10/31/2025 9:53:24 PM Court of Appeals Practices Judicial Restraint - Reaffirms Bar on Solely Emotional Harm Recovery By Adeel Jamaluddin In San Miguel v. Grimaldi, 2025 NY Slip Op 05780, the Court of Appeals recently issued a decision likely to have a significant impact on...
10/30/2025 4:56:48 PM Trust, But Verify: Practical Use of AI in a Transactional Legal Practice By Breane Stryker The dramatic increase in the use of AI by lawyers and pro se parties in a litigation context, along with the risks that can arise from...
10/27/2025 8:00:39 PM Changes in the Legal Profession - Reflecting on Ropers' 75 Years By Adeel Jamaluddin The firm turns 75 this year. This got me thinking: what's changed in the legal profession in three-quarters of a century? Of course, I...
10/16/2025 6:30:57 PM Stage an Accident on a Construction Site in NYS? Still NOT a Felony By Adeel Jamaluddin Fraud in the New York construction industry in the form of staged accidents, exaggerated claims, and unnecessary or excessive treatment...
10/13/2025 3:46:07 PM The Rise of AI-Assisted Litigation By Eric Kim As AI programs such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity Pro become more accessible to the public, the use of these tools in the legal...
10/10/2025 7:03:29 PM Appellate Division and Court of Appeals - Conflict? By Adeel Jamaluddin The Appellate Division, First Department, recently reaffirmed a doctrine that often gets lost in the shuffle. In Murillo v Downtown NYC...
10/9/2025 9:44:43 PM From Charts to Courtroom - When Medical Records Take the Stand - Court Clarifies Hearsay Standard for Medical Records By Christopher Gioia Seven decades ago, the Court of Appeals determined that statements contained in medical records are admissible as business records, an...
9/19/2025 2:30:04 PM Gabapentin, Cognitive Decline, and Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries, Oh My! By Brian Taylor How many cases have you come across with low back pain being treated with Gabapentin? How many of these cases have claims of mild TBI or...
9/3/2025 2:43:12 PM How Insurers Handle Smoke Damage and Non-Visible Losses By Lauren Birkenstock When evaluating property insurance claims, insurers recognize that not all damage is immediately visible. Smoke, soot, and other forms of...
6/17/2025 5:04:18 PM Practical Guide for Common Law Trademark Owners: Strategies for Protecting and Enforcing Common Law Trademarks By Breane Stryker The first post in this series covered recommended strategies for developing robust trademark usage policies and practices, particularly...
6/10/2025 8:42:28 PM Practical Guide for Common Law Trademark Owners: Best Usage Practices to Strengthen Common Law Rights By Breane Stryker This post and the next post in this series are intended to provide an overview of recommended practices for common law trademark usage to...
4/28/2025 6:48:59 PM The Price of Procrastination: Prompt Payment or Compounding Consequences By Adeel Jamaluddin In a recent decision, the Appellate Term, Second Department, issued a decision effectively rendering a settlement from 2001 for $2,705 to...