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Development
In an environmental group's article 78 proceeding to review an extraordinary hardship waiver permitting expansion of a mining operation in the Long Island Pine Barrens, the environmental group appealed from Supreme Court's denial of the petition and dismissal of the proceeding. A look at the decision that followed.
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Business Crimes Hotline
The IRS released a Chief Counsel Advice holding that disgorgement, the remedy commonly used to generate large monetary settlements in white-collar enforcement actions with the Securities SEC, was not tax deductible.
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Case Notes
Discussion of two key rulings, one in Pennsylvania, one in New Jersey.
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Case Notes
Analysis of a recent ruling in which a New York appeals court reversed the dismissal of a suit brought by a tenant seeking recission of his commercial lease and a declaration that he was not bound by it.
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Case Notes
Fourth Circuit Finds GCL Insurer Owed Duty to Defend Cyber-Related Claims
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Verdicts
In-depth look at a case in which a doctor could not testify as an expert without proper notice.
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<b><i>e-Discovery and Security</b></i> The Inevitable Reinvention of the e-Discovery Industry
The e-discovery industry is on the precipice of major change yet again, and this time it is all about security. What will distinguish the winners from the losers in the next few years will be an organization's ability to do one of three things: consolidate, innovate or reinvent.
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Landlord & Tenant
A look at a case in which a landlord recovered in a nonprimary residence proceeding.
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