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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.
By Nicole Black, Esq.

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ABA on Search Engine Options

Posted on June 20, 2008
The ABA Legal Technology Resource Center recently explored a number of search engine options available for the legal practitioner, aside from the usual choices, such as Google or Yahoo. PreCYdent, a...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on June 18, 2008
It's a somewhat dreary Wednesday and time for the round up of New York law-related news headlines from the past week: De Niro testifies in NYC hotel dispute (AP) New York law firm to pay $75 million...

Unlikely Inferences Do Not a Felony Make

Posted on June 17, 2008
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "Unlikely Inferences Do Not a Felony Make." A pdf of the article can be found here and my past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. ****** Unlikely...

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on June 16, 2008
It's an absolutely beautiful Monday and time for the weekly round up of interesting posts from my fellow New York blawgers: Indignant Indigent: Reversal for Brady Violation Absent Specific Request...

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Define That Term #286

Posted on June 14, 2008
Last week's term was res nova, which is defined as: Latin for "a new thing," used by courts to describe an issue of law or case that has not previously been decided. Once again, Edward Wiest got it...

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on June 12, 2008
Here's the belated weekly round up of interesting posts from my fellow New York law bloggers: Coverage Counsel: Failure to Report Hit-and-Run Accident Within 24 Hours Precludes UM Coverage Indignant...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on June 11, 2008
It's Wednesday and time for the weekly round up of interesting New York legal headlines: New York judge bars 50 Cent from selling property (Reuters) N.Y. High Court: Insurance Excluding 'Terrorism'...

Waking the Sleeping Giant

Posted on June 10, 2008
The New York Blawg round up will occur on Thursday this week due to my hard drive crash yesterday. In the meantime, this week's Daily Record column is entitled "Waking the Sleeping Giant" and is...

Crash and Burn

Posted on June 09, 2008
Regretfully, my MacBook's hard drive crashed and burned last night, and as a result, I spent much of today remedying that distressing fact. Alas, after experiencing a prolonged and painful...

Define That Term #285

Posted on June 08, 2008
Last week's term was dower and curtesy, which is defined as: A surviving spouse's right to receive a set portion of the deceased spouse's estate -- usually one-third to one-half. Dower (not to be...

JD Supra--Free Online Access to Legal Documents

Posted on June 08, 2008
JD Supra is yet another great addition to the ever-expanding universe of web resources providing free online legal research. It offers "free access to a constantly expanding database of legal...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on June 04, 2008
It's time for the round up interesting New York law-related headlines from the past week: Rochester's Strong Memorial Hospital loses $17.5M verdict over surgical error (Democrat & Chronicle) Suit...

Flying the Friendly Skies

Posted on June 03, 2008
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "Flying the Friendly Skies." My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. ****** Flying the friendly skies Ted Striker: My orders came through. My...

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on June 02, 2008
It's Monday already, but have no fear, the weekly round up of posts from my fellow New York law bloggers is here: Coverage Counsel: Certified Toxicology Report Sufficient to Prove Intoxication...

Define That Term #284

Posted on June 01, 2008
Last week's term was Feres Doctrine, which is defined as: A legal doctrine that prevents people who are injured as a result of military service from successfully suing the federal government under...

Gov. Patterson Green Lights Gay Marriage in New York

Posted on May 30, 2008
In what amounts to a major victory for gay marriage advocates, Governor Paterson issued a directive which required that state agencies recognize gay marriages performed in another jurisdiction. While...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on May 28, 2008
It's the middle of the week and time for the round up of New York law-related headlines from the past week: Judge rules against Dell in NY fraud suit (biz journals) Victoria's Secret 'So Sexy' hair...

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on May 27, 2008
It's time for the belated round up of interesting posts from my fellow New York law bloggers: Indignant Indigent: One Cannot Be Incarcerated For Violating The Terms Of Post Release Supervision Not...

First Department Now Offers Online Access to Decisions and Orders

Posted on May 26, 2008
Thanks to New York Civil Law for pointing out that the Appellate Division, 1st Department, now offers online access to its Decisions and Order in both html and pdf format. The information can be...

Define That Term #283

Posted on May 25, 2008
Last week's term was jus cogens, which is defined as: Principles of international law so fundamental that no nation may ignore them or attempt to contract out of them through treaties. For example,...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on May 21, 2008
It's time for the round up of interesting New York legal headlines from the past week: New York bans use of noose to intimidate (D & C) New York Court Reduces Damages in Suit Against Union College...

Technology, Web 2.0, and the Practice of Law

Posted on May 21, 2008
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "Technology, Web 2.0, and the Practice of Law" My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. ***** Technology, Web 2.0, and the Practice of Law Your...

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on May 19, 2008
It's a chilly day in May and time for the weekly round up of interesting posts from my fellow New York blawgers: Coverage Counsel: Contractual Indemnification Granted Against Vehicle Lessee Judgment...

Define That Term #282

Posted on May 18, 2008
The most recent term was volenti non fit injuria,which is defined as: Latin for "to a willing person, no injury is done." This doctrine holds that a person who knowingly and willingly puts himself in...

Law and Web 2.0

Posted on May 15, 2008
Today, I participated in a CLE, Practicing Law in The 21st Century, with two fellow bloggers, Matt Lerner of the New York Civil Law Blog and Gregory Bell of the Jazz@Rochester blog. The venerable...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on May 14, 2008
It's time for the round up of interesting New York legal news headlines from the past week: New law requires sex offenders to reveal their Internet identities (Buffalo News) NY judges warned against...

Youthful Inexperience Is Not a Crime

Posted on May 13, 2008
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "Youthful Inexperience Is Not a Crime." The article is set forth in full below and a pdf of the article can be found here. My past Daily Record articles...

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

Posted on May 12, 2008
It's Monday and time to get back to work. But first, it's the round up of interesting posts from my fellow New York blawgers: Judgment Day: Judgment Day at the Third and New Legislation Juz the Fax:...

The New York Legal News Round Up

Posted on May 07, 2008
It's time for the weekly round up of New York law-related news headlines: Highest court refuses to hear gay marriage case (rochesterhomepage.net) A New York Appeals Court Allows Victims of the 1993...

It's for your own good.

Posted on May 06, 2008
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "It's for your own good." The article is set forth in full below and a pdf of the article can be foun here. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed...

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