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January 24, 2012 |

Shortening the Statute of Limitations

Shortening the statute of limitations for employee disputes.
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Peri v City of New York
Publication Date: 2007-10-23
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Court: Appellate Division, 1st Dept
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Case number: 1110

Andrias, J.P., Buckley, Catterson, Malone, Kavanagh, JJ. 1110 Index 17701/97 Victor Peri, et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v The City of New York, et al., Def

April 27, 2007 |

Effectively Defending Whistleblower Suits

Proactive responses to whistleblower complaints and robust performance management protocols with respect to employee misconduct and performance issues will aid in dismissing whistleblower claims when warranted.
8 minute read
August 13, 2010 |

After Hours

Extracurricular activities.
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July 19, 2007 |

N.J. Republican Lawyer Nominated to Fill Alito Seat on 3rd Circuit

Shalom Stone, a Republican lawyer from New Jersey, is the White House choice to fill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s seat on the 3rd Circuit. The nomination was made without input from the state's two Democratic senators, Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez. The senators were unhappy about being shut out of the selection process and about President Bush abandoning the presumptive nominee, U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman, who was the lead prosecutor in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.
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April 10, 2007 |

New Jersey Citizen Action Inc. v. County of Bergen

Plaintiffs' complaint alleging that Bergen County made loans to a private entity that lacked adequate consideration, and were not limited to execution of any public purpose, states a cause of action for which relief can be granted.
5 minute read
May 30, 2008 |

The A-List (51-200)

Lawyers like to lament the passing of their fabled past, when partners knew each other on sight, firms contented themselves to operating in one ZIP code and junior associates were not a menacing anonymous horde threatening to take out their frustrations via the blogosphere. As it happens, in the big-firm world those days aren't gone, they've just moved to the Am Law Second Hundred ranks, where firms are prosperous and growing steadily but retain the possibility of old-fashioned cohesion.
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May 09, 2000 |

Non-Profits Can Claim Business Loss Damages

Non-profit corporations can claim damages for lost business opportunities, just as for-profit corporations can, a New York appellate court ruled in a case of first impression. A unanimous panel said that since non-profits receive income, they can suffer lost opportunities to gain income. And if those lost opportunities can be connected to a defendant's wrongdoing, they are recoverable in court.
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Brooks v. Village of Ridgefield Park
Publication Date: 1999-07-21
Practice Area: labor law | terms &amp | conditions
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Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: BECKER, Chief Judge, RENDELL and ROSENN, Circuit Judges Talmadge
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For plaintiff: David W. Garland
For defendant: Alan S. Kaufman
Case number: No. 98-6357

The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion.OPINION OF THE COURT ROSENN, Circuit Judge. The primary issue raised on this appeal is an un

March 14, 2011 |

Commentary: Clarity Enables Understanding, Permitting Persuasion

Readers can't be persuaded until they understand what they are reading, and they can't understand what isn't clear, writes Kenneth F. Oettle. Clarity is so important and so lacking in the average brief that courts hunger for it. If you provide it, they will be grateful and will reward you. One of the recurring tasks of a brief writer, whether for summaries, point headings, preliminary statements or conclusions, is to distill the essence of an argument.
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