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Automatic Restraining Orders in Domestic Relations Cases

Paul L. Feinstein

A recent new statute in New York provided for automatic temporary restraining orders against assets commencing with the filing and service of divorce papers. A number of other states have enacted, or tried to enact, such legislative provisions. However, there are serious constitutional issues that should be addressed.

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NJ Supreme Court Extends Long-Arm Jurisdiction to Foreign Manufacturers Image

NJ Supreme Court Extends Long-Arm Jurisdiction to Foreign Manufacturers

James J. ('J.') Ferrelli & Paul M. da Costa

On Feb. 2 of this year, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a foreign manufacturer of an industrial recycling machine is subject to New Jersey's long-arm jurisdiction under the stream-of-commerce theory. This has broad implications.

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Third Circuit Rejects Defective Sperm As Basis for Product Liability Suit Image

Third Circuit Rejects Defective Sperm As Basis for Product Liability Suit

Shannon P. Duffy

On April 1, the Third Circuit upheld a June 2009 decision by U.S. District Judge Thomas N. O'Neill Jr. that rejected claims by a mother and her daughter who suffers from Fragile X syndrome, a mutation known to cause a group of serious maladies.

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Presenting Evidence of the Risk of the Procedure

Christopher D. Bernard

Last month, we discussed the fact that a defendant should be permitted to offer evidence that the plaintiff's injuries could have occurred in the absence of negligence. Conversely, the defendant should not be permitted to offer evidence that might lead a jury to improperly infer that the mere fact that a complication is a known risk of the procedure is evidence that the defendant was not negligent in causing that complication. The discussion concludes herein.

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Physician and Pharmaceutical Industry Relationships

Kevin M. Quinley

According to a national survey of doctors published in <i>The New England Journal of Medicine</i>, 94% of physicians have "a relationship" with the pharmaceutical, medical device or related industries. A research firm recently estimated that drug companies spend over $20 billion annually marketing directly to physicians. With statistics like these, it is not surprising that the public is becoming concerned that these ties may influence how medications are developed, marketed and prescribed.

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Is Your Firm a Next-Generation Laggard?

Phyllis Weiss Haserot

The talent crunch when the economy turns up and firms are hiring again will be magnified because so many Boomers are approaching the age when they will "retire" from current positions ' voluntarily or involuntarily. Will there be enough people trained, experienced and ready to capably step into their shoes? How will the Boomers who want to stay be productively employed for mutual benefit?

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To Provide Health Insurance or Not? That Is the Question Image

To Provide Health Insurance or Not? That Is the Question

Robert G. Brody & Sami Asaad

The new healthcare bill will require employers to make a major decision: should they provide employees with "sufficient" healthcare coverage, or should they just pay the penalties? The decision will require a serious cost-benefit analysis.

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Conducting an Effective and Preventative Compensation Review

Patricia Anderson Pryor

With the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the EEOC's and OFCCP's increased focus on compensation discrimination, and the government's increased budget for these agencies, compensation decisions are destined to come under increased scrutiny from employees, their attorneys and the government.

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Health Care Reform

Joseph Hugg & E. Fredrick Preis, Jr.

Compliance with the new health care reform bill should include not only reviewing thoroughly your company's existing health-care benefits plans and consulting your benefits experts and employment counsel, but also remaining up-to-date on the changes to and evolution of the health care reform laws, which are far from complete. This article provides a brief description of the changes of which employers should be aware.

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How the Capital Markets and Current Drop in Property Values Can Work to a Tenant's Advantage Image

How the Capital Markets and Current Drop in Property Values Can Work to a Tenant's Advantage

John Kevill & Elizabeth Cooper

It is definitely a tenant's market, but tenants need to be aware of the "point of no return" for the landlord. They need to be acutely aware of how their tenancy will affect the value of a property and how to properly leverage their existing or contemplated occupancy.

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