By William A. Ruskin In an earlier article, we discussed the danger posed to an impartial jury system by the " Googling Juror ." In his article titled " Lawyers' Use of Internet to Influence Jurors " (New York Law Journal, 6... Read More

By William A. Ruskin On August 7, 2012, the New York Law Journal reported that the lawsuit of a woman, who disobeyed three court orders directing her to undergo a physical examination by a defense medical expert in a personal injury lawsuit before... Read More

By William A. Ruskin The art of persuasion comes in many forms. Recently, we wrote an article about the plaintiff bar’s embrace of Reptile theory . The Reptile theory asserts that you can prevail at trial by speaking to, and scaring, the primitive... Read More

By William A. Ruskin Having now completed discovery, you have provided the client with a thorough assessment of its potential liability exposure in the case. You are set for trial. On the eve of trial, plaintiff's counsel serves notice that... Read More

New York state courts are increasingly turning to federal Zubulake standards [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ] when confronted with spoliation of electronic evidence issues. However, in dealing with garden variety spoliation of evidence... Read More

As of May 1, 2011, LexisNexis will be the exclusive third-party, online provider of the broad, full-text collection of ALM legal materials for all markets worldwide. LexisNexis customers frequently requested this publisher, so LexisNexis is delivering... Read More