Articles Tagged with NY

NY Lawyers: Conduct Social Media Discovery Before It’s Too Late – Guzman v. Farrell Building Co. Updated: by

Why would a defendant litigate over four and a half years, finish conducting discovery, tell a court that it’s ready for trial, and then – only then – ask a plaintiff to admit that he posted photographs on Facebook and other social media sites? That is the question answered in…

An iPhone user walks into an Apple store… Updated: by

An 83-year-old iPhone user sued Apple this week, claiming that she injured herself during prime winter holiday shopping season last December by walking "directly into the clear glass doors" at the company's Manhasset, Long Island Apple retail store in New York. Ouch! Who was at fault here? Plaintiff Evelyn Paswell…

Justia January Round Up Updated: by

It's February 1st, and we at Justia are happy to report that in January members of our Onward and Facebook communities not only stopped by to visit us, you also liked us, and sometimes, you really, really liked us. Our heavy hitter in January on the Onward Blog in terms…

I’ll Stick to Drip – California’s New Menu Labeling Laws Updated: by

One of the perks of working at Justia is that our office is just a few doors down from a Starbucks. Chances are on any given day you'll find a steady stream of Justians popping over at some point to re-fuel on caffeine and load up on something to eat.  Imagine…

Announcing SCOCAL: California Supreme Court Resources & Annotations Updated: by

Last week marked the formal launch of a new Supreme Court of California resource center, SCOCAL (http://scocal.stanford.edu). SCOCAL is a joint project between Justia and our friends at the Robert Crown Law Library at Stanford and Fastcase. There are lots of cool features in the site and, as ever, I…

Holiday Gifts For Lawyers: Justia’s List Updated: by

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, but there's still time to get terrific gifts for lawyers and clients.  Here are some of our favs: The Apple iPad —  It's sleek, small, and über cool. It holds nifty free legal apps like Fastcase to find state and federal…

Holiday Gifts for Law Librarians Updated: by

Given that some of our favorite Justia supporters and friends are law librarians and to help get us all into the holiday spirit of the season, we thought it might be fun to put together a list of library and legal-themed gifts for those folks who keep us on track…

NY’s Board of Law Examiners Has Some ‘Splainin’ to Do Updated: by

On Friday, many law school graduates were eagerly waiting for their July 2010 New York Bar exam results. The New York State Board of Law Examiners (‘BOLE’) promised law students that “the results of the July 2010 bar examination are being emailed to candidates beginning on November 5, 2010,” but…