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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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