Sui Generis—a New York law blog
Commentary on civil rights issues, court decisions and other issues of interest to New York civil litigators and criminal practitioners.
Author: Nicole Black is of counsel to Fiandach & Fiandach in Rochester, N.Y., and authors a weekly column, Legal Currents, for Rochester's Daily Record. She also authors Women Lawyers—Back on Track and Legal Antics.
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • Criminal Justice • Trials & Litigation • States • New York
Recent Posts from Sui Generis—a New York law blog
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The New York Legal News Round Up
It's already Wednesday and time fro the weekly round up of New York law-related headlines: Woman in Spitzer prostitution case pleads guilty (Reuters) Defamation Suit Proceeds Against Defense Lawyer in Law Firm Theft Case (New…
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Making Your Law Office More Portable
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "Making Your Law Office More Portable." A pdf of the article can be found here and my past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. ****** Making Your…
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The New York Legal Blog Round Up
It's Monday and time for the weekly round up of posts from my fellow New York law bloggers: Coverage Counsel: Carolina on Their Mind New York Law Blog: New York City Housing Authority New York…
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Define That Term #294
Last week's term was means test, which is defined as:A formula that uses predefined income and expense categories to determine whether a debtor whose current monthly income is higher than the median family income for…
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Certified Questions
The Second Circuit recently certified a number of questions to the New York Court of Appeals. First, in Amalfitano v. Rosenberg, Docket No. 06-2364-cv, the following questions were certified:(1) Can a successful lawsuit for treble…
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The New York Legal News Round Up
It's Wednesday and time, once again, for the round up of New York legal news headlines: Rejecting Special Referee's Report, N.Y. Court Suspends Attorney (New York Law Journal) New York City agrees to pay protesters…
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Does Security Require the Loss of Liberty?
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "Does Security Require the Loss of Liberty?" A pdf of the article can be found here and my past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. ***** Does…
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The New York Legal Blog Round Up
It's Monday and time for the weekly round up of interesting posts from my fellow New York blawgers: Coverage Counsel: Court Reverses Jury Verdict for Injured Parties on Late Notice DJ Trial New York Federal…
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Define That Term #293
Last weeks term was effluxion of time, which is defined as:The normal expiration of a lease due to the passage of time, rather than due to a specific event that might cause the lease to…
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I'll Be in New York This Weekend
I made a last minute decision to take a trip to NYC this weekend. If any of my New York peeps are interested in meeting for coffee on Saturday, drop me an email.