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Valuations of Interests in Private Equity and Hedge Funds
June 28, 2011
What are these components of value, and how can we decipher and work with them in the context of a divorce in the State of New York?
Verdicts
June 28, 2011
Recent rulings of importance.
Drug & Device News
June 28, 2011
News of importance to you and your practice.
July issue in PDF format
June 28, 2011
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Med Mal News
June 28, 2011
All the latest information.
In the Marketplace
June 28, 2011
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
FCA and ACA Pose Perils for Med-Mal Defendants
June 28, 2011
Changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) now make it easy for individuals who have gained information during the discovery process in a medical malpractice suit to use that information to bring a <i>qui tam</i> action under the False Claims Act (FCA).
Equipment Lenders Beware
June 28, 2011
Equipment lenders often consider an out-of-court foreclosure as a fast and efficient way to recover collateral from a defaulting borrower. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown a monkey wrench into the attractiveness of the foreclosure option, especially for those equipment lenders who foreclose on collateral with the goal of preserving value by operating the business until a strategic buyer can be located.
Partners in Preservation
June 28, 2011
Some outside counsel historically have felt that their clients' duty to preserve evidence rests primarily with those clients. The all-too-common practice was to fire off a memo to the client with some general guidance and then check it off the "to do" list. It was left up to the client to make sure proper steps were taken from there. If that was ever a safe or defensible process, those days are long gone.
Professional vs. Ordinary Negligence in the Health Care Setting
June 28, 2011
The precise line of where ordinary negligence ends and professional negligence begins has remained rather murky. Here's why this makes a difference.

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