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The Demise of the RRRA's Four-Year Statute

Stewart E. Sterk

A central feature of the RRRA was its prohibition, in any rent overcharge complaint, on examination of rental history more than four years old at the time the complaint was filed. In two recent decisions, The Court of Appeals has eviscerated that prohibition.

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Decisions of Interest

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Some Formerly in Foster Care May Now Return to the System

Janice G. Inman

As of Nov. 11 of this year, under certain circumstances, some children who have aged out of the foster care system may voluntarily re-enter it.

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Custody Awards and 'Zones of Decision-Making'

Bari Brandes Corbin & Evan B. Brandes

The authors continue herein their discussion of the situations in which New York courts have found it desirable to award one parent or the other decision-making authority over certain types of child-rearing issues. These are the so-called "zones of decision-making."

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Rental Property Purchased with Separate Funds

Thomas A. Elliot

Approximately 30 years after the enactment of Equitable Distribution Law, courts continue to grapple with issues of statutory interpretation pertaining to the classification of property as marital or separate.

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Drug & Device News

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Verdicts

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Analysis of recent cases of importance.

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Med Mal News

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Avoiding Physician Liability for Off-Label Use of Drugs and Devices

Lori G. Cohen & Sara K. Thompson

This month, the authors continue their discussion with an anlysis of attacks on the physician's decision to prescribe off-label.

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