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April 10, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'A Giant of the Bar': Longtime Proskauer Rose Partner and Holocaust Survivor Robert Kaufman Dies at 94

In 1987, Kaufman joined longtime Skadden partner Sheila Birnbaum in a City Bar effort to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to the confirmation of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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April 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices to Mull Sovereign Immunity Exception for Sex Abuse of Adults

"While a decision in J.S.'s favor will open the courthouse doors to all sexual abuse survivors regardless of their age, this does not necessarily mean that lawsuits against the government will increase. In fact, we hope for the opposite," Jason Javie of Friedman & Levin Associates said.
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April 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

Judiciary Rules Committee Will Continue Studying Anti-Judge Shopping Proposal

The panel will also examine how U.S. district courts respond to the suggestion that they randomly assign among all judges in a district any lawsuit where a plaintiff seeks national relief.
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April 10, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Sailing Away From Passenger Safety: How Cruise Lines Turn Their Back on Passengers

The high incidence of sexual assaults onboard cruise ships, especially as compared to other vacation sites, such as hotels, is clear evidence that cruise ships uniquely provide an environment that contributes to these attacks.
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April 10, 2024 | New York Law Journal

That's Not What the Parties Meant: How New York Courts Balance Intent, Conduct, and the Statute of Limitations in the Context of Scrivener's Errors

This article explores so-called "scrivener's errors"—a mistake that occurs when parties have reached a mutual oral agreement but the signed writing does not express that agreement and one of the parties seeks to reform the contract.
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April 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Wary of Commerce in Arms Act Challenge's Potential Impact on Other Statutory Immunities

"Congress can't do it the way it did it here, where it's telling Pennsylvania, 'You have to make law the way we, Congress, tell you to,'" Jonathan Lowy, an attorney with Global Action on Gun Violence representing the plaintiffs, contended.
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April 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Foreign Extortion Prevention Act: What US Entities Should Know and Why It's Relevant Today

This article discusses the recently enacted Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, which—unlike the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act—focuses on the demand-side of bribe payments. But will FEPA also create more potential exposure for U.S. entities? What should U.S. companies do today to prepare?
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April 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-96

A judge must insulate their law clerk from all matters in which the law clerk had any personal involvement as an attorney, but need not disqualify, provided the judge believes the judge can be fair and impartial.
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April 08, 2024 | National Law Journal

US Agencies Vow Collaboration to Protect Marketplace Competition

"The whole of government approach is an incredibly coherent and sophisticated way to think about competition policy," said U.S. Justice Department antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter.
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April 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Fourth Dept. Hears Arguments in Lawsuit Against NY Ethics Watchdog

Through his law firm colleague John Valentino, Lavine says the Senate unconstitutionally delegated its confirmation powers to an independent panel of deans from 15 of New York's American Bar Association-accredited law schools.
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