Litigation

  • Levying Rents Pursuant to Monetary Judgment

    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.

    November 25, 2008David Gray Carlson

  • In the Courts

    Recent cases of note.

    November 25, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Boomers in the Dock

    Some baby boomers have come of age on the wrong side of the law, and the older prison population is burgeoning. Fortunately, Booker and its progeny have superseded the Sentencing Guidelines' strict limitations on leniency based on age and health.

    November 25, 2008Evan A. Jenness

  • Case Notes

    Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

    November 24, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • A Multidistrict Litigation Primer

    Part One of this article discussed the basics of multidistrict litigation. The conclusion herein describes the Judicial panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML).

    November 24, 2008Kimberly H. Clancy

  • Using Staff Counsel to Defend Insureds

    The Texas Supreme Court recently declared that insurance companies do not commit the unauthorized practice of law when they use lawyers they employ to provide a defense to their insureds.

    November 21, 2008Donald McMinn

  • Agreements for Future Relief from Automatic Stay

    The question, "Can we get them to agree not to file bankruptcy in the future?" must be near the top of the list of things clients most commonly ask their transactions and workout lawyers. How, then, to best answer the client's next question: "OK, when is it enforceable and when is it not enforceable?"

    November 21, 2008Mike C. Buckley

  • Labor Relations and the Supreme Court

    This is the second of two articles examining decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court during its 2007-08 term that impacted the area of labor and employment law.

    November 21, 2008John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

  • The Leasing Hotline

    Recent litigation of importance to you and your practice.

    November 21, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |