Judge Kathie E. Davidson and Betsy Ruslander have been honored with the 2018 Howard A. Levine Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare, given by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Children and the Law. The awards, presented on June 6 at the State Bar Center in Albany, recognize those who … Continued
“On behalf of the leadership and members of the New York State Bar Association, I commend the State Assembly for passing legislation today to reform New York’s law on criminal discovery. By taking this step now, the Assembly has reaffirmed its commitment to seeking important changes to our criminal justice system. We urge our state … Continued
Topic: Third-Party Payor: Duty to communicate with client of insurance-assigned counsel
Michael Miller of New York City (Law Office of Michael Miller) has become the 121st president of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Miller was sworn in at a ceremony June 4 in New York City with NYS Chief Judge Janet DiFiore administering the oath. Some 160 distinguished members of the judiciary and bar … Continued
Dr. Laszlo L. Mechtler is medical director of Dent Neurologic Institute in Western New York, the largest private neurologic institute in the country. When New York legalized medical marijuana in 2014, Dent Neurologic, which formed the Dent Cannabis Clinic, began receiving 400 to 500 calls per day from patients interested in medical marijuana to treat … Continued
How the Connecticut high court ultimately rules could go a long way toward determining whether gun manufacturers face potential civil liability in the wake of mass shootings.