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e-Filing of Abuse, Neglect Petitions Reaches Family Court
New abuse and neglect filings increased 147% from 2005 to 2006 and have remained high as authorities seek to avoid more tragedies like the high-profile death of Nixmary Brown, an abused 7-year-old who was beaten to death in Brooklyn in 2006. The median time for disposing of such cases in 2008 was 10.4 months, an increase of more than three months from 2006. But the newly implemented program for electronic filing of abuse and neglect petitions with the hard-pressed Family Court has cut by more than half the time it takes to get the papers before a judge, according to a preliminary evaluation. The effort is a “huge step forward“ in the court's efforts to speed the resolution of child-protective proceedings, said Family Court Administrative Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson.
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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.
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
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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.
One Overlooked Element of Executive Safety: Data Privacy
Executives have access to some of the company's most sensitive information, and they're increasingly being targeted by hackers looking to steal company secrets or to perpetrate cybercrimes.