Litigation

News Agencies Wanted Trump's Divorce Records: Judge Said 'No'
NJ Alimony Reduction Amendments May Be Applied Retroactively
Conviction Upheld: Divorced Man Threatened to 'Kill and Eat' Judge and His Family

When the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decides to institute a post-grant proceeding, the subject patent is in jeopardy.

In the past year, New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, issued two decisions addressing both the scope of a defendant's duty to warn in negligence and products liability actions, and the scope of tort liability in actions predicated upon third-party conduct.

Part Two of a Two-Part Article

In last month's newsletter, the author began a discussion of the manufacturer practice of making increased safety features available to purchasers — but only for a price. The discussion concludes herein.

Would Judge Peck's admiration and advocacy for predictive coding lead him, upon a request by the opposing party, to force a responding party to use it against that party's own wishes? Judge Peck recently faced this issue, putting potential use of predictive coding at odds with established precedent and procedure regarding how to conduct discovery.

Part One of a Two-Part Article

While the Yates Memo makes no formal changes to the DOJ's position on privilege with respect to cooperation credit for businesses, its practical implications could be far-reaching.

Once Suffolk County pays a landowner to acquire Pineland Development Rights, can the county give some of those rights back to the landowner, without even requiring the landowner to pay for them?

Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment in Co-op Shareholder's Water Damages Action