Litigation

In this section of my blog, I will run an update on my court appearances and daily litigation cases. This is as much for me to see what I do on a daily basis as well as to give the lay public an idea of the activity of a NY litigator.

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Testing the Limits of the First Amendment

October 5, 2010 Oscar Michelen 0

The new Supreme Court term started yesterday and while the docket is once again heavily laden with corporate issues, one of the earliest cases to be argued will be the one involving the Westboro Baptist Church’s practice of protesting at military funerals. It is a case that is certain to add to the line of […]

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In Court? Be Careful What You Post!

September 24, 2010 Oscar Michelen 0

Litigants in a court case beware! Your adversary may be allowed to view all of your postings, including private and deleted ones, if they bear any relation to the court case. In the first case of its kind yesterday, a Suffolk County NY Judge, in Romano v. Steelcase, Inc., allowed a defendant in a personal […]

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Kings of E-storage Fined For Losing Emails

August 27, 2010 Oscar Michelen 0

Sandisk, the multi-billion dollar company, that is the king of electronic storage devices, was just hit with $150,000.00 fine for losing emails related to litigation its involved in with two former employees. The case Harkabi v. Sandisk is a warning to all companies not to destroy e-documents if there is any threat of litigation and […]