Index
August 01, 2006
All the cases contained in this issue.
Patent Injunctions: Quo Vadis ' What Is the Expectation of a Patentee After eBay?
August 01, 2006
Whither goest thou?' Or, in plain English: Where are you going? That is the question that must be asked of the courts in the wake of the Supreme Court's recent decision in <i>eBay, Inc., v. MercExchange, LLC</i>, 126 S. Ct 1837 (2006), in which the Court reversed the long-standing practice in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the 'Federal Circuit') of granting permanent injunctions in patent cases absent a persuasive reason for not doing so.
Undocumented Youth
August 01, 2006
Like other minors, illegal immigrant children and youth end up in Family Court through abuse, neglect, guardianship or delinquency cases. Some come to the United States on their own to escape abusive home environments; some are kicked out of their homes and illegally sent to the United States by parents who refuse to care for them anymore; and some are brought to the United States illegally by their parents and then abused, neglected, or abandoned once the family is here.
Divorce and the Military Member
August 01, 2006
In last month's newsletter, we looked at how military service members earn pension payments and what the attorney must do to obtain a share of those payments for his client. In this edition, we discuss how to make sure your client gets the pension share coming to him or her.
Whither Same-Sex Marriage?
August 01, 2006
July 6 marked an historic moment in the history of New York's Court of Appeals. Some will argue (this author included) that it is a black mark against the court's reputation as an institution willing to take a different, non-traditional path for the determination of significant, historic and controversial issues of equal rights and equal protection under the law when the high courts of its sister states have often ducked and evaded the opportunity to confront societal biases head on. Oftentimes, our Court of Appeals has turned to the New York State Constitution for this purpose in order to ensure that the underpinnings of its decisions will withstand attack in the Federal Courts. Nevertheless, the current Court of Appeals has punted the issue of same-sex marriage back to New York's Legislature over a carefully crafted and ringing dissent by Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye.
Verdicts
August 01, 2006
Recent rulings.
Med Mal News
August 01, 2006
All the latest news important to your practice.
Products Liability and the Illegal Acts Doctrine
August 01, 2006
In products liability cases in most states, a plaintiff's conduct that contributes to his or her harm does not bar a claim, but instead may be considered by the jury in weighing the comparative fault of the parties. But should a case even have to go to a jury when the very harm that the plaintiff is suing for resulted from the plaintiff's own criminal misconduct?
