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Goals of ADA Support Late Disability Filing, Circuit Finds
A former librarian who contends that a mental condition caused her to miss a state-imposed deadline for seeking disability retirement benefits should be allowed to file a late claim, a unanimous Second Circuit panel ruled.Federal Judge Dismisses Vietnamese Plaintiffs' Agent Orange Suit
A New York federal judge has dismissed a suit that accused American chemical companies of war crimes for supplying the U.S. military with Agent Orange, a defoliant used in the Vietnam War. Judge Jack B. Weinstein said the first-ever suit by Vietnamese plaintiffs -- about 4 million of them -- could not be sustained "under the domestic law of any nation or state or under any form of international law." Dow and Monsanto were among the companies named in the suit, which could have led to billions in damages.Nassau Loses Bid to Collect Property Taxes
MINEOLA, N.Y. In a decision that could cost financially strapped Nassau County well over million in lost property taxes, a Supreme Court justice has found that the owner of one of Long Island`s largest commercial properties is not responsible for land taxes pursuant to its lease with the county.N.J. Judge Who Cited Lawyers for Contempt Pulls Out of Prudential Case
A Superior Court judge who brought criminal contempt charges against two lawyers for violating a sealing order -- and battled a prosecutor's attempt to drop the charges after the sealing order was vacated -- has taken himself off the litigation that set off the imbroglio. Plaintiffs charge that Leeds Morelli & Brown, which 359 employees had retained to pursue discrimination claims against Prudential Insurance, entered into a secret deal to send the claims to ADR, where recovery was capped at $10 million.
How Courts Are Handling Online 'Gripe' Sites
Internet "gripe" or "complaint" sites established by customers or ex-employees to criticize a company's products, services or management are a growing problem. These sites are the virtual versions of picket lines and other exercises of free speech in the real world. The federal trademark law known as the Lanham Act can be used to challenge a gripe site, but recent cases suggest that courts are divided on a company's ability to rely on that law in the virtual world.Judge Declines to Find Garden Hoses Inherent Danger to Bicyclists in Manhattan
Taxis. Manholes. Pedestrians. Perhaps even horses and carriages. These are all seemingly inherent dangers for bicyclists in Manhattan. But what about garden hoses? Judge Sherry Klein-Heitler has ruled that question too close to call and allowed a biker's personal injury suit to go forward. The injurious hose was carrying water to a docked ship at the Chelsea Piers. Klein-Heitler found that "it is not clear that a garden hose in New York City is so common as to eliminate any duty of care in its placement."Law Firms Cannot Be Sued in Bennett Investor Fraud Scheme, Federal Judge Rules
The bankruptcy trustee for the Bennett Funding Group, which was involved in one of the country's largest investor fraud schemes, does not have standing to sue third-party law firms for malpractice and negligence, a federal judge in New York has ruled. The opinion comes more than five years after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Patrick Bennett, who was convicted of securities fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.TRENDING STORIES
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