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Requiem for a Statute: The 'Fields' Funeral
In his Matrimonial Practice column, Timothy M. Tippins, an adjunct professor at Albany Law School, writes: On July 19 the equitable distribution law marked its 30th anniversary. While one's first instinct might have been to belt out the birthday song, in view of the recent Court of Appeals decision in Fields v. Fields, a funeral dirge might have been more appropriate.
Social Networking Abuse and Its Impact on Family Law Practice
Technology used in the context of separation and divorce is not always of the facilitating variety. To the contrary, family court judges and lawyers frequently observe how that same technology is used as a weapon -- either to gain an advantage in litigation or to intimidate or harass an opponent, writes commentator Mark A. Momjian.BP's Gulf Oil Spill Costs Starting to Look Manageable
Cleanup, lawsuits, fines, fees and damage claims for the Gulf spill will likely top the $40 billion BP has publicly estimated but will be far below this summer's estimates by banks and legal experts.
Pending sales of existing homes plunged 12 percent in April
The number of Americans signing contracts to buy previously owned homes plunged more than forecast in April, a sign the industry that triggered the recession continues to struggle.
BigLaw Program Helps New Parents Return to Firm
Like many new moms, O'Melveny & Myers lawyer Alicia Hancock had mixed feelings about returning to work after having a child last August.Consumer sentiment in U.S. climbed to five-month high
Consumer confidence increased in November for the first time in three months, a signal gains in employment and wages are starting to lift Americans' spirits.New Life for an Old Tort: 'Hot News' Returns to Court
Stephen M. Kramarsky, a member of Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, writes that the recent decision in Barclays Capital Inc. v. Theflyonthewall.com is long, detailed and carefully reasoned. It is likely right, as a matter of New York's common law of misappropriation. But it is also out of sync with the modern view of intellectual property and with the way most people view the flow of information in the Internet age.
GCs Say Law Firms Have Little Cause for Complaint
If law firms are hoping that announcing their worst financial results since the early 1990s recession will cut them more slack with cost-conscious clients, they had better think again. From discussions of clients' impressions of profits generated at major U.K. law firms, it's clear that general counsel believe that large law firms are still doing very nicely by most yardsticks.Trending Stories
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