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- Pro Bono Requirements for Newly Admitted New York Attorneys
- UPDATE: Manhattan DA: Detroit Tiger Delmon Young Still Facing Charges
- New York Man Sentenced for Dressing Like His Dead Mother
- Congratulations to the Massapequa High School Moot Court Team!
- Class Certified in NYPD Stop and Frisk Program
- Resisting Arrest Charges Dismissed in Brooklyn Family Court
- A Loan Is Usurious And Unenforceable If It Seeks Recovery Of Annualized Interest Rate In Excess Of 16 % From Individual Borrower
- Lenders That Seek To Recover Compound Monthly Interest On Loans For Less Than $250,000 Are Unenforceable And Void
- How to Resolve Attorney-Client Fee Disputes in New York
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March
- Nike Obtains Court Order Preventing Reebok From Selling Tebow-Related Products
- Generic Drugs Same as Name-Brand? Big Differences Exist Regarding Consumer Remedies
- Supreme Court Rules to Limit Ability of Plaintiff to Sue State Employers for FMLA Violations
- Shooting of Unarmed Teen Renews Debate Over “Stand Your Ground” Laws
- Justice Department Files False Claim Act Against AT&T, Alleges Participation in Fraud
- Convicted Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Seeks New Trial Due to Tweets, Fails in Bid
- NY State Preparing Large Expansion of DNA For Convicted Criminals
- Feds Uncover Healthcare Fraud Schemes in NY, TX Totaling $625 Million
- Teacher’s Termination for Posting “Repulsive” Comments to Facebook Overturned
- Manhattan, Bronx Courts Require Party Who Produces Discovery to Bear the Cost of Production
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February
- Sanctions Upheld Against Attorney Alleging 9/11 Conspiracy
- Criminal Charges “Not Appropriate” Against NYPD Commissioner’s Son, Says District Attorney’s Office
- California Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Reversed by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- New York Attorney General Sues Banking Giants Over Fraudulent Foreclosures
- Pilot “Adolescent Diversion Parts” Provide Leniency to Minor Defendants
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November
- NYPD Officer Arrested for a Federal Civil Rights Violation
- NY Lawyer Accused of Multi-Million Dollar Immigration Scam Found in Canada
- Con Artist Awaits a Reduced Sentence for His Help in FBI Investigation of Google, Inc.
- NYC Strikes a Deal to Help Foster Care Youth Find Housing
- State Auditors Save NY Taxpayers Millions Each Month in Medicaid Costs
- LIRR Disability Fraud Revealed
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October
- Plea of Guilty Entered in $135 Million Medical Equipment Fraud Scheme
- Unpaid Interns Fight Back
- New Voting Laws Could Leave More than 5 Million Americans Away from the Polls Next Year
- General Patent Corporation Sues Wi-Lan in the Wake of a Failed Acquisition
- Possible SAT Scam on Long Island
- The Mets Battlefield in Court Continues
- Cyberbullying Law Reform
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September
- Hate Crime in Long Island Spurs Change in Police Policy
- Employees Fight Back the Indecency Behind the Scenes in Swanky Midtown Restaurant Le Colonial
- The Legal Aftermath of 9/11 Continues a Decade Later
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Investigate the Buyout of Caliper Life Sciences, Inc
- NJ Court: Employer That Restricts An Employee From Grieving In The Workplace Is Not Actionable Conduct That Entitles One To Dama
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August
- Brooklyn’s Prospect Park West Bike Lane Stays
- Cooley and New York Law School Students Fight Back from their Alma Mater’s Alleged Embellishment of Post-Graduation Employment R
- Lawsuit Involving An Improper Police Search Is Finally Headed To Trial After Seventeen Years
- JPMorgan Attempts to Have $19 Billion Lawsuit Stemming From Madoff Scandal Thrown Out
- Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld Involving Wartime Torture is Allowed to Move Forward
- U.A.E Colonel Acquitted from Keeping an Unpaid Servant, But More is Still to Come
- Jury Selection: Peremptory Challenges vs. Equal Protection Clause
- Insider Trading Crackdown Against Father and Son Duo
- Google Makes Peace with France and Now Looks to the U.S. for More E-Book Deals
- Strauss-Kahn: The Accusations Continue
- Final Judgment Rendered in Multi-million Dollar Copyright Infringement Dispute Over Bratz Dolls.
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July
- Delta Sigma Theta Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Goes On…
- Did Rachel Uchitel Blow All Her Hush Money Already or is Tiger Woods in for Another Upset?
- Entertainment & Sports Update: Mistrial in Roger Clemens Perjury Case
- Lawsuits Stemming From Supposedly Bon-binding “Say-on-Pay” Votes
- Singer Bret Michaels’ Lawsuit Over On-stage Head Injury Moved to New York
- New York Divorce Lawyers Are Seeing a New Shade of Green
- Entertainment & Sports Update: Roger Clemens Perjury Trial: A Good Old Game of He Said She Said
- Bank of America Still Paying
- Nobel Prize Winner Claims Professional Negligence By His Lawyer Forced Him To Lose Some Of His Award Money In Divorce
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June
- SEC Lawsuit Against JPMorgan Results in $153.6 Million Settlement
- The Costs of a Not So Pretty Picture: Tobacco Companies are Displeased with the FDA’s New Cigarette Labeling Regulations
- The Cancer Scare Strikes Again: Cell Phone Radiation and the Ensuing Threat of Litigation
- Wal-Mart Prevails: Supreme Court Denies Sex-Discrimination Class Action Suit of 1.6 Million Women
- Future Uncertain for Organization fighting for Equality in School Funding
- Trial Begins in $30 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
- Torts: Not Always A Bad Dog? Then Owners May Be Off The Hook For The Actions Of Their Pets
- Education – Children’s Report Cards And Teacher Comments Are Not Admissible Under Business Records Exception To Hearsay Rule
- Family Law: Mother Entitled To A Hearing On Return Of Children Who Had Been Removed From Her Home And Placed With Their Father
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May
- Attorneys Owed A Fiduciary Duty To Clients With Respect To Sale Of Clients’ Shares In An Apartment Complex To Attorneys
- 85-Year Old New York Met Beer Vendor’s Age Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed By Court
- Google Sued For Tracking The Location Of Users Of The Android Smart Phone
- Defamation: How Do I Know If I Have Been Defamed?
- Paralyzed Chinese Gymnast Seeks $1.8 Billion In Compensation For Paralyzing Accident At 1998 Goodwill Games
- Employment: When Can A Pay Cut Justify Good Cause For Leaving Your Job And To Collect Unemployment?
- Settlement Of Lawsuit Provides DISH And Echostar Rights To Use Tivo Patents For Video Recording
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April
- Can Attorneys View And Access Facebook Page Of A Party Other Than His Or Her Client In A Pending Litigation
- New FINRA Rule Imposes New Obligations On Broker/Dealers – Self-Reporting Misconduct
- Entertainment & Sports Update: Barry Bonds – Mistrial Declared On Three Counts Of Perjury
- Copyright: $100 Million Lawsuit Against Oprah Dismissed
- Entertainment & Sports Update: Next on Deck…Roger Clemens
- Entertainment & Sports Update: Barry Bonds Jury Still In Deliberations And Expected To Continue
- Cell Towers: Not A Nuisance Says One Court
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March
- Owner Recovers Dog Named “Macho” From Friend As Court Rules Owner Had Superior Possessory Right To Dog, Despite Friend’s Claim T
- First Impression: Pre-Award Attachment In International Arbitration Where There Is No Connection To New York By Way Of Subject M
- Newsflash: Timothy Durham, CEO Of Nat’l Lampoon, Arrested In Alleged $200M Ponzi Scheme
- NewsFlash: Michael Moore Sues Harvey And Bob Weinstein Over Alleged Cheap Tricks
- Visual Artists Rights Act…Not A Boat Load Of Help For The Creators Of La Contessa
- The “Relation Back Doctrine” Failed When Plaintiff Was Unable To Show That A “Unity Of Interest” Existed Between New And Origina
- Summary Judgment Motion Granted Despite The Fact More Discovery Was Needed
- Employment: Waitress Paid Only In Tips Would Recover Wage-Related Damages Under FLSA And New York Labor Law At Regular Minimum W
- Family Law Update: California Judgment, Dissolving Marriage And Distributing Marital Assets, Was Entitled To Full Faith And Cred
- Ultra-Durable iPhone 4 Breaks Easily, User Says
- Torts: School District Breached Its Duty To Adequately Supervise Students In Its Charge
- Innkeepers, Shopowners & Other Business Owners: Ensure That The Correct Protective Measures Are Taken To Safely Operate Your Bus
- Real Estate: A Growing Concern In The Neighborhood – Intentional Torts Against Property Interest
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February
- Employment: $100 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Publicis Groupe SA For Alleged Discrimination Against Women
- Negligence: School District Was Not Negligent In Its Operation Of School Bus
- Real Property: Property Owners Beware Of Adverse Possession
- Criminal Law Update: Weapons Possession Law Impermissibly Discriminated Against Non-Citizens
- Email May Hold The Same Weight As A Traditional Ink-On-Paper Agreement
- Healthsouth’s Scrushy Loses Appeal of $2.9 Billion Judgment
- New York City Sued For $150 Million Dollars In Civil Rights Complaint For The Acts Of The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office An
- Lawsuit Brought Against Port Authority For Its Failure To Rebuild A Greek Orthodox Church At Ground Zero
- Entertainment & Sports: Shannon Briggs Claims Shelly Finkel And His Associates Cheated Him Of $725,000 In Title Fight
- Entertainment & Sports Update: Roger Clemens Seeks To Dismiss Perjury Case
- Don’t Show Me the Money: New York State Court Officials Bar Judges from Presiding Over Cases in which Attorneys and Others made
- Entertainment & Sports Update: Indictment Charges Against All Time Home Run King Barry Bonds Reduced from Eleven to Five
- Family Law: Modification Of Child Custody Order To Permit Custodial Father To Move With Child To Thailand Was In Best Interests
- Husband’s Appeal To Bring Suit Against Former Wife’s Attorney Seeking To Recover Damages For Fraud And Breach Of Fiduciary Duty
- Breach Of Contract: What Type Of Damages May A Non-Breaching Party Be Enititled To?
- Defamation: Seven Allegedly Defamatory Statements Made In Newspaper Article Written By The New York Post Were Privileged As Fair
- Could Things In The Housing Market Finally Be Turning For The Better?
- 1$ Billion Lawsuit Against Marvel Dismissed
- Family Law: Change In Circumstances Required Modification Of Visitation Order To Limit Non-Custodial Parent’s Visitation To Ensu
- Update: McNamee v. Clemens
- Supreme Court Rules On Retaliation Against A Worker’s Family Members Or Other Close Associates
- Bank Of America Corp To Pay $410 Million To Settle Lawsuits
- Judge Denies New Trial to Law Firm re $7.3M Emotional Distress Verdict Won by Former Client
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