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Sex Versus Society
Late last year, the Appellate Division, Second Department, was confronted with the question of whether the judicially created concept of “constructive abandonment” could be expanded beyond its historic definition of sexual abandonment to include a persistent unrelenting pattern of social abandonment of a spouse. The court declined to expand the concept and held in Davis v. Davis, 2009 NY Slip Op 08579, 2009 WL 3873026, that social abandonment did not constitute a valid ground for divorce in New York.
The court based its determination on five factors, noting that any of them “supports the conclusion that 'social abandonment' is not a recognized ground for divorce” in New York. In the Davis decision, the court offered a very thorough and detailed review of the history of constructive abandonment, and anticipated many of the questions and concerns that the matrimonial bar would raise in response to its ruling; however, after a careful read of the decision, many questions remain as to why the concept of constructive abandonment should not be expanded at this time.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.