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May 04, 2021 | New York Law Journal

NY's Top Court Rules Against Teen Brain Development Testimony in Fatal Shooting Case

"Under the particular facts of this case, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's request to permit the proposed expert witness testimony," the memorandum said.
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May 04, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

A Seaman by Any Other Name

Personal injury lawyers have haggled for two centuries to create a workable definition of "seaman" for their personal injury cases. Despite myriad cases over this time, the U.S. Supreme Court has never defined the word.
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May 04, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Meet Brooklyn's Newest Magistrate Judge: Merkl Combines Policy Background, Prosecutorial Experience

Taryn Merkl, the third new magistrate judge to be named in the last several weeks, joined the Brennan Center, where she made policy recommendations and conducted criminal justice research, after more than 16 years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York.
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May 04, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Appellate Court Upholds Houston Judge's Sanction for 'Unwelcome and Unwarranted Touching'

"Judge [Lee Harper] Wilson's public admonition of [Sarai] Garza together with the unwelcome and unwarranted touching of her person does not fall within the ambit of patient, dignified, and courteous behavior," ruled the special court of review.
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May 04, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Rise and Fall of Vaccination Passports Will Depend on Data Privacy

There are numerous legal and operational questions surrounding vaccine passports.
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May 04, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Second Circuit's Reprimand May Not End Saga of Attorney Booted From Oral Arguments

The Second Circuit grievance panel said that the attorney, Todd Bank, had violated a provision of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, which bars a "lawyer before a tribunal" from engaging in "undignified or discourteous conduct."
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May 04, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Medical Clinic Keeps 1 Claim Against Personal Injury Lawyer Who Allegedly Stiffed Bill

The medical clinic can press its claim that an attorney violated an insurance contract when he didn't pay his client's medical bill, ruled the 14th Court of Appeals.
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May 04, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fighting Off COVID-19 a Valid Reason for Late Tort Claims Notice, Judge Rules

The judge cited an omnibus order from the Supreme Court directing courts to "accommodate the legitimate needs of parties, in recognition of the pervasive and severe effects of the COVID-19 public health crisis."
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May 04, 2021 | National Law Journal

'Not Worthy of Credence': Ordering Release of Mueller Report Memo, Judge Blasts Trump DOJ for 'Disingenuous' Claims

"The agency's redactions and incomplete explanations obfuscate the true purpose of the memorandum, and the excised portions belie the notion that it fell to the attorney general to make a prosecution decision or that any such decision was on the table at any time," the federal judge wrote of the memo on whether to prosecute Trump over findings in the Mueller report.
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May 04, 2021 | The Recorder

Why Women Leave Law Firms: Pay and Credit Differences Are Leading Factors

"My name was put into a pitch package. [W]e'd get the work and then, I'd never see it," said one woman of color who was quoted in an ABA report released this week.
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