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Decisions of Interest

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of a major ruling.

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Selling a Franchise Company to an ESOP

Nick Adamy

Business owners exploring exit planning options may have been introduced to the idea of selling some or all of their stock to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

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NJ & CT News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

What's happening in neighboring states.

Features

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Courts Address Clickwrap and Electronic Contracting

Richard Raysman & Peter Brown

This article reviews the various types of online agreements, including the more modern hybrid clickwrap transactions, as well as the characteristics of enforceable online agreements.

Features

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Change of Custody: When Is a Hearing Required?

David M. Rosoff

The Appellate Division, Second Department, has held that it is reversible error for a court to change custody, "even temporarily," without a hearing.

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'Peek-a-Boo' with Forensic Custody Reports

Alton L. Abramowitz & Sophie Jacobi-Parisi

Which individuals can see a forensic report and under what circumstances? A look at a recent decision.

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Preserving Native-American Heritage over Other Best-Interest Considerations

Janice G. Inman

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of <i>Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl</i>, 398 in which the Supreme Court of South Carolina confirmed a lower court's return of a Native-American child to her biological father, a member of the Cherokee Nation.

Columns & Departments

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Movers & Shakers

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

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

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Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of the latest litigation.

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Privilege in the Cedent-Reinsurer Relationship

Suman Chakraborty

Recent decisions should give cedents and reinsurers pause about how they fulfill their duties to each other, while still protecting privileged communication from counsel.

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