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Postnuptial Agreements
October 31, 2008
The answer to the question, "Is it better to live in New York or in New Jersey if you want your postnuptial agreement to be enforced?" is plain and simple ' New York is where you need to be. If your client lives in New Jersey, keep him or her away from postnuptial agreements.
Custody Findings Delayed During Military Deployment
October 31, 2008
Judges in New York will be prohibited from making permanent child custody decisions when a parent has been activated or deployed by the U.S. military, under a bill signed by Governor David A. Paterson. Sponsors said the legislation would guarantee that the custodial status of military personnel will not be permanently changed because of their physical absence from their children while on military duty.
Changing the Post-Marriage Compensation Guidelines
October 31, 2008
In the previous two months' issues, the author began looking at a contentious proposal to replace New York's current post-marriage maintenance system with new "Post-Marital Income Guidelines." He has expressed some of his reservations about the proposed guidelines; following are a few more.
Lessons Learned from a Gum Licensing Agreement
October 30, 2008
More than a decade after the license agreement between The Topps Company and Stani expired, the question of who owns the rights to manufacture and distribute the original Bazooka' bubble gum formula in South America is still unresolved.
Scope of Privilege: When a Company's Business Is Litigation
October 30, 2008
Too often, the complex question of privilege devolves into a simple inquiry: Is the author or recipient of the document an attorney? This shortcut analysis assumes that documents authored or received by an attorney are privileged, while documents exchanged between business people are not. However, as with all shortcuts there tend to be flaws.
Movers & Shakers
October 30, 2008
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Verdicts
October 30, 2008
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Med Mal News
October 30, 2008
The latest news you need to know.
Drug & Device News
October 30, 2008
A roundup of recent important news.
The Surprising Efficacy of Inter Partes Patent Re-examination
October 30, 2008
This article reports the outcomes of all <i>inter partes</i> re-examinations completed as of August 2008. Although this is a small sample size and it is still too early to form any strong conclusions, there are some important results apparent in this sample.

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