Realty Law Digest
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law reviews ?230 Park Ave. Holdco v. Kurzman Karelsen & Frank,? where there was an issue...
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Bloomberg LP has agreed to lease 254,556 square feet at 919 Third Ave. Also, Adobe Systems Inc. has signed a 10-year lease for nearly 30,644 square feet at 100-104 Fifth Ave. in Union Square.
View ArticleReasonableness of Insurance Allocation Decisions Following Settlement
In his Settlement and Compromise column, Thomas E.L. Dewey discusses a recent decision in which the First Department was faced with the question whether a reinsurer must "follow the settlements" in the...
View ArticleSelf-Insured Risk Retention Groups: a Hidden Danger
Dennis A. Breen writes: Lurking at the edge of every event needing insurance is a hidden danger most of us have never heard of. That danger: "Risk Retention Groups," which issue policies that look and...
View ArticleIs Airbnb Workable in New York City?
Todd E. Soloway and Joshua D. Bernstein discuss the legal landscape over the debate concerning whether and in what circumstances to allow transient short-term rentals of apartments in New York City.
View ArticleLien Stripping: Supreme Court Likely to Revisit 'Dewsnup v. Timm'
Joseph C. Savino and Stephanie Suarez write: On March 24, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in two cases that should resolve a persistent split between the Eleventh Circuit and several other...
View ArticleImplications of Brazil's Anti-Corruption Movement
John D. Couriel and Megha J. Charalambides write: Brazil's example demonstrates how, now more than ever, it is imperative that U.S. counsel to those embroiled in corruption scandals be mindful of...
View Article'Botnets' and the Battle Against Cyber Crime
In their International Criminal Law and Enforcement column, Nicholas M. De Feis and Philip C. Patterson write: Botnets, which are designed to spread to computers without revealing their existence,...
View ArticlePipelines Through Property and the Law of Partial Takings
In his Condemnation and Tax Certiorari column, Michael Rikon discusses the appraisal process when condemning authorities take only part of a parcel of land, the severance and consequential damages that...
View ArticleWhen Licensed Professionals Commit Insurance Fraud
In his Insurance Fraud column, Evan H. Krinick writes that licensed professionals who commit insurance fraud risk the usual penalties, including potential jail time, as well as the loss of their...
View ArticleWe Owe Gratitude to Due Process Precursor
Randall T. Eng, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, writes: We owe a debt of gratitude to the Magna Carta, for it is the precursor of the concept of due process.
View ArticleEmbracing Change and Enhancing Courts
A. Gail Prudenti, Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Unified Court System, writes: Continual change and reform, however challenging, have been essential to human progress throughout history.
View ArticleUpholding Justice in the Grand Jury
Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York, tracks our system of grand juries back to provisions in the Magna Carta.
View ArticleMarriage Equality: A Branch of the Mighty Oak
Luis A. Gonzalez, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, reflects on how due process protections derived from "the Great Charter" may ultimately support marriage equality in the...
View ArticleCan I Bring My Rights With Me?
Karen K. Peters, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department, writes: The challenging question of whether the rights obtained by individuals in one state truly travel with them to...
View ArticleThe Great Charter Lives in Judicial Opinions
Henry J. Scudder, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, writes: The significance of the Magna Carta is reflected in the nearly 200 opinions where justices of the Supreme Court...
View ArticleAdvocating for an End to Police Brutality
Taa Grays, president of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, discusses how her visit to Ferguson underscored the importance of the MBBA's advocacy effort to end police brutality.
View ArticleSustaining a Beacon for the Course of Our Country
Glenn Lau-Kee, president of the New York State Bar Association, writes: There is much we must do to ensure that the Magna Carta remains a beacon for the course of our country?not just etched in marble,...
View ArticleThe Pluses and Minuses of Original Intent
Debra L. Raskin, president of the New York City Bar Association, and Alan Rothstein, its General Counsel, write: Our Founding Fathers were able to leave the prejudices of the Magna Carta drafters...
View ArticleLiving Document Represents Freedom to Marry
Meredith R. Miller, president of The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, writes: As we await a ruling by the Supreme Court, there is hope that the core promises and covenants of Magna Carta will...
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