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April 19, 2004 |

9/11-Related Ruling Prompts Proposal to Deny Benefits to Absentee Parents

For the second time in two weeks, an appellate panel has awarded workers' compensation benefits to a father who abandoned a son killed in the Sept. 11 attacks. The justices of the Appellate Division, 3rd Department were clearly bothered with the result of their rulings but found themselves constrained by the law. In light of the rulings, legislation will go before New York's Labor Committee on Tuesday to prohibit benefit distributions to estranged parents.
6 minute read
September 22, 2011 |

Rothstein investors reach settlement worth as much as $80 million

George Levin and his Banyon Investments, the biggest investors in Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, have agreed to give up nearly all their assets and properties under a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee.
2 minute read
September 19, 2005 |

Expansive View of Territorial Reach of Arbitration Subpoenas

David Elsberg, a member of Miller & Wrubel, writes that although a recent U.S. District Court ruling provides powerful new ammunition for local practitioners seeking information from distant nonparties, enforceability of extraterritorial subpoenas will continue to be a subject of vigorous judicial debate.
7 minute read
January 12, 2005 |

Prospects Dim for Bankruptcy Reform

From a political perspective, the prospects of overhauling bankruptcy laws in the U.S. should be better than ever now that the Republicans have tightened their grip over Congress. Yet many observers remain pessimistic that lawmakers will finally approve bankruptcy legislation, which has been in the offing for eight consecutive years. The current proposal, which would mostly affect consumer bankruptcy, also includes significant provisions that would toughen rules for business.
3 minute read
October 31, 2005 |

Court Panel To Work With Feds in Policing Lay Immigration Advisors

The New Jersey Supreme Court panel that tries to make sure that only licensed attorneys practice law here will be cracking down on notaries and others who illegally assist with immigration matters.
6 minute read
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July 27, 2007 |

Inadmissible

Short takes on lawyers, firms and judges.
4 minute read
May 15, 2007 |

A Rare Extradition in IP Case

One of the first U.S. extraditions for an intellectual property crime highlights the growing sophistication and reach of cybercriminals -- and the extensive resources law enforcement must devote to reining in cybercrime. After fighting extradition for nearly three years in Australian courts, British national Hew Raymond Griffiths pleaded guilty on April 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement.
3 minute read
September 06, 2007 |

International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 68 Welfare Fund v. Merck & Co. Inc.

The Appellate Division erred in certifying a nationwide class of third-party nongovernmental payors that provide for prescription drug coverage and who paid for Vioxx.
6 minute read
September 14, 2010 |

In re Plastics Additives Antitrust Litigation, PICS Case No. 10-3054 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 31, 2010) Davis, J. (42 pages).

Plaintiffs' motion for class certification was denied under Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3) for failure to show antitrust impact was capable of proof at trial through evidence that was common to the class.
4 minute read

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