There can be a disconnect between what companies say and what they actually do in the ESG arena, which poses challenges for corporate communications with regulators, employees, investors and the public, raises the risks of litigation and heightens the need for litigation defense strategies.
While politicians and political campaigns, just as anyone else, may use copyrighted works in ways that qualify as fair use with or without permission from the copyright owners, the fact that a politician or political campaign uses the work in a political context does not mean that the use is more or less likely to qualify as fair use.
Does virtual mediation allow litigants to have better access to the justice system? Meaning, can these litigants literally participate and show up for their court hearings?
The CLD is currently seeking nominations for the 2022 Class of NYSBA Leaders.
Effective today, the courts are implementing three-foot physical distancing for participants in criminal jury trials statewide.
Discriminatory laws still exist in current U.S. law and have significant current implications that all Americans should learn about.
The New York State Bar Association today released its legislative priorities for the 2022 sessions in D.C. and Albany, covering a wide range of issues from crime prevention to legal aid for immigrants to policing reform and gender-based discrimination.
In the vast majority of cases, where litigation funding is legally irrelevant to case outcomes, preserving party financial privacy has always been the norm.
What, then, is the consequence of counsel exchanging emails with agreed settlement terms, when the emails contain at most an automatically pre-populated “signature” block, but no deliberate retyping of the attorney’s name akin to a “signature.”
There are many critical issues that warrant Congressional attention, and NYSBA will continue vigorous advocacy on several that affect the core mission of the Association, which is to promote equal access to justice for all.