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The Proper Way to Determine Spousal Maintenance Image

The Proper Way to Determine Spousal Maintenance

Carl M. Palatnik

There has been much discussion, even recent proposed legislation (See New York State Assembly Bill A10446), over whether Domestic Relations Law (DRL) ' 236(B)(6)(a), the statute defining the basis and supporting factors for determining spousal maintenance awards in New York, is difficult to apply and should be replaced with a statute that uses a formula to calculate both the amount and duration of maintenance.

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Wyeth: The Plaintiff's Perspective

Lawrence Goldhirsch & Taylor Asen

Another point of view on this key ruling from the Supreme Court.

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Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The latest news of importance to you and your practice.

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Opinion: Supreme Court Botches Preemption Case Image

Opinion: Supreme Court Botches Preemption Case

Gregory Conko

One author's strong views about <i>Wyeth v. Levine</i>.

Tort Reform Damage Caps in California, and Beyond Image

Tort Reform Damage Caps in California, and Beyond

David M. Axelrad & David S. Ettinger

In last month's newsletter the authors looked at California's 25-year-old medical malpractice award damage cap legislation ' the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) ' and began to explore arguments for and against its constitutionality. Herein, they continue that discussion.

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State Claim Not Preempted By Federal Drug Labeling Law

Tony Mauro

The decisive March 4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Wyeth in a landmark pharmaceutical product liability case may also close off a major front in a hard-fought battle by businesses and the Bush administration to insulate national corporations from state tort litigation.

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Medical-Legal Issues of Emergency Airway Management

Mark J. Greenwood

The failure to manage a patient's airway can lead to lack of oxygenation and ventilation, and to resulting brain injury or death. Such failures can easily culminate in large awards. An expert explains.

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Don't Overlook Nontraditional Defenses in Patent Litigations

Jonathan S. Caplan & Mark A. Baghdassarian

It is a staple in virtually every patent case for defendants to assert defenses of non-infringement, invalidity, and inequitable conduct. While patent litigators appropriately focus on these traditional defenses, there are also nontraditional defenses &mdash; including lack of ownership of the patent-in-suit, judicial estoppel, and unclean hands &mdash; that may be incredibly beneficial to patent defendants.

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The Patent Renewals Challenge: Balancing Risk and Cost

Paul DiGiammarino

By intelligently abandoning non-essential patents and trademarks and increasing revenue from IP sales, businesses can strengthen their balance sheets and increase competitiveness.

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    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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