Commercial Law

A look at important cases.

In-depth analysis of recent litigation.

A central feature of the RRRA was its prohibition, in any rent overcharge complaint, on examination of rental history more than four years old at the time the complaint was filed. In two recent decisions, The Court of Appeals has eviscerated that prohibition.

As of Nov. 11 of this year, under certain circumstances, some children who have aged out of the foster care system may voluntarily re-enter it.

The authors continue herein their discussion of the situations in which New York courts have found it desirable to award one parent or the other decision-making authority over certain types of child-rearing issues. These are the so-called "zones of decision-making."

This month, the authors continue their discussion with an anlysis of attacks on the physician's decision to prescribe off-label.

Physicians who allow medical sales reps into operating rooms may be caught in the crossfire of litigation and liability that can result from sales rep presence and activities.

There are many discussions going on about the use of social media among attorneys. Surely there are folks who don't understand the value of these mediums, mostly because of inexperience in using them. "Why should I go on Twitter and tell someone what I'm doing? Who is going to care?" they ask. To those people, I would suggest turning that question around: "When I have just heard a piece of important and timely information that would benefit some of my colleagues, how can I tell them all at once ' easily and quickly?" Now that's the question to be asking.