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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?

    February 26, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • 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 Mahoney-Buntzman and its impact on valuation.

    February 26, 2009Benjamin Schub
  • Recent important rulings of interest to your practice.

    February 26, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • Recent important rulings of interest to your practice.

    February 26, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

    February 23, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • National cases of importance.

    February 23, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

    February 23, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • A roundeup of recent paternity and custody cases and what they portend in current matrimonial law.

    February 23, 2009Mary Cushing Doherty
  • Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

    February 20, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |