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Movers & Shakers Law firm Venable recently announced the addition of former AOL Inc. chief counsel, Charles D. Curran, as a partner in…

Introducing the Cybersecurity Reference Model

When EDRM and CSRM Collide, Much Is Illuminated About the Hiring Trends in Both e-Discovery and Cybersecurity

Protecting Counsel Privilege in a Post-Yates Memo World

Part One of a Two-Part ArticleWhile the Yates Memo makes no formal changes to the DOJ's position on privilege with respect to cooperation credit for businesses, its practical implications could be far-reaching.

Release of Pineland Development Restrictions Invalidated

Once Suffolk County pays a landowner to acquire Pineland Development Rights, can the county give some of those rights back to the landowner, without even requiring the landowner to pay for them?

Cooperatives & Condominiums

Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment in Co-op Shareholder's Water Damages Action

Development

Lease to Pier 55 Complied With SEQRA

Real Property Law

No Statute of Limitations Applies to Forgery Claim Mortgage Reformed for Mutual Mistake Error in Setting Upset Price Does Not Provide Adequate Basis for Setting Aside Foreclosure Sale Laches Bars Claim for Reformation of Mortgage Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment in Assertion of Forgery Grantor's Action to Set Aside His Own Quitclaim Deed No Summary Judgment in Dispute Between Cotenants Homeowners Association Properly Exercised First Refusal Right

Medical Staff Leadership Responsibilities and the Issue of 'Disruptive Physicians'

As stated by the Joint Commission, which is responsible for accrediting and certifying tens of thousands of health care organizations in the United, States, good leadership is critical to the viability and success of any organization, and “how well leaders work together is key to effective hospital performance … .”

Late Notices of Claim on Behalf of Infants

Two New York Case StudiesAn application for a late notice of claim sounding in medical malpractice on behalf of an infant must be brought within the 10-year statute of limitations running from the date of the malpractice. This article examines two decisions from New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, addressing such applications.

Verdicts

Prisoner's Deliberate Indifference Claim Reinstated

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