LJN Newsletters

  • Federalizing Real Estate Transactions

    Most real estate transactions are governed by state law and local custom, not federal law. But a massive federal law enacted shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks raises the specter that the federal government may intrude into commercial real estate transactions in ways heretofore thought unimaginable. Known as the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism ('USA Patriot Act'), the legislation has led the federal government to propose rules designed to combat money laundering and terrorist financing in these types of transactions.

    August 27, 2003Kevin L. Shepherd

  • Decisions of Interest

    Recent cases of interest to your practice.

    August 27, 2003ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • The Matrimonial 'Dating Game'

    A review of equitable distribution decisions in any given year can leave one reeling, if not from the novelty of the holdings, then certainly from the frequency with which certain fundamental issues are re-litigated with the predictability of the perennials of springtime.

    August 27, 2003Timothy M. Tippins

  • Responsible Mediation and Domestic Violence

    March 31 of this year marked the start of a potentially interesting dialogue. Family and divorce mediators had a joint, all-day conference at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York with an impressive array of professionals who have regularly worked and advocated for domestic-violence victims for decades. Since the inception of family and divorce mediation, mediators have struggled with the issue of whether cases involving domestic violence ' any kind of domestic violence ' should preclude mediation from occurring.

    August 27, 2003Amy Carron Day

  • Thinking About Settlements

    Discounting retirement plans for taxes is a tricky business and can sometimes lead to problematic or inequitable settlements. Although methodologies exist for valuing such plans, these methodologies do not involve tax impacting ' and for good reason.

    August 27, 2003Carl M. Palatnik

  • Decisions of Interest

    Recent decisions of importance to your practice.

    August 27, 2003ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • EEOC Recovers $20,000 for Sabbath Observer

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled for $20,000 and affirmative relief a religious discrimination claim by a job applicant who alleged that she was denied a position because she was a Sabbath observer.

    August 27, 2003ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Constructive Discharge: Third, Second Circuit Split

    The Third Circuit ruled, contrary to the position taken by the Second Circuit, that a constructive discharge is a 'tangible employment action' precluding the assertion of an affirmative defense to liability under established federal law.

    August 27, 2003ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • A Word to the Wise

    The workplace. Where is it and what are its boundaries? Of course, it is a location, the place where an employee reports to work and performs services. It also clearly includes a place away from the work site where the employee is assigned to or where the employee performs services. Further, for the telecommuter, a home, or at least certain places in the home, may be considered a work site for purposes of employer liability.

    August 27, 2003Alfred G. Feliu

  • Responding to SARS

    But for the war in Iraq, the outbreak of SARS would undoubtedly have been the lead news story for the first half of 2003. Thousands of people have been infected to date, and there have been a number of fatalities from this new illness. It is apparently highly contagious (under at least some circumstances) and potentially deadly.

    August 27, 2003Jeffrey M. Tanenbaum and Marjorie Fochtman