Why HP and Lawyers Don’t Mix
The simple answer is: lawyers actually have work to do. Often, that is why they buy computers. Therefore, lawyers who want to get work done must buy computers that work. The logic is simple. But of course, even the best products break now and again. That’s why there are repair people, and in the world [...]
First Dept. Allows Room for Unpleasant Surprise
The Appellate Division, First Dept., has issued a decision saying that it’s OK to change experts during the trial, as long as your CPLR 3101(d) exchange put your opponent on fair notice of the substance of the expert’s testimony, and the substituted expert conforms to what was promised when he testifies. In S & W [...]
Flashback to 9/11
What does my memory of 9/11 have to do with medical malpractice? Believe it or not, there is a connection. It was in my capacity as a medical malpractice defense lawyer, back in the day, that I was traveling to Staten Island that morning.
I was in the middle of New York Harbor, on the Staten [...]