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Cohabitation and the Discontinuation of Maintenance

Janice G. Inman

A recent ruling by the Court of Appeals puts a whole new, and subjective, definition to the term "cohabitation": At the time that the agreement was entered into, what did the parties themselves mean when they stated the word "cohabit"?

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Levying Rents Pursuant to Monetary Judgment

David Gray Carlson

New York's law on levies of rents pursuant to money judgment is most peculiar. The obligation of a tenant (T) to pay rent runs with the land. Let us call the forward-looking obligation of a tenant to pay rent a "rent receivable." New York law insists that the rent receivable is real property. Once the rent receivable is actually paid, the proceeds are considered the landlord's personal property. Collection of the rent "severs" the dollars from the real property.

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One Picture May Not Be Worth 1,000 Words

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

According to the author, drawings cannot possibly be viewed as a reliable source of information concerning children's perceptions of themselves, their families, the dynamics within their families, or anything else. Even if it could be demonstrated that the dynamic of projection consistently operates as children produce these drawings, there would still be no basis for relying upon them.

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Post-Embezzlement Asset Recovery Procedure

G. Michael Bellinger

How companies can effectively deal with employee embezzlement in order to optimize asset recovery.

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Separation Agreements and General Releases

Anne Ciesla Bancroft

In order to get what they pay for, businesses need to ensure that their separation agreements protect the company's interest to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

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The Perfect Storm

John W. Moss & Michael Del Negro

Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) in August in response to a perceived product safety crisis arising from several recent high-profile recalls of imported children's products. This article provides an in-depth discussion.

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Separation Agreements and General Releases

Anne Ciesla Bancroft

While this article cannot speak to the specifics of an individual termination, the subject thumbnails set forth herein highlight key issues to consider when preparing separation agreements.

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McNulty Revisited

Peter B. Ladig & Stephen B. Brauerman

This article briefly reviews the history of the DOJ's corporate charging guidelines, discusses the policy changes from the DOJ's earlier charging guidelines, and analyzes the Filip Memo's impact on corporate investigations and prosecutions.

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