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January 24, 2002 |

State Bar to Approve New Slate of Officers

L ong Island attorney A. Thomas Levin is slated for election today as president-elect of the New York State Bar Association, putting him on track to assume the presidency on June 1, 2003.
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Sears v First Pioneer Farm Credit, ACA
Publication Date: 2007-12-27
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Case number: 502297

Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Third Judicial Department Decided and Entered: December 27, 2007 502297 WILLIS

SKRETNY, CAROL A. v MERGENHAGEN, DAVID M.
Publication Date: 2008-04-25
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Case number: 385

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 385 CA 07-01897 PRESENT: HURLBUTT, J.P., LUNN, FAHE

July 13, 2004 |

N.Y. Judge: Chase Manhattan Bank's Negligence Cost Estate Millions

Chase Manhattan Bank must pay $21 million in damages for failing to promptly liquidate Eastman Kodak stock in an estate it was managing after the stock took a nosedive, a New York surrogate has ruled. Chase was held liable for the inaction of trust managers of a New York bank that it acquired after the damage was done. The judge also ruled that fees collected for the trust work -- estimated at several million dollars -- must be repaid.
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October 17, 2005 |

New Law Raises Stakes for Debtors' Attorneys

A minefield of new obligations, responsibilities and liabilities awaits bankruptcy attorneys this week as a controversial new law directly impacts the attorney-client relationship, warn practitioners, academics and bar groups. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 kicks in today, obliterating a generation of precedent. Although the effect on debtors has been well-publicized, the repercussions for attorneys and their practice is at least as dramatic, experts say.
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June 14, 2004 |

Arbitrator Awards $1.2 Million for Neck, Back Injuries in Car Crash

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
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SAINT ALEXANDER'S CHURCH v. McKENNA
Publication Date: 2002-05-09
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Case number: 90738

Decided and Entered: May 9, 2002 90738 SAINT ALEXANDER'S CHURCH, Respondent, v JOHN J. McKENNA, Doing Business as McKENNA ASSOCIATES, Appella

May 05, 2006 |

Lawyer-Dad's Request for Fees Is Rejected in Daughter's Case

A father who is a lawyer and successfully represented his daughter in a dispute with a local public school district has lost his bid for attorney fees under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act. The 2nd Circuit, following the precedent of two other circuits, held for the first time that the purpose of awarding attorney fees is to enable plaintiffs to obtain competent counsel and that awarding a parent fees could discourage plaintiffs' use of independent, objective lawyers.
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January 11, 2006 |

N.Y. State Bar Task Force to Address Waiver of Privilege

A recent trend in which prosecutors require as part of a plea bargain that corporate defendants waive the attorney-client privilege is raising concern among leaders of the New York State Bar Association, prompting President A. Vincent Buzard to appoint a task force. "It is just bone chilling whenever you think that somebody may have access to our work," Buzard said. "To think you would have to turn it over to save your client from indictment or a harsh sentence is frightening to all lawyers."
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