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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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Key cases are discussed.

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Limiting Federal Claims Against Title Insurers

Stewart E. Sterk

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.

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Decisions of Interest

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Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

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Public Policy Considerations in Drafting Separation Agreements

Bari Brandes Corbin & Evan B. Brandes

We continue herein our discussion of New York's public policy and its effects on the validity of separation agreements.

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The Will and the After-Discovered Child

Janice G. Inman

Since 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?"

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DOMA Constitutionality Questioned in Same-Sex Marriage Case

Gina Passarella

The 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."

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Verdicts

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Analysis of recent key rulings.

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Goldman Sachs Argues Dukes Ruling

Nate Raymond

An interesting look at ongoing litigation.

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Negative Comments About an Employer May Still Be Protected

Mark N. Reinharz

In <i>MasTec Advanced Technologies</i>, 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.

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Recharacterization: It's Not All About Equity or Insiders

Scott J. Friedman & Mark G. Douglas

In <i>Lothian Oil</i>, discussed herein, the Fifth Circuit considered for the first time whether a bankruptcy court has the power to recharacterize debt as equity.

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