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  • December 20, 2018 | New York Law Journal

    Use and Abuse of Confidentiality Orders

    In their Commercial Division Update, Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer write: While confidentiality orders are valuable tools in protecting competitive and other sensitive information, they are subject to abuse. Aggressive or inattentive counsel can overdesignate those documents that are protected, adding burden and expense to the opposing party. Indeed, in a recent Commercial Division case, Google was sanctioned for just that. This decision sends a stern reminder to litigation counsel of the need to be well versed on the applicable rules and standards, which we address below.

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  • Vibeki Steineger, Plaintiff v. Paul Perkins, Defendant, 306803/2012

    Publication Date: 2015-08-04
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part 85R
    Judge: Special Referee Louis Crespo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: John Ray, Esq., Erick Kraemer, Esq., Ray Mitev & Associates, Miller Place, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Nancy Chemtob, Esq., Mudita Chawla, Esq., Chemtob Moss & Forman LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 306803/2012

    Cite as: Steineger v. Perkins, 306803/2012, NYLJ 1202733820452, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided July 31, 2015) 306803/2012 Special Referee Louis Cre

  • June 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Panel Hears Debate on Punitive Damages in Asbestos Cases

    Leaders of the asbestos litigation bar were peppered with questions Wednesday by an Appellate Division, First Department, panel in a case testing whether punitive damages can be argued befor

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  • June 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Panel Hears Debate on Punitive Damages in Asbestos Cases

    Leaders of the asbestos litigation bar were peppered with questions Wednesday by an Appellate Division, First Department, panel in a case testing whether punitive damages can be argued before New York City's special asbestos court.

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  • Condon v. Sabater, 401175/12

    Publication Date: 2013-12-19
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Tom, J.P., Acosta, Saxe, Freedman, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Leonard Koerner and Valerie A. Batista of Counsel, Gerald P. Conroy, NY.
    for defendant: For respondent: David N. Grandwetter and Charity M. Guerra of counsel, Bruce K. Bryant, NY.
    Case Number: 401175/12

    Cite as: Condon v. Sabater, 401175/12, NYLJ 1202633775095, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided December 12, 2013) 401175/12 Before: Tom, J.P., Acosta,

  • Hahn v. Stewart

    Publication Date: 2004-03-23
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    Court: Appellate Division, 1st Dept
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    By Tom, J.P., Andrias, Ellerin, Gonzalez, JJ. 3215-3216 Conrad K. Hahn, etc., plf-ap, v. Martha Stewart, def-res Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (He

  • J.P. Doumak Inc. v. Westgare Financial Corp.

    Publication Date: 2004-02-27
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    Defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Helen Freedman, J.), entered December 3, 2001, which denied defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint a

  • February 27, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    J. P. Doumak Inc. v. Westgate Financial Corp.

    Decided Feb. 19, 2004Before Buckley, J.P.; Nardelli, Andrias, Rosenberger and Friedman, JJ. Defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Helen Freedman,

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  • Griffith v. Medical Quadrangle, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2004-03-04
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    By Mazzarelli, J.P., Saxe, Friedman, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ. 3051 Dai R.M. Griffith plf-ap, v. Medical Quadrangle, Inc. def, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman,

  • February 20, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Shearman Reports 5 Percent Drop in 2008 Revenues Shearman & Sterling reports a 4.9 percent dip in revenues to $876 million for 2008, along with a 9.6 pe

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