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Practice Tip: Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Requirements Complicate Settlement Image

Practice Tip: Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Requirements Complicate Settlement

Sarah L. Olson

This article explores some of the practical impacts of the MMSEA on settlement of product liability cases. It does not address the reimbursement process vis-'-vis judgments or claims involving ongoing or future medical treatment, although some of the same principles and procedures apply.

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The Forum Non Conveniens Decision

Eric Lasker

This two-part article addresses the strategic question of whether defendants sued by foreign plaintiffs for alleged foreign misconduct should pursue <i>forum non conveniens</i> dismissals.

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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Applicability of the Interstate Land Sales Act in New York

Stuart Saft

In two recent cases, sponsors in New York State, the state that has the most complex regulatory scheme for the sale of condominiums in the United States, have been found to have failed to comply with the less rigorous disclosure mandated by the Interstate Land Sales Act ("ILSA").

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Though NY Would Continue Child Support, CT Law Prevails In an unreported decision, Supreme Court, Westchester County, dismissed an action seeking continued payment of child support in accordance with New York law, as the child support order was issued by a Connecticut court and the father's discontinuance of payment was in accordance with Connecticut law. E.A. v. R.A., 28 Misc.3d 1239(A), Slip Copy, 2010 WL 3703271 (Table) N.Y.Sup.,2010 (Connolly, J.). &#133;

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