Key happenings in neighboring states.
January 31, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
Automatic orders are particularly vexing because the "binding" quality is almost secondary to its service with the summons. What if the plaintiff does not serve them? Is the action a nullity? Would the plaintiff be in contempt?
January 31, 2012Lee RosenbergThe state legislature has directed the courts to flag misdemeanor convictions involving domestic violence, the latest among several kinds of data legislators demand from the judiciary.
January 31, 2012Joel StashenkoThe CSSA) as we know it and as codified in Domestic Relations Law ' 240 and Family Court Act ' 413, recently celebrated its 22nd birthday. While the language of the statute has been modified, amended and polished over the course of the past two decades, it has yet to address specifically circumstances involving split or shared custody.
January 31, 2012Jerome A. Wisselman and Lloyd C. RosenIn-depth analysis of a recent key ruling.
January 31, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |In Assured Guaranty Ltd v. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., a unanimous Court of Appeals held that the Martin Act, New York's "blue sky" law, does not pre-empt common law claims for breach of fiduciary and gross negligence.
January 31, 2012Stewart E. SterkAn in-depth look at an important key ruling.
January 31, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |