A movement to ban books that discuss sexuality and race from school libraries is gaining momentum across the country including in New York State. The growth of parents’ rights groups like “Moms for Liberty,” which supports removing books from school libraries, has led to a counter offensive by rival parent groups like “Defense of Democracy” … Continued
Note from the author: The article that you are about to read was crafted with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). While a human organized, edited and fact-checked the content, AI was used to generate most of the copy. For further insight into the process, please refer to the end of the article. From music … Continued
A pervasive problem in the internet age involves so-called “spoofing” in connection with real estate transactions and, specifically, scenarios where a third-party fraudster induces a purchaser’s attorney to transmit sale proceeds to a phony account. Typically, large sums of money are lost, and by the time the attorney realizes that he or she has been … Continued
Photo courtesy: Amazon Freevee The New York State Bar Association’s latest episode of its “Miranda Warnings” podcast features an interview with Alan Barinholtz talking about his newfound stardom and the success of the comedy series “Jury Duty.” Barinholtz plays Judge Alan Rosen in the eight-part series. The show examines what it’s like to be on … Continued
Statistics on gun violence bear the grim reality that cases of domestic violence turn deadly more often if there are firearms in the home. “Having a gun in the home increases the risk of homicide 20 times when there is a history of domestic violence,” says Ronell McGlothan, a domestic violence advocate coordinator at the … Continued
A recent First Department decision[1] dealt with several troubling issues. The following is a cautionary tale in the tangled, inconsistent web of litigation and appeal. This article is also a tale with a warning: put carve-outs in your legal opinions or you may be accused of fraud. Background The issues arose from a $15 million … Continued
William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” interweaves themes of infidelity, deception, mistaken identities and (most importantly for this article) various plays on the words “noting” and “nothing.”[1] Many of these same themes (especially the last one) swirled around a recent case that went up to the U.S. Supreme Court with great public hullabaloo. The case … Continued
Whether you’ve been a solo or small firm practitioner for a year or for decades, there is a thought in everyone’s mind about what happens when you don’t want to do this anymore, or worse yet, when you can’t do it anymore. That’s when preparation pays off. And to be fair, this sort of preparation … Continued
The Nominating Committee invites members of the Association to seek consideration to be a nominee for Association offices beginning in 2024. Members wishing to become an officer or member of the NYSBA Executive Committee should review Article VIII of the Association’s Bylaws describing the Nominating Committee and nominations for office (NYSBA Bylaws). Offices for nomination … Continued
Planning, preparation and mastering your presence during a deposition are key to a successful experience. Scott Occhiogrosso, partner at Block, O’Toole and Murphy, hosted a CLE called “Ten Deposition Lessons You Don’t Want to Learn the Hard Way.” Occhiogrosso specializes in catastrophic construction accidents and serious personal injury cases in New York City. His background … Continued