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During both criminal and civil jury trials in New York courtrooms, the presiding judge instructs jurors (usually multiple times a day) not to conduct any research about the case they’re hearing.  That’s because a jury is supposed to decide a case based only on the evidence they see and hear during trial, and the judge’s instructions about the law and how to apply it to the evidence.  But the message didn’t get through to a New Jersey man; at a cost he might not [...]

Attorney George Burke presented at the MASLA’s 43rd Annual Summer Conference – NYS Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs.   Mr. Burke educated the attendees on “Defending a Workers’ Compensation Claim and Minimizing Exposure For School Business Officials or School District Employees Administering Workers’ Compensation Claims”