LJN Newsletters

  • DIY-ing to e-Plan

    Professional services requiring insight and judgment ' and application of sophisticated expertise on a case-by-case basis ' seemed immune to the e-commerce onslaught. After all, no one wants to trust the future welfare of one's family and affairs to a device that makes the phrase 'computer problem' a redundancy. And why would people who need to spend thousands of dollars on estate planning even think about trusting an online service just to save a few dollars ' even if only to pass on post-mortem thoughts from the grave?

    July 30, 2008Stanley P. Jaskiewicz and G. Thomas Williams

  • Landlord & Tenant

    Commentary on the latest cases.

    July 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • White-Collar Crime: Another View

    In a November 2007 article, we noted the government's aggressive enforcement and broad interpretation of federal money-laundering statutes, expressing concern that prosecutorial use of the statutes had been unfairly and improperly expanded. Elkan Abramowitz and Barry A. Bohrer, 'Federal Money-Laundering Statutes: Course Correction?' New York Law Journal (Nov. 6, 2007). In the same article, we expressed hope that the U.S. Supreme Court would take corrective action in cases then pending before it. …

    July 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Development

    A look at recent rulings of importance.

    July 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Index

    Everything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-read format.

    July 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • HUD Proposes Changes to Home Mortgage Process

    On March 14, 2008, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published its 'Proposed Rule to Simplify and Improve the Process of Obtaining Mortgages and Reduce Consumer Settlement Costs' (Docket No. FR-5180-P-01, 73 Fed. Reg. 14030). If this Rule takes effect, it would drastically change the way residential mortgage transactions are conducted.

    July 30, 2008Dennis DeAngelis

  • The Case for Non-Discretionary Advancement Policies

    Non-discretionary advancement policies provide officers and directors with the necessary resources to resist unjustified lawsuits. At the same time, they encourage highly qualified people to serve as officers and directors, 'secure in the knowledge that the corporation will absorb the costs of defending their honesty and integrity.'

    July 30, 2008Marjorie J. Peerce and Nathaniel I. Kolodny

  • Parallel Proceedings: The End of an Error?

    Three years ago, two similarly minded district court decisions rocked federal regulatory agencies and the Department of Justice (DOJ) by rejecting longstanding assumptions about the proper conduct of simultaneous civil and criminal investigations, commonly known as 'parallel proceedings.' This article analyzes those decisions.

    July 30, 2008Jefferson M. Gray

  • On the Move

    Who's doing what; who's going where.

    July 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |