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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.

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.

Features

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?

IP News

Howard J. Shire & Brian J. Beck

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

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.

Features

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

Features

i4i L.P. v. Microsoft Corp.

John Cone & Megan O'Laughlin

The Federal Circuit's recent decision in <i>i4i L.P. v. Microsoft Corp.</i>, on appeal from the Eastern District of Texas, contains valuable lessons on a number of procedural issues, particularly on the importance of timely motions during trial in order to preserve matters for appeal.

Practice Notes

Petra Pasternak, Brian Baxter

A Look at Legal Work On Haitian Relief Song<br>Negotiating Olympics Stars' Sponsorship, Endorsement Deals<br>In-House Counsel's Responsibilities at Tennis Association

Features

Cameo Clips

Stan Soocher

MUSIC ROYALTY CLAIMS/MOTION TO RENEW<br>FILM, TV RIGHTS GRANTS/LICENSOR'S COMPENSATION

How Veoh Networks Battled Universal over File-Sharing

Joe Mullin

The nation's major record labels have never been shy about enforcing their copyrights in court. And over the last decade, music industry lawsuits targeting individual consumers accused of illegal file sharing stirred controversy and criticism in certain quarters. At the same time, efforts by these copyright holders to wring hefty settlements out of Silicon Valley tech start-ups via litigation ' or, in some cases, to snuff them out altogether ' has gotten less attention.

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