Fordham Law School: Do People Get Their Day in Court?

Monday, 6 March 2017
6:00– 7:10 p.m.

Fordham Law School
Room 4-01 (4th floor)
150 W. 62nd Street, New York City  

Panelists:

Hon. Jed S. Rakoff
U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York

Richard D. Emery, Esq.
Founding Partner, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady

Howard M. Erichson
Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

Moderator:

Joel Cohen
Of Counsel, Stroock
Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School 

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The panel will discuss obstacles that stand in the way of people getting their day in court, including the high price of lawyers, the proliferation of arbitration clauses, the pressure to settle rather than go to trial, and restrictions on class actions.