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An 'Extra Parent': NY Law Can Accommodate That Situation
We have seen surrogate mothers seek custody of children they carried for couples who provided their own egg and sperm; same-sex co-parents fight for visitation rights with children with whom they have no biological or adoptive connection; and grandparents argue that they are the “real” parent to a child. Now comes a new twist: custody of a boy born after three people decided they wanted to have a child.
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Employee Data Theft
<b><I>How to Investigate</I></b><p>When suspicions of employee data theft arise, it is important to engage a computer forensics expert to perform a theft-of-IP analysis in order to preserve electronic data and uncover important evidence.
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Expanding the Scope of Good Guy Guarantees in NY
Good Guy Guarantees are intended to protect landlords against defaulting and insolvent commercial tenants. However,iIn <I>Bri Jen Realty Corp. v. Altman</I>, New York's Second Appellate Department construed a Good Guy Guarantee to hold a guarantor liable for rent for 11 months after the tenant surrendered the premises.
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Sixth Circuit Trims Bank's Good-Faith Defense to Fraudulent Transfer Claims
<b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</i></b>The issue of what constitutes a good-faith defense to a fraudulent transfer claim is a murky question that has produced a wide variety of reported decisions from appellate courts over the years. But a recent Sixth Circuit opinion sheds some clear light on a complicated fact pattern.
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NY 'Facebook' Decision Leaves Many Questions Open
In a newsworthy case in which retail giant Amazon and social media developer Foursquare Labs, among others, submitted friend of the court briefs, the New York Court of Appeals affirmed decisions which denied Facebook's motion to quash warrants issued to it by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and denied Facebook's motion to compel disclosure of the district attorney's supporting affidavit to its warrant application.
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<b><i>Daubert</i></b> Motions Really Do Work
<Part Two of a Two-Part Article</I></b>Last month, the author described two of his six tips for achieving success with <I>Daubert</I> motions. Here, he concludes with four more.
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Industry Growth Forecast for 2017
<b><I>Slight Downgrade</I></b>The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released its Q2 update to the 2017 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, which lowered slightly its yearly equipment and software investment forecast to 2.8%, down from 3% growth forecast in its 2017 Annual Outlook released in December 2016.
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Changing Compensation Strategies Put Partners under Pressure
The legal profession has never been more cutthroat. As the race for revenue intensifies, firms are putting more pressure on their partners to perform in a number of criteria. If they don't, it will be reflected in their compensation, title and possibly their place in the firm.
Landlord & Tenant
In-depth analysis of a case involving a landlord's consolidated holdover proceedings against a charitable institution leasing four residential apartments.
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