When may a New York municipality authorize commercial use of parkland without express authorization of the state legislature? That question recently reached the Court of Appeals in Union Square Park Community Coalition v. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, in which the court upheld an agreement between the city and a private party authorizing the latter to operate a seasonal restaurant in Union Square Park.
- April 02, 2014Stewart E. Sterk
Arbitration of Trademark Dispute Not Required
Court Finds Tax Preparer's Operations Shady, Puts It Out of Business
Mode-of-Operation Liability Cannot Be AssumedApril 02, 2014Rupert Barkoff, Lindsay A. Victor and Janice InmanYou have likely read stories of employees being fired for poorly thought-out Facebook posts or controversial Tweets. Depending on your point of view, you may be sympathetic to the employer's desire to avoid being associated with offensive or controversial statements made by an opinionated worker ' or you may be appalled that an employer would concern itself with an employee's use of social media.
April 02, 2014Todd C. TaylorAnticipatory Repudiation Raises Questions of Fact
Landlord Not Liable for Breaches of Its Predecessor
Successful Tenant Entitled To Attorneys' Fees
Three-Quarter House Residents Not Entitled to Rent Stablization Protection
Nonprimary Residence Proceeding Succeeds on Remand from Court of AppealsApril 02, 2014ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |There are numerous characteristics that account for compensation systems that are perceived by partners as being fair and equitable. These include the system itself and how the system is administered. Below is a list of compensation criteria that are considered by most firms when setting partner compensation.
April 02, 2014Joel A. RoseIn Bobrow v. Commissioner, U.S. Tax Court Judge Joseph Nega surprisingly ruled that Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 408(d)(3)(B), which allows one tax-free 60-day rollover per year, applies to all of a taxpayer's IRAs, rather than to each IRA separately.
April 02, 2014Amy Neifeld Shkedy and Rebecca Rosenberger SmolenMore than ever, "Future Proofing the Law Firm" is something that is moving in tandem with the predictive nature of our times. In other words, predictive analytics, Big Data and social search are reshaping our consumer behavioral interfaces as well as forward client side corporate integration strategy.
April 02, 2014Eric HunterControversy has followed Innocence of Muslims ever since the 14-minute video was uploaded to YouTube and dubbed into Arabic. After provoking violent and sometimes deadly protests around the world, the film has set off a legal firestorm at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
April 02, 2014Scott GrahamFinding and collecting data from Microsoft's SharePoint is a challenge even for the most sophisticated e-discovery practitioners. And the challenge grows daily as organizations expand their use of SharePoint at an accelerating rate, pouring more and more key data into these siloed sites.
April 02, 2014Patrick Burke and John PatzakisWith Congress considering copyright reform and digital streaming upending the music business, the U.S. Copyright Office has announced it is studying the effectiveness of the music-licensing system. In an effort to assist Congress, the Copyright Office said it is looking for public input on Copyright Act of 1976 provisions that established government-regulated music-licensing regimes.
April 02, 2014Andrew Ramonas

