If you were injured, and for that reason unable to perform the functions of your job for an extended period of time, you may be protected by both...

Do I have a good chance for summary judgment?

I am sorry to hear that you were not paid by the employer. It sounds too like your former employer is having severe financial problems. That may...

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Can I sue a former supervisee for defamation of character or other violation of law?

You may have a defamation claim. Even if a qualified privilege exists (and, that may be unlikely in this case) you would have a defamation claim...

Can a judge in a NY civil case award the plaintiff a summary judgment without ruling on a defendants motion to dismiss

By granting the motion for summary judgment the Judge either denied or overlooked the motion to dismiss. That said, a motion to reconsider the...

If a complaint is claiming that contracts were breached, generally it may make a good deal of strategic sense to attach the contracts as exhibits....

Are Depositions Always Done By the Opposing Counsel?

Depositions can be effective pre-trial method to discover important evidence. Mr. Weltman certainly summarizes the major uses of the deposition in...

How can one anonymously report seeming manipulation of a publicly traded company's security price?

You can contact the SEC and the appropriate state agencies to say that in your opinion materially misleading information may have been disseminated...

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I have a question about the scope of a non-compete agreement

As Mr. Atchley has said, the scope of the non-compete will be set forth in the language of the non-compete agreement. Typically a non-compete...

Can an employer be held responsible for failing/ignoring to implement reasonable accommodation and why?

It would appear from your question that the reasonable accommodation was provided. While it may have been unnecessary or inconvenient to have had...

NY does not have a codified set of evidence rules in contrast to the Federal Courts where the Federal Rules of Evidence.applies.