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Recession Keeps Family Lawyers Busy

Tresa Baldas

Lawyers who specialize in divorce and custody disputes say they have witnessed a flood of activity in family courts in recent months due to the state of the economy.

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Discovering the Illegible

David A. Martindale

At one time or another, most attorneys handling litigated custody disputes have obtained evaluators' notes, only to find them to be undecipherable. It is the author's position that when this occurs, evaluators bear the responsibility for having their notes transcribed at their own expense.

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NY Tax Law May Have Far-Reaching Effects

Kevin Adler

Franchisors and franchisees will be heading into uncharted territory in New York state when a new law takes effect in December 2009 requiring that every franchisor must provide the Department of Taxation and Finance with contact information and extensive sales and tax data about each franchisee that is operating in the state.

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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Appeals Court Upholds Lopsided Award Against Ford Motor Co.

Mary Pat Gallagher

In July, an appeals court upheld a product liability verdict against Ford Motor Co. for $8 million in compensatory damages and $42,050 in punitive damages.

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Practice Tip: A Primer on Preserving Statute of Repose Defenses

Doug Pfeifer

From the first year of law school, attorneys know that one of the first things they must determine when responding to a complaint is whether the claims are time-barred, either by an applicable statute of limitation, or statute of repose.

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Proactive Preparation of Defense of Post-Recall Litigation

Lori Cohen & Christiana C. Jacxsens

After a pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturer initiates a recall, its duties pursuant to FDA laws and guidelines do not end there. The FDA has set out certain responsibilities and steps that a manufacturer must or should follow after initiating a recall. Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, however, can effectively combine their post-recall duties and responsibilities with a proactive preparation of a defense of potential litigation.

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The Call No Attorney Wants to Make

Ralph Ferrara

When should an attorney confess his mistakes to those he fights for? The answer is not always easy, and a lawyer's inclination to admit wrongdoings might depend on how he perceives a client.

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Invest in Next Gen X Leaders Now!

Phyllis Weiss Haserot

It certainly seems like investing in next generation leaders, to engage them in making them the best they can be, needs to be a high and urgent priority for any law firm that intends to survive and thrive now and in "the new normal." Here's how.

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