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Expert Witnesses

Stan Soocher

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California denied a motion to exclude the expert testimony of a witness who has worked in advertising and celebrity endorsements for more than three decades.

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Representing Clients with Gambling Debts to Casinos

Petra Pasternak

As a young associate at McManis Faulkner & Morgan, Eric Sidebotham was put in charge of a $4-$6 million gaming dispute between a Silicon Valley executive and a New Jersey casino. Little did he know then that the negotiation skills and casino-related expert witness contacts he picked up at McManis Faulkner would help keep his own two-lawyer firm afloat through one of the deepest recessions in recent memory.

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NY Appellate Court Dismisses <i>Star Trek</i> Memorabilia Suit

Noeleen G. Walder

A <i>Star Trek</i> fan who claims he was humiliated after spending more than $24,000 on fake props at a Christie's auction has had his $7 million suit against the auction house zapped by the New York Appellate Division, 1st Department.

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Personal Jurisdiction Determined in Suit for Legal Services

Stan Soocher

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California determined, in a case transferred to it from a New York federal court, that the New York court properly exercised jurisdiction over California defendants, who had hired the plaintiff, a New York lawyer, for entertainment matters.

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All Sums Great And Small

Patrick M. Tomovic & Kevin D. Szczepanski

How is loss allocated when bodily injury or property damage occurs in several successive policy periods? Can the insured choose the policy that it wishes to cover the loss, limiting itself to one deductible and forcing a single year''s primary (and excess) policy to respond?

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Selected Privilege Issues for Franchise Counsel

Eric H. Karp & Les Wharton

As recent litigation has demonstrated, the use of new communications devices with new capabilities is having an effect on how attorneys and their clients communicate, and, therefore, is raising issues in attorney-client privilege.

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What's New in the Law

Robert W. Ihne

An in-depth review of recent key cases and what they mean for your practice.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of recent rulings.

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Court of Appeals Upholds Atlantic Yards Condemnation

Steven M. Silverberg

Just a week apart, in late November and early December 2009, the Court of Appeals and then the Appellate Division, First Department, made major pronouncements on the authority of the courts to review determinations that ]property is subject to condemnation for allegedly public purposes.

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Absence of No-Fault Divorce Encourages Perjury, Judge Says

Noeleen G. Walder

Calling New York's failure to institute no-fault divorce "inexcusable," a Manhattan judge has concluded that a husband should not be held liable for perjury for claiming he had not had sex with his wife for more than a year, during which time she gave birth.

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