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Advanced Online Strategies for Lawyers

Christy Burke

The polished and plugged-in e-commerce attorney, though well aware of options for enterprises he or she advises, may not think readily of using social media tools a marketing-savvy client may employ for business. But those tools are available to everyone, and using them may bring a big boon. Social networking can turn virtual possibilities into very beneficial realities.

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Understanding The Importance of Derivative Works

J. T. Westermeier

This article attempts to provide a practical understanding of derivative works and their importance in structuring business ' including e-commerce ' transactions involving the right to create derivative works. It also discusses several strategic considerations relating to derivative works. This area of law is of critical importance to rightsholders and business partners, and is of particular importance in the growth of up-and-coming e-commerce firms, which need flexibility with intellectual property and rights, and whose principles and counsel need a keen understanding of these issues to promote and sustain healthy expansion.

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Applying Res Judicata Principles to Zoning Applications

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In two recent cases, the Second Department has dealt with a recurring problem in zoning law: What constraint does precedent place on the decision-making authority of a zoning board of appeals? More particularly, what obligations does a zoning board of appeals (ZBA) have when a landowner applies for a variance or special permit that is substantially similar to a variance or permit the ZBA has previously denied?

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Matrimonial Valuation Dates

Benjamin Schub

Ask any experienced matrimonial lawyer in New York State what valuation date should be used in valuing marital property, and the answer will inevitably be the same: "active" assets and "passive" assets. A look at <i>Mahoney-Buntzman</i> and its impact on valuation.

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When Bankruptcy and Family Issues Collide

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When an abused child won a nearly $4 million award from her mother in 2007 for the mother's part in failing to protect her from sexual abuse by the stepfather, it would have seemed that all that was left to do was collect. Now, however, the mother, Irene S. Chaffee, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief, and she is seeking to have the debt to her daughter discharged. The question now is, "Can this debt be erased?

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One Picture May Not Be Worth 1,000 Words

David Martindale

Childrens' drawings are sometimes treated as evidence of their perceptions of their family relationships. These pictures may be evaluated for insights into whether a child feels emotionally close to parent who is seeking custody or is afraid of a person accused of sexually abusing the child. But are such pictures really "worth 1,000 words"?

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Accessing Experimental Drugs Through the Compassionate Use Doctrine

Janice G. Inman

In last month's issue, we discussed how Jacob Gunvalson, when denied entry into a clinical trial for a drug that might offer treatment for his terminal disease, sued the drug manufacturer to compel it to seek a "compassionate use" exemption. We conclude with a look at the litigation that ensued.

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CA Ordered to Reduce Prison Population

Pamela A. MacLean

A special three-judge panel has held tentatively that overcrowding in California prisons presents an unconstitutional risk to inmate health and safety and that the prisoner population must be reduced. The panel has previously found that the prison system's mental health and medical care is so negligent that it is a direct cause of inmate deaths and suicides.

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Preventing Conflicts Between Secured Creditors and Franchisors

Craig R. Tractenberg

A franchisor has rights and remedies that a secured creditor is not granted under the UCC, but the franchisor, by becoming a competing secured creditor, does not necessarily advance its rights and remedies in a default situation. The inter-creditor agreement and remarketing agreement are alternatives to maximize recoveries and reduce conflicts by cooperation, rather than by litigation.

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