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Index
Everything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-read format.
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Benzene and the Pollution Exclusion
Many see benzene-related cases as the next big thing in toxic tort litigation.
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When Is Credit Due? Reallocation for Settlements under 'All Sums'
In a multi-insurer coverage case, it is common for the insured to settle with one or more insurers before trial. When that happens in a case in which the court employs the "all sums" scope-of-coverage approach, can the non-settling insurers bring claims of their own against the settled carriers in an effort to reallocate some of their liability to their former co-defendants? If not, is there another mechanism to account for those settlements?
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In the Courts
An in-depth look at recent national rulings.
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Decisions of Interest
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
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Postnuptial Pact Challenge Goes Forward
In the first case to interpret the latest amendment to a perplexing New York matrimonial statute, a state judge has ruled that a Long Island woman may challenge the validity of her postnuptial agreement 12 years after it was signed, notwithstanding the three-year statute of limitations.
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Court of Appeals Update: 2008
As it does each year, New York's Court of Appeals issued some significant family-law related decisions in 2008. As the new year begins, it's a good time to look back on the important decisions of last year that every New York matrimonial law practitioner should be aware of.
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Calculating the Damages
While some courts have allowed the use of race- and socio-economic-based statistical evidence when computing damages in tort actions, others have expressly rejected the use of such statistical evidence, questioning the appropriateness, reliability, and fairness of this evidence when used in this way.
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Practice Tip: Expert Witness Selection
This article briefly outlines the historical development of the federal rules relating to expert witness discovery, discusses evolving judicial interpretations of the scope of expert witness discovery, provides a sampling of federal and state court rulings as to various types of expert witness discovery requests, and offers practical advice in respect to managing expert witness discovery.
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The 2009 PhRMA Code on Interactions with Health Care Professionals
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America ("PhRMA") recently issued a revised version of its Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals that took effect on Jan. 1, 2009 ("revised Code"). Here's a look at the revisions.
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