testing
On Monday, Judge John Gleeson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued an opinion concluding that "the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment grants a convicted offender access to physical evidence for the...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

New York Building Codes
Building and constructions laws in New York

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

New York Employment Law
alleged violations of New York employment law.

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Aetna Settles with New York State for $20 Million

Oppenheimer ATM-Free New York Municipals
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Racketeering Class Action Filed on Behalf of Foreclosed New York State Homeowners
Racketeering Class Action Filed on Behalf of Foreclosed New York State Homeowners

New York City
Seniors' Centers Found to Have Exposed Asbestos-Pipe Insulation