Depositions: The Most Important Discovery Tool
Depositions are the key to gathering the evidence which will enable you to prevail at trial. This outline will discuss how to get the most out of your depositions and will focus on questioni...
The Effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act on Jury Charges
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) was amended in September 2008 by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA”). The new law took effect on January 1, 2009. The Act reverses tw...
The Cat’s Paw Doctrine
In Staub v. Proctor Hospital, the United States Supreme Court accepted the “cat’s paw” theory of establishing liability in an employment case. In doing so, the Court endorsed a view w...
Practical Issues in Litigating Sexual Orientation Discrimination Cases
Challenging workplace discrimination against LGBT people raises several issues that do not often arise in Title VII litigation. This article addresses these issues from a practical standpoin...
Religious Discrimination at Work: Emerging Issues
Religious discrimination in employment is prohibited by federal, New York State, and New York City law. Under all three statutes, it is unlawful to discriminate in employment on the basis of...
Guidelines for Openings and Closings
There has been a long-running debate among trial lawyers as to whether the opening or the closing is the most important part of a trial. Good arguments can be made on either side of this que...
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