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By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 11, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 6, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 4, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on April 29, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published on March 25, 2020. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, lawyers across the country are now working from home. For many lawyers across the country, this may mean that they are physically located in...
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By Ronald C. Minkoff — This article was originally published on March 29, 2020. On March 3, 2020, the New York County Lawyers’ Association issued a detailed report (the “NYCLA Report”) on for-profit online legal matching services (“FPLMSs”)....
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By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published March 31, 2020. As the Four Seasons taught us, Silence is Golden. One of the lawyers in EC Marine Logistics LLC v. DeQuincy Richard (2:19-cv-11149 E.D.La.), recently learned this lesson the...
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Comments Off on A Major Decision on New York Judiciary Law Section 487: Court of Appeals Limits Statute’s Reach
By John B. Harris — This article was originally published on April 1, 2020. Judiciary Law Section 487(1) provides a potent remedy for litigants who believe a lawyer in their case engages in “fraud and deceit” with the intention of deceiving “the...
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By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published December 1, 2020. UPDATED December 1, 2020 The developments surrounding COVID-19 are rapidly changing. Below is a quick reference guide and links to resources for New York lawyers trying to...
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Comments Off on Once More Unto the Breach: A Timely Lawsuit Raises Questions About the Duty to Notify Clients of a Data Breach
By Nicole Hyland and James Mariani — This article was originally published April 2, 2020. Late last week, news broke that Hiscox Insurance filed a lawsuit against Warden Grier LLP over the firm’s alleged failure to notify Hiscox of a data breach....
