29 Cited authorities

Katz v. United States
389 U.S. 347 (1967) Cited 12,452 times 74 Legal Analyses
Holding that failure to recognize a reasonable expectation of privacy in a telephone booth would "ignore the vital role that the public telephone has come to play in private communication"
Allen v. Crowell-Collier Pub. Co.
21 N.Y.2d 403 (N.Y. 1968) Cited 1,965 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[t]he words, "material and necessary", are . . . to be interpreted liberally to require disclosure, upon request, of any facts bearing on the controversy which will assist preparation for trial by sharpening the issues and reducing delay and prolixity"
Spectrum Sys. Int'l Corp. v. Chem. Bank
78 N.Y.2d 371 (N.Y. 1991) Cited 590 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that the document at issue was exempt from discovery where "the narration relate[d] and integrate[d] the facts with the law firm's assessment of the client's legal position"
Whitworth Brothers v. Central States
510 U.S. 816 (1993) Cited 98 times
Nos. 92-1848, 92-2014. October 4, 1993, October TERM, 1993. C.A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 982 F. 2d 1006.
State v. Buhl
321 Conn. 688 (Conn. 2016) Cited 91 times
Concluding that Appellate Court properly determined that claim was inadequately briefed because "the briefing of the defendant's claims was not only short, but confusing, repetitive, and disorganized"
DiMichel v. S. Buffalo Ry. Co.
80 N.Y.2d 184 (N.Y. 1992) Cited 130 times
In DiMichel v. South Buffalo Ry. Co., 80 N.Y.2d 184, 590 N.Y.S.2d 1, 604 N.E.2d 63, decided in 1992, the Court of Appeals ended the excesses of the practice.
Hoenig v. Westphal
52 N.Y.2d 605 (N.Y. 1981) Cited 159 times 1 Legal Analyses
Argued March 26, 1981 Decided May 5, 1981 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, LEONARD A. WEISS, J. James M. Woolsey, Jr., for appellants. Donald P. Ford, Jr., for respondents. Chief Judge COOKE. Involved on these appeals are questions concerning the effect, operation and interaction of CPLR 3101 and 3121. Specifically, this court is asked to determine whether, in personal injury actions, attending physicians' reports are discoverable when a plaintiff
United States v. Meregildo
883 F. Supp. 2d 523 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) Cited 62 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a person posting to his Facebook profile had "no justifiable expectation that his 'friends' would keep his profile private"
Patterson v. Turner Constr. Co.
88 A.D.3d 617 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011) Cited 35 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that the “postings on plaintiff's online Facebook account, if relevant, are not shielded from discovery merely because plaintiff used the service's privacy settings to restrict access”
Forman v. Henkin
134 A.D.3d 529 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015) Cited 29 times 2 Legal Analyses
14906N 113059/11. 12-17-2015 Kelly FORMAN, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Mark HENKIN, Defendant–Respondent. Ronemus & Vilensky, New York (Chandra Whalen of counsel), for appellant. Wade Clark Mulcahy, New York (Brian Gibbons of counsel), for respondent. Ronemus & Vilensky, New York (Chandra Whalen of counsel), for appellant. Wade Clark Mulcahy, New York (Brian Gibbons of counsel), for respondent. Opinion Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Lucy Billings, J.), entered March 19, 2014, which, to the extent
Section 3101 - Scope of disclosure
N.Y. CPLR 3101 Cited 6,434 times 6 Legal Analyses
Granting trial court broad discretion to penalize disclosure abuses

Kelly Forman, Respondent,v.Mark Henkin, Appellant.

29 Cited authorities

Holding that failure to recognize a reasonable expectation of privacy in a telephone booth would "ignore the vital role that the public telephone has come to play in private communication"

Holding that "[t]he words, "material and necessary", are . . . to be interpreted liberally to require disclosure, upon request, of any facts bearing on the controversy which will assist preparation for trial by sharpening the issues and reducing delay and prolixity"

Holding that the document at issue was exempt from discovery where "the narration relate[d] and integrate[d] the facts with the law firm's assessment of the client's legal position"

Concluding that Appellate Court properly determined that claim was inadequately briefed because "the briefing of the defendant's claims was not only short, but confusing, repetitive, and disorganized"

In DiMichel v. South Buffalo Ry. Co., 80 N.Y.2d 184, 590 N.Y.S.2d 1, 604 N.E.2d 63, decided in 1992, the Court of Appeals ended the excesses of the practice.

Holding that a person posting to his Facebook profile had "no justifiable expectation that his 'friends' would keep his profile private"

Holding that the “postings on plaintiff's online Facebook account, if relevant, are not shielded from discovery merely because plaintiff used the service's privacy settings to restrict access”

Granting trial court broad discretion to penalize disclosure abuses