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Decisions of Interest

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A review of recent case law.

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Child Abuse Registry

By Janice G. Inman

Federal district court judge Shira A. Scheindlin has given preliminary approval to a settlement between a class of plaintiffs whose names are on the state's child abuse registry and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.

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New York and Military Retirement vs. Disability Pay

Janice G. Inman

Last month, we discussed a Texas case in which the the spouse of a military service member had her share of her husband's military retirement cut off by the retiree's decision to opt for disability payments instead. Herein, we discuss the situation in New York.

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e-Filing of Abuse, Neglect Petitions Reaches Family Court

Daniel Wise

The newly implemented program for electronic filing of abuse and neglect petitions with the hard-pressed Family Court has cut by more than half the time it takes to get the papers before a judge, according to a preliminary evaluation.

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Modern Evidence in Matrimonial Proceedings

Stephen A. Zorn & Sophie Jacobi

While evidence of adultery used to consist of lipstick smudges on the collar, credit-card receipts from motels and so forth, now it's far more likely to be in the form of text messages, e-mails, IMs or postings on online Web sites. Can these forms of evidence be discovered?

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April issue in PDF format

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IP News

Howard J. Shire & Brian J. Beck

Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Tale of a Retroactively Vacated Consent Injunction

Jane Shay Wald

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, apparently in response to plaintiff's plans to use the criminal law system to press for a civil resolution of its motion for contempt, vacated L'Oreal USA Inc.'s 20-year injunction against a re-seller of genuine hair care products.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

No Implied Covenant Breach in Cussler's Rejection of Screenplays<br>No Copyright Infringement Found in <i>God of War</i> Video Game<br>Second Circuit Affirms Judgment for Malmsteen Against Business Managers

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