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November 16, 2010 |

Another N.Y. Judge to Leave Due to Low Pay

New York Justice James M. McGuire says he has no other choice than to leave the bench due to lack of a pay raise. In the private sector, "I can plan for my children's future; it is as simple as that," he says. Robert A. Spolzino left the New York bench last year, also due to lack of a raise.
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September 07, 2011 |

NY Judge Dies

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May 15, 2013 |

Points on Scaffold Law Reform Clarified

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October 16, 2012 |

Considering Foreseeability in Shaping Liability Under Labor Law

In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot, a partner with Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, addresses two current controversies regarding application of Labor Law §240: One concerns the extent to which the element of foreseeability is relevant in assessing liability under Labor Law §240; the second concerns a largely unnoticed trend in which courts have penalized the plaintiff-worker for the transgressions of his or her employer in overstepping the bounds, temporal or geographic, in which the employer was authorized to work.
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September 07, 2011 |

Obituary: Sidney H. Asch

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July 12, 2002 |

New York Judge Begins Query Into Tobacco Fees

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Ramos told lawyers for six law firms that were awarded $625 million for their work in the state's 1998 tobacco settlement that he will examine whether the fee award is unethical. But several ethics experts say it is highly unlikely that any disciplinary body would find the lawyers had violated Disciplinary Rule 2-106, which bars the collecting of "an illegal or excessive fee."
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September 21, 2007 |

Mass tort status sought for suits over toxins at former Ford site

Ford Motor and two co-defendants are seeking mass tort designation for multiple suits involving 656 plaintiffs who are seeking damages for health hazards from a New Jersey toxic landfill near a former Ford plant. New Jersey's acting administrative director of the courts has issued a notice to the state Bar giving interested parties until Oct. 12 to comment on the request. Last July, Ford and other defendants unsuccessfully tried to remove litigation over the Ringwood Mines Landfill Site to federal court.
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September 18, 2007 |

Mass Tort Status Sought for Suits Over Toxins at Former Ford Site

Ford Motor Co. and two codefendants are seeking mass tort designation for multiple suits that seek damages for health hazards from a toxic landfill in Passaic County near a former Ford plant.
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