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NJ & CT News
March 30, 2010
What's happening in neighboring states.
Decisions of Interest
March 30, 2010
A review of recent case law.
Child Abuse Registry
March 30, 2010
Federal district court judge Shira A. Scheindlin has given preliminary approval to a settlement between a class of plaintiffs whose names are on the state's child abuse registry and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
New York and Military Retirement vs. Disability Pay
March 30, 2010
Last month, we discussed a Texas case in which the the spouse of a military service member had her share of her husband's military retirement cut off by the retiree's decision to opt for disability payments instead. Herein, we discuss the situation in New York.
e-Filing of Abuse, Neglect Petitions Reaches Family Court
March 30, 2010
The newly implemented program for electronic filing of abuse and neglect petitions with the hard-pressed Family Court has cut by more than half the time it takes to get the papers before a judge, according to a preliminary evaluation.
Modern Evidence in Matrimonial Proceedings
March 30, 2010
While evidence of adultery used to consist of lipstick smudges on the collar, credit-card receipts from motels and so forth, now it's far more likely to be in the form of text messages, e-mails, IMs or postings on online Web sites. Can these forms of evidence be discovered?
THE AIRES ROLE IN LAW FIRM SALES LEADERSHIP
March 30, 2010
THE AIRES ROLE IN LAW SALES LEADERSHIP Today's horoscope says that for an Aires, "Dive into your work knowing what you want to accomplish." Applying this to new business development, Senior Partners must be actively involved and present for all client development training and follow-up. As sales consulting experts, we do not know of any firms where business development training works absent this involvement. As a practical step, senior lawyers shoulde make assurances of their commitment…
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March 29, 2010
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IP News
March 29, 2010
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Tale of a Retroactively Vacated Consent Injunction
March 29, 2010
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, apparently in response to plaintiff's plans to use the criminal law system to press for a civil resolution of its motion for contempt, vacated L'Oreal USA Inc.'s 20-year injunction against a re-seller of genuine hair care products.

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