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Justice Matthew F. Cooper of the New York County Supreme Court issued a decision on October 7 addressing the issue of a parent’s COVID-19 vaccination status in an ongoing divorce case. (C.B. v. D.B, NY Cty. Supreme Ct., 2021).  Although ...

What could pigeons possibly have to do with the law? It turns out that the bird’s presence in our lexicon is extensive. Take, for example, the phrase “stool pigeon.” In the current context the phrase describes a person involved in ...

As the pandemic continues to challenge and change the way we work across all industries, many of us are growing increasingly impatient with the wait for “normal.” Will we ever get back to normal in the court system? What will ...

Lesley Niebel is the Chair of the MCBA Young Lawyers’ Section. A trial lawyer with Faraci Lange, her goal for the year is just like mine — to bring people together. In our member message last week, Lesley wrote that ...

In March of 2020 when the first shutdowns occurred, everyone believed we’d be back to normal in a few weeks. Now, more than a year and a half later, it’s clear that the “old normal” is a thing of the ...

New York’s eviction moratorium and rental assistance programs, created in the early days of the pandemic to combat the health and economic consequences that accompany evictions, homelessness, and unpaid rent, will be sticking around a bit longer, but not without ...

These days, most lawyers are familiar with social media, both its benefits and pitfalls. After all, social media has been around for significantly more than a decade now. As a result many lawyers are comfortable interacting online and using social ...

When issuing policies covering personal injury risk in New York, insurers must remain mindful of Insurance Law § 3420(d), which requires that insurers provide notice disclaiming liability to the claimant and/or injured person as soon as reasonably possible. Under Insurance ...

And I am, whatever you say I am. If I wasn’t, then why would I say I am? These words of one of the great American lyricists echoed the cold reality that confronted many investors who reasonably relied upon their ...

Contractors doing business with New York State should take heed of two state statutes that can result in disqualification from further work on state contracts: Labor Law § 220-b(3) and State Finance Law § 139-b(1). New York State Labor Law ...

Last September, The Daily Record published my Advocate’s View article entitled “Navigating the Status of Evictions in New York State.” There have been several changes over the past year. Just last month, the Supreme Court issued a decision enjoining part ...

In Yangin Yu, Zhongxuan Zhang v. Apple Inc. (Fed. Cir. June 11, 2021), hereinafter “Yu v. Apple,” the Federal Circuit majority proves there is a serious problem with its § 101 jurisprudence, which has expanded to the point of swallowing at ...