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Navigating the Changing Technological Landscape

Fernando M. Pinguelo & Keya C. Denner

In <i>City of Ontario v. Quon</i>, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a government employer's search of an employee's communications on an employer-issued pager was reasonable under the circumstances and, therefore, did not violate the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. The Court's narrowly tailored decision underscores that cases in the area of employee privacy will continue to be highly fact-sensitive.

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Liability Risks Hamper Clinical Trials

Blaine Templeman

While the current clinical trial scheme in the United States requires sponsors of trials to provide potential participants disclosure as to known possible risks of participating, there is no coherent and dependable scheme in this country for the protection of patients, hospitals and sponsors against the costs posed by clinical trial injury.

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Ten Commandments for a Successful Loan Workout

Andrew Flame

Businesses of all sizes will find themselves having difficult discussions with their lenders regarding loans in default or which will be maturing and for which the real estate and other collateral provide questionable value as security. This article provides "rules" that should help.

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What's New in the Law

Robert W. Ihne

Highlights of the latest equipment leasing law.

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Underground Maintenance Formulas in New York

Carrie Lee Weremblewski & David B. Smith

Attorneys throughout New York State regularly utilize informal mathematical formulas to determine maintenance payments. Individual attorneys, judges and various regions apply different formulas, several formulas or, worse yet, no formula at all.

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Ontario, Canada, Court of Appeal Affirms Quiznos and Midas Decisions

Jennifer Dolman & Andraya Frith

Two important decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal involving class action franchise disputes were released this summer.

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The Assault on Traditional Long-Arm Jurisdiction Continues

Roy Alan Cohen & Justin C. Hallberg

A review of <i>Nicastro v. J. McIntyre Machinery America, Ltd.</i>, in which the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled in that a plaintiff could bring a product liability action in a New Jersey state court against an England-based product manufacturer under what is termed the stream-of-commerce theory of personal jurisdiction.

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