Lawyers who practice in the field of the New York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and its federal counterpart, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), know well that the “deliberative process ...

If you’re a game player, you know that checkers and chess – despite being played on the same board – are totally different games. In checkers, the moves are relatively simple and straightforward, with ...

Contrary to what many might believe, it’s important to push hard at the outset of a civil legal dispute to reach a settlement agreement, because in litigation, there are no guarantees, says Andrew R.

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New York’s upcoming Consumer Litigation Funding Act, effective June 2026, regulates personal injury funding, requiring clear disclosures, attorney attestations, and limits on funding amounts. While ...

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Mass tort litigation too often fails to compensate victims fairly. Instead, the most common outcome of these cases is that it forces productive businesses to waste time and money defending themselves ...