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Who's doing what; who's moving where.

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A look at recent rulings of importance.

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Suits Roll in over Recalled Drugs

Amanda Bronstad

Plaintiffs' attorneys have filed several lawsuits in recent months involving two recalled drugs, the generic blood thinner heparin, and prescription medication Digitek, that could signal a clean break from past actions that were far less successful against drugs Vioxx and Paxil.

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Decisions of Interest

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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Cohabitation and the Discontinuation of Maintenance

Janice G. Inman

A recent ruling by the Court of Appeals puts a whole new, and subjective, definition to the term "cohabitation": At the time that the agreement was entered into, what did the parties themselves mean when they stated the word "cohabit"?

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Levying Rents Pursuant to Monetary Judgment

David Gray Carlson

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.

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In the Courts

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Recent cases of note.

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Boomers in the Dock

Evan A. Jenness

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 and its progeny have superseded the Sentencing Guidelines' strict limitations on leniency based on age and health.

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Case Notes

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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A Multidistrict Litigation Primer

Kimberly H. Clancy

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

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