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Baker Settles Suit Over Business Picked Up From Defunct Coudert
Baker & McKenzie, which acquired most of Coudert Brothers' New York office after the firm voted to dissolve the firm in August 2005, has agreed to pay $6.65 million to compensate the bankruptcy estate for profits Baker earned from unfinished business that partners took with them when they left the defunct firm. Baker also will forfeit most of its interest in an estimated $17 million in contingency fees for litigation former Coudert partners were handling involving coal export excise taxes.
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The Constable Blunders: Mistakes of Law vs. Facts
Monday, August 2, 2010
In his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Barry Kamins, an acting Supreme Court justice and administrative judge for criminal matters in Brooklyn Supreme and Criminal courts, writes: A number of recent cases have demonstrated that reasonable mistakes of fact are generally tolerated under the Fourth Amendment. On the other hand, a police officer's mistake of law will not be excused.
Wage and Hour Laws Restrict 'Volunteer' Work
Monday, August 2, 2010
In his employment law column, Lawrence J. Baer of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, discusses the factors determining whether to classify an individual providing services as an employee or volunteer under new FLSA regulations.
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Torts on the Internet: Circuit Seeks Guidance
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Stephen M. Kramarsky, a member of Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, writes that courts are often called on to answer the question of "where" an activity takes place when it occurs over the Internet. Different courts across the country and even within New York have come up with entirely different answers to this critical question, and now the Second Circuit has asked the state Court of Appeals to answer it once and for all.
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Tax Issues When Social Clubs Liquidate and Sell Property
Monday, August 2, 2010
Steven J. Glaser, a partner at Moses & Singer, writes that forcing a social club to use depreciated basis upon a sale of its facilities would place its members at a disadvantage to unincorporated recreational associations of individuals who simply pool their resources to own club facilities.
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Eminent Domain Rulings Affirm Broad Authority for Government
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
In his Zoning and Land Use Planning column, Anthony S. Guardino, a partner with Farrell Fritz, writes that with the Court of Appeals upholding the government's eminent domain power and little likelihood that the legislature will limit that power, there may only be one practical limitation on eminent domain in New York: the cost, as illustrated by a recent decision by the Court of Claims.
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Some Defendants Attempt to Derail Partial Settlements
Thursday, July 29, 2010
In their Class Actions column, Bernard Persky, a partner at Lebaton Sucharow, and Ryan Kriger, an associate at the firm, examine the current state of the law regarding efforts by non-settling defendants in class action litigation to object to or delay court approval of partial settlements between the class and other defendants.
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Health Care Law
Monday, July 26, 2010
In this Special Section from the New York Law Journal: "Provider Integration Can Save Needed Dollars for Reform," "Family Health Care Decisions Act Takes Effect," "Cost-Based Stark Law Changes Under Consideration" and "Monthly 'Exclusion' Checks Now Expected."
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Liability Risks Hamper Clinical Trials
Blaine Templeman, a partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, explores the U.S. treatment system, the importance of clinical trials and suggests reforms that could revitalize the industry and the nation's image regarding health care.
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