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Morrison and Racketeering: With Federal Courts Bouncing RICO Claims by Foreign Plaintiffs, Is State Court an Alternative?
Publication Date: 2011-03-09
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As Norex, the first plaintiff whose RICO case was dismissed on Morrison grounds, refashions its lurid allegations as a New York state case, a Brooklyn federal judge has cited Morrison in his dismissal of a similarly provocative RICO case against RJR.

January 12, 2007 |

Malpractice Suit Ruled Not 'Core' to Chapter 11

The former partners of defunct New York law firm Hall Dickler are facing a legal malpractice suit for failing to advise a company to file for bankruptcy earlier than it did. John R. Sachs of Epstein, Becker & Green, who represents the Hall Dickler defendants, said the case could allow a federal court to consider the question of whether lawyers can be held liable for advising on transactions that worsen a bankruptcy situation.
3 minute read
May 10, 2005 |

Keeping Pace With New Rules For Foreign Professionals

Attorneys Christine Alber and Parisa Salimi examine the latest immigration measures affecting H-1B and L visa programs under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. Although the H-1B Visa Reform Act fails to address the dearth of visas made available each year, one provision provides a reprieve for H-1B employers, creating an exemption from the annual cap for up to 20,000 foreign nationals with master's or higher-level degrees from U.S. universities.
8 minute read
March 31, 2005 |

Supreme Court Allows Disparate Impact To Be Used in Age Discrimination Claims

The Supreme Court yesterday opened the door for older workers to bring age discrimination claims against their employers based on disparate impact rather than discriminatory intent. But the court also gave employers the tools to defend against the new type of claims.
3 minute read
June 28, 2010 |

Movers

George Dolatly joins Baker Hostetler's business group as partner in the New York office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
3 minute read
June 04, 2003 |

Real Estate Securities

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March 06, 2007 |

Judge Approves Disclosure of Company's Efforts to Discredit Blogger-Critic

A New York judge has ruled that a controversial executive seminar company cannot invoke attorney-client privilege to prevent disclosure of its efforts to discredit a critic. NXIVM Corp., formerly known as Executive Success Program Inc., runs seminars that some say are intended to foster a cult-like following. One of the group's most outspoken critics has been anti-cult blogger and deprogrammer Rick A. Ross, whom NXIVM has sued for violating its copyright by disseminating NXIVM course materials.
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July 24, 2006 |

Insurers' Rate Pressure Forces Change in Firms' Employment Practice Groups

When Morrison & Foerster's employment practice seemed to de-emphasize local clients, partner Judith Droz Keyes moved to Davis Wright Tremaine. For many national firms, insurers' rate pressure for liability policies is unrelenting, forcing labor lawyers to become more like service partners. As a result, more employment lawyers are leaving large firms. But for each trend, a counter: Some big firms are using volume discounts to bring back clients.
3 minute read
April 05, 2010 |

N.J. High Court: Employer Not Entitled to Attorney-Client E-mails

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday gave workers in New Jersey an assurance of privacy in using workplace computers to talk with their lawyers, ruling a company's e-mail-monitoring policy yields to the attorney-client privilege.
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