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Decisions of Interest
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Equitable Distribution of the Appreciation in Value of Separately Owned Residences
In last month's newsletter, the authors discussed recent case law concerning the equitable distribution of the increased value of separately owned primary and secondary homes. Not all of these cases are in line with one another, leading them to the question: "How are courts really deciding who will benefit from increases in value in separately owned homes?"
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Postnuptial Pact Challenge Goes Forward
In the first case to interpret the latest amendment to a perplexing New York matrimonial statute, a state judge has ruled that a Long Island woman may challenge the validity of her postnuptial agreement 12 years after it was signed, notwithstanding the three-year statute of limitations.
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Court of Appeals Update: 2008
As it does each year, New York's Court of Appeals issued some significant family-law related decisions in 2008. As the new year begins, it's a good time to look back on the important decisions of last year that every New York matrimonial law practitioner should be aware of.
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Drug & Device News
Recent happenings in the pharmaceutical arena.
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Calculating the Damages
While some courts have allowed the use of race- and socio-economic-based statistical evidence when computing damages in tort actions, others have expressly rejected the use of such statistical evidence, questioning the appropriateness, reliability, and fairness of this evidence when used in this way.
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