Key cases are discussed.
October 25, 2011ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Title insurance is a regulated business in New York. Title insurers are required to file their rates with the state insurance department, and are required to adhere to those rates. If the insurers fail to adhere to their filed rates, New York state courts have recognized the possibility of class action relief for consumers.
October 25, 2011Stewart E. SterkRecent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
October 25, 2011ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |We continue herein our discussion of New York's public policy and its effects on the validity of separation agreements.
October 25, 2011Bari Brandes Corbin and Evan B. BrandesSince adult children are not statutorily entitled to support from their parents, the primary legal question to be answered when a parent residing in New York learns of the existence of a previously unknown child is, "What rights, if any, do such offspring have in their parent's estate?"
October 25, 2011Janice G. InmanThe parties involved in a same-sex marriage dispute involving a deceased Cozen O'Connor partner and her profit-sharing plan continue to trade court filings and have now officially raised questions regarding the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and Pennsylvania's "mini DOMA."
October 25, 2011Gina PassarellaAn interesting look at ongoing litigation.
October 24, 2011Nate RaymondIn MasTec Advanced Technologies, the NLRB found that the criticism expressed by employees was concerted activity and thus protected activity under the National Labor Relations Act. Consequently, the employer's termination of the employees was deemed unlawful.
October 24, 2011Mark N. Reinharz
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