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Closely Held Corporate Shares Require a Discount

Douglas A. Cooper & Matthew F. Didora

In divorce, it is sometimes necessary to value shares of a closely held corporation. But there are stocks in privately held companies throughout New York whose shares are not traded on the NYSE or NASDAQ. These companies often have only a handful of shareholders, many of whom are family members or close friends.

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Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A roundup of recent developments.

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NJ Supreme Court Extends Long-Arm Jurisdiction to Foreign Manufacturers

James J. ('J.') Ferrelli & Paul M. da Costa

On Feb. 2 of this year, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a foreign manufacturer of an industrial recycling machine is subject to New Jersey's long-arm jurisdiction under the stream-of-commerce theory. This has broad implications.

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Presenting Evidence of the Risk of the Procedure

Christopher D. Bernard

Last month, we discussed the fact that a defendant should be permitted to offer evidence that the plaintiff's injuries could have occurred in the absence of negligence. Conversely, the defendant should not be permitted to offer evidence that might lead a jury to improperly infer that the mere fact that a complication is a known risk of the procedure is evidence that the defendant was not negligent in causing that complication. The discussion concludes herein.

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect from May 1 through July 1, 2010. It also looks at recent decisions of interest from the courts of Delaware, New York and California.

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The Leasing Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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BAPCPA: Another Nail in the Coffin of Retail Reorganizations

Yitzhak Greenberg

BAPCPA has had a profound effect on retail reorganizations, particularly, the restriction on bankruptcy courts' broad discretion to extend debtors' time to assume or reject leases. This shortened time period, a maximum of 210 days, has been alleged to be responsible for the death of retail reorganizations.

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Defining Project Management for e-Discovery Success

Christopher Wilen

The practice of project management in e-discovery has traditionally been loosely defined, with significant variation in the application of the fundamentals and the people performing these services. In some cases, the individual taking a project management role on a case is an attorney or paralegal, while in others it's the e-discovery services provider's account manager. Some project managers come from IT or document management roles. Within any given case, multiple "project managers" may work together, each applying their own set of practices and procedures.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Copyright Infringement Suit over Dreamgirls Is Dismissed<br>Louisiana Federal Court Lacks Jurisdiction over French Studio<br>Second Circuit Sees Different "Concept and Feel" in Cookbooks Dispute<br>Unauthorized Use of Photo on Fiction Book Violates NY Publicity Right

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Counsel Concerns

Stan Soocher & Cheryl Miller

Amendment Denied For Malpractice Suit Over 'Bowie Bonds'<br>Malicious Prosecution Suit Is Reinstated Against Manatt Phelps

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