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Data Mining

Scott James Andino

Few technological advancements or social movements have impacted matrimonial law as profoundly as the computer/electronic age. Today, litigants have a virtual Pandora's box of incredibly vast yet retrievable information at their fingertips, which all too often remains underutilized or undiscovered. Currently, stored data can be retrieved from joint marital assets such as computers, cell phones or even facsimile devices with memory capabilities. The information stems from usage, whether explicitly 'saved' by the computer operator or not. It can later be deciphered or interpreted by a trained professional and can yield countless bits of information to assist in discovery.

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NY Appellate Court Nullifies Attorney-Fee Provision

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

For the first time in New York appellate history, an appeals court in Brooklyn declared unenforceable provisions of a prenuptial agreement that barred a spouse from seeking attorney fees. The decision is the first in which an appeals court had nullified part of a prenuptial agreement concerning attorney fees, rather than the whole agreement.

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Protecting Trust Assets from a Divorcing Spouse

Ellen S. Berkowitz

When spouses divorce, they may be surprised to discover that certain trust assets may not be protected from each others' reach. It is often difficult to find a bullet-proof trust, holding assets firmly and securely away from the divorcing spouse.

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Background Checks: The New Burden of Proof

Tal Moise & Steven T. Sledzik

Negligent hiring cases typically turn on whether a background check that was forgone would have helped to reveal an employee's propensity to erupt in violence or commit fraud. But a new burden of proof may be on the horizon.

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Rethinking the Rule 68 'Offer of Judgment'

Mark N. Reinharz

With the ever-increasing costs of litigation, litigants often take steps to try and control these expenditures. Settling cases early, while not always an attractive option, is nonetheless one way to control these costs. Limiting recovery of attorneys' fees is obviously an approach that may lead to a settlement. Along these lines, defendants, particularly in civil rights cases, have turned to the 'offer of judgment' provision set forth in Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Federal Tax Incentives for Small Business

John J. Jacko III

The federal tax code targets small businesses with a social conscience in an effort to encourage compliance with federal disabilities rights laws. There are tax credits and deductions that promote the employment of, and accessibility for, disabled persons. It is through these tax incentives that small businesses are permitted to defray certain costs associated with: 1) the employment of persons with disabilities; and 2) the provision of accessibility to public accommodations for persons with disabilities. Irrespective of whether a small business is an independent business, a distributorship, or part of a franchise system, it cannot afford to ignore the tangible social and economic benefits these tax incentives provide.

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Retaliation Under Title VII

David L. Gordon

What types of employer conduct can constitute retaliation under Title VII? The answer to that question has changed significantly with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

National rulings that may affect your practice.

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In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Rulings you need to know.

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Blackmail and the CEO

Steven F Reich & Cristina M. Posa

You got up yesterday morning and went to the front door of your house to take in the morning newspaper. That's when you saw it. A sealed manila envelope with your name typed on the label. You figured that it must be work-related, so you opened it. When you did, what you saw made your heart jump. Inside was a plain piece of paper with these typed words: <i>'I Know What You Are Doing. Shame On You. Stop The Cheating And The Lies Or I Will Tell The World. You Will Be Disgraced. How Could You Hurt So Many People?'</i>

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