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Lender Liability for the Acts of Settlement Agents
October 29, 2012
What happens in New York when in the absence of a CPL, the attorney to whom the lender forwarded the funds that were intended to fund a mortgage, misappropriates the lender's funds? Two cases are directly on point.
Decisions of Interest
October 29, 2012
Analysis of recent rulings of interest.
NJ & CT News
October 29, 2012
What's happening in neighboring states.
Continuing Support Obligations
October 29, 2012
The message to those attempting to fix their post-divorce support obligations in a prenup negotiated and executed prior to the marriage is to be thoughtful, to be thorough, and to fully contemplate the full panoply of events that might occur between marriage and divorce to affect a party's ability to support himself or herself in the event of a divorce.
The Expert Valuation Report
October 29, 2012
Determining the value of a business owned by one or both parties to a divorce is a complicated matter. Who is qualified to appraise such a business interest in the context of equitable distribution? How will the appraisal be conducted? And what can you expect to learn from the expert's report?
Second Circuit Declares DOMA Unconstitutional
October 29, 2012
In June, Southern District Judge Barbara Jones had declared in <i>Windsor v. United States</i> that DOMA is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause, concluding the law bore no relationship to the preservation of marriage. On Oct. 18, the Second Circuit announced its agreement.
Verdicts
October 29, 2012
Recent rulings of importance.
Med Mal News
October 29, 2012
All the latest news.
Drug & Device News
October 29, 2012
A look at what's new.
The Collateral Source Rule and State-Provided Services
October 29, 2012
As discussed last month, most states adhere to the collateral source rule to preclude defendants in med mal suits from presenting the jury with evidence that public benefits, such as state-provided special education and therapy, may be available to the plaintiff. Not all states have fallen in line with this general rule, however.

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