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NYCAL: 2022 In Rev...
The major development in NYCAL in 2022 was the return of a full complement of jurors to the courthouse and the resumption of jury trials. In 2022, mo...
February 2023
NYCAL: 2021 In Rev...
Emergency measures imposed to address the COVID-19 epidemic halted jury trials in March 2020, but had zero impact on new filings that year. The 336 N...
April 2022
NYCAL: 2020 In Rev...
Bernard Daskal
Our by the numbers review of the New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL) in 2020 shows COVID19-related court closur...
May 2021
Internet Defamatio...
A physician’s reputation, once dominated by word of mouth, is increasingly built on online patient reviews. Negative reviews can have a devastatin...
February 2020
Deluge of Child Vi...
News broke today that the largest scouting organization in the United States has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to declining membershi...
February 2020
NYCAL: Trial Assig...
Shortly after taking over as the New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL) Coordinating Judge, Justice Manuel M. Mendez changed the method for assigni...
February 2020
NYCAL: 2019 In Rev...
Today we do a by-the-numbers review of the New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL) in 2019, focusing on cases filed, tried, and resolved.
15: Num...
January 2020