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October 13, 2000 |

Jurors to Lawyers: Dare to be Dull

The 2000 National Law Journal/DecisionQuest Juror Outlook Survey shows that even if lawyers manage not to distract jurors with the way they look or dress, they may find jurors don't like the techniques used in court, ranging from impassioned closing statements to computer-aided presentations of the facts to in-your-face cross-examinations of witnesses.
8 minute read
November 11, 2002 |

Conflict With 'Bernal' Gives Court Jurisdiction Over Class

The Texas Supreme Court has decertified a nationwide class of some 20,000 dentists who sued a software supplier, saying that an appellate court failed to hold the trial court's certification order to the standard set in Southwest Refining Co. v. Bernal. The court of appeals correctly stated the law established by the Texas Supreme Court's Bernal ruling but misapplied it, the majority said.
7 minute read
November 09, 2007 |

Eastern District Roundup

Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan, partners at Schlam Stone & Dolan, write that Judge Raymond J. Dearie recently found that plaintiffs' state law claims against an air carrier were not preempted by the Montreal Convention, while Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis found the fugitive disentitlement doctrine to apply in a forfeiture case.
10 minute read
August 11, 2009 |

No More 'Chalets': Legal Marketing Focuses on Building Business

The PGA Championship gets under way this week at the Hazeltine National Golf Club outside Minneapolis, but hometown law firm Dorsey & Whitney is not wining and dining clients in a pricey chalet this time around. Dorsey is hardly the only law firm rethinking its sponsorships of everything from golf trips to industry conferences in this harsh economy, say legal marketing experts. Firms are scrutinizing their spending and trying to focus on events that offer the best opportunity to generate business.
4 minute read
August 09, 2010 |

'Gatekeeping' Expert Testimony: From Popcorn to Tires and Beyond

In his Products Liability column, Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, analyzes recent rulings that have precluded expert testimony as unreliable. Are lawyers pushing the liability envelope too far? Are experts offering opinions without doing their homework? Are experts for hire too readily finding causal connection between product and injury? Are judges probing more searchingly in executing their gatekeeping task to admit only evidence that is both relevant and reliable?
14 minute read
June 01, 2003 |

Firestone's Trade Secret Remains Safe

4 minute read
December 18, 2001 |

Runner-Up: C. Tab Turner

After a year in which he helped ensure that rollover accidents involving Ford Explorers and Firestone tires grabbed headlines everywhere, C. Tab Turner battled the two companies in court while he settled cases for tens of millions out of court. As a result, Turner, a North Little Rock, Ark., lawyer, became the most visible trial lawyer on what may be the biggest automotive liability story ever.
3 minute read
June 04, 2007 |

Link Between Privilege and Substance Rules Out Appeal

An order compelling a wife to testify about conversations with her husband cannot be appealed because the application of spousal privilege cannot be addressed without considering the merits of the underlying action, a Superior Court panel ruled in an opin
5 minute read
Gabayzadeh v. Brafman, 09 Civ. 4095
Publication Date: 2011-05-16
Practice Area: Legal Profession
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Paul A. Crotty
Attorneys:
For plaintiff:
For defendant:
Case number: 09 Civ. 4095 (PAC) (JCF)

Cite as: Gabayzadeh v. Brafman, 09 Civ. 4095, NYLJ 1202493981460, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 11, 2011)District Judge Paul A. CrottyDecided:

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