To better understand veteran clients, attorneys should learn more about military culture, including trauma. A recent Continuing Legal Education course, presented by the New York State Bar Association, discussed the experiences of servicemembers and veterans and how it can affect their interactions with the court system. Nancy Farrell, director of the Veterans Defense Program at … Continued
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a cascade of legal challenges, particularly concerning the enforceability of personal guaranties on commercial leases in New York City. In response to the economic hardships businesses faced, the New York City Administrative Code Section 22-1005 was enacted, effectively barring landlords from enforcing personal guaranties on certain commercial leases during a specified … Continued
Justice Mark Dillon of the New York State Supreme Court, Second Judicial Department, agreed to spend an hour discussing the New York bar examination with the co-chairs of NYSBA’s Committee on Legal Education and Admission To The Bar, Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus and David R. Marshall, who co-authored the feature article in the Fall 2024 issue of … Continued
In today’s digital marketplace, many businesses have come to rely on online marketing campaigns, often handled by outside agencies. Any business, whether they do their marketing in-house or hire an outside service, should be aware of the potential for liability under the Lanham Act. This article will examine some of the ways an unsuspecting client … Continued
A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York last week released a redacted version of her order declaring that government spying on a New York City resident by a domestic intelligence agency, based on its review of a National Security Agency database, without a warrant, was unconstitutional. Judge LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall wrote … Continued
“The risk for nuclear war is higher than any time since the end of the Cold War.” That stark warning from Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, kicked off the discussion at the recent conference, “Nuclear Weapons and International Law 2025: Nuclear Risks through a Legal Lens,” which was organized by the … Continued
As generative AI technologies like OpenAI’s GPT models gain traction, transforming everything from legal education to corporate strategies, a shadow looms in the form of deepfakes. A portmanteau, “deepfake” combines “deep” from “deep learning” – a subset of machine learning involving neural networks trained on large datasets – and “fake.” These AI-generated illusions, once a … Continued
Four bar associations reached an historic settlement with New York State to help ensure that needy New Yorkers have lawyers when facing civil court battles – such as a parent’s fight for custody of a child or a plea to save the family home. “When the state created a fund in 1983 to help everyday … Continued
Lawyers practicing in the Health Care industry who represent healthcare companies and government agencies are embarking on a period of uncertainty following the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (603 U.S. 369 [2024]) (“Loper”). At the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting, the Health Law and Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Sections … Continued
The White House is accelerating America’s AI technology development and plans to revamp the government’s industrial policy. But the Chinese seem to be striving for the same lucrative science, technology and economic policy goal, and are arriving in the market right now with their own AI. Last week, in remarks at the Oval Office, President … Continued