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Lessons from Sandy, One Year Later
Real Estate lawyers have been and will be the leaders of the rebuilding process of our storm-torn city.
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Decisions of Interest
In-depth analysis of a recent decision.
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Verdicts
In-depth analysis of a recent key ruling.
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Med Mal News
Is there such a thing as "publishing malpractice"? A look at a recent court ruling.
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Drug & Device News
Analysis of two important news items.
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Brican Equipment Lease Litigation
A federal district court's recent summary judgment decision in <I>In re: Brican America, LLC Equipment Lease Litigation</I> appears to be a mixed bag for vendor finance companies.
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Business Crimes Hotline
A discussion of recent key litigation.
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In the Courts
Analysis of a recent court ruling involving Extraterritorial Securities Fraud.
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Should the United States Be Doing This?
A decision earlier this year on a motion to dismiss the complaint filed by the defendants in the case entitled <I>Security and Exchange Commission v. Elek Straub et al.</I> sustains the global reach of the FCPA.
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Federal Courts Continue to Decide California Anti-SLAPP Motions, Despite Criticism
Ninth Circuit federal appeals court Chief Judge Alex Kozinski recently questioned whether federal courts should hear motions to strike under California's "ant-SLAPP" statute. He wrote that the state statute "cuts an ugly gash through" the "integrated program of pre-trial, trial and post-trial procedures" set out in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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