Law

Downfall of a ‘Fall-Down’ Statute: The ‘Deconstruction’ of Labor Law §240(1) Under ‘O'Brien v. Port Authority’

In his commentary, Matthew Siegel’s examines elements of Labor Law §240(1)—the “Scaffold Law,”­ which he believes many in the Bench and Bar might not have considered. On the day of the accident, ...
Law

How to Properly Handle Statutory Liens in Personal Injury Cases

This article offers litigators some practical advice on how to recognize liens that can be legally enforced in New Jersey against recoveries in personal injury matters, and how to handle such liens ...
IPWatchdog

Let’s Do Something About the Unauthorized Doctrine of Non-Statutory Judicially Created Obviousness-Type Double Patenting

“Let’s end the fallacy that obviousness-type double patenting by an assignee is authorized by U.S. statutes, or that Congress prescribed its antidote. We are witnessing what happens when a substantive ...

Comey’s Two Legal Challenges to His Indictment, Explained

A lawyer for the former F.B.I. director said he would accuse the Justice Department of malicious and selective prosecution ...