Does 'Riley' Portend the Demise of the Third Party Doctrine?
In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, investigations division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, addresses 'Riley' and its impact in the...
View ArticleConfronting Chinese Economic Cyber Espionage With WTO Litigation
Stuart S. Malawer, Distinguished Service Professor of Law and International Trade at George Mason University writes: Chinese economic cyber espionage?government hacking into computer networks of...
View ArticleCapitalizing On the Repair Regulations
In their Taxation column, Ezra Dyckman and Libin Zhang address some noteworthy changes that affect owners of real property in the wake of the Department of the Treasury finalizing new regulations in...
View ArticleWhen Reality Television Gets Real: Housewives in Bankruptcy
Edward E. Neiger and Dina Gielchinsky of ASK LLP seek to set the record straight on the bankruptcies of Real Housewives Sonja Tremont-Morgan and Teresa Giudice.
View ArticleCollateral Estoppel Effect of a Declaratory Judgment Action
In his No Fault Insurance Law Wrap-Up, David M. Barshay writes: In the context of no-fault actions, the doctrine of collateral estoppel is usually raised with respect to a declaratory action or other...
View ArticleRealty Law Digest
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law reviews two cases: ?New York State Division of Human Rights v. 111 East 88th Partners,?...
View ArticlePresident's Immigration Accountability Executive Action
In her Immigration Law column, Alexis S. Axelrad, a partner at Barst Mukamal & Kleiner, highlights a number of immigration programs announced by President Barack Obama on Nov. 20, 2014, that impact...
View ArticleMarketplace
The New York City Economic Development Corporation, Manufacture New York and Salmar Properties have jointly announced plans to develop the Manufacturing Innovation Hub at Liberty View Industrial Plaza,...
View ArticleActual Innocence: the Curious Case of 'People v. Hamilton'
Benjamin E. Rosenberg, general counsel for the District Attorney of New York, discusses 'Hamilton', the first decision by a N.Y. appellate court to hold that a defendant might vacate his conviction if...
View ArticleDirect Loss Requirement in Fidelity Insurance Bonds
In their Corporate Insurance Law column, Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes of Schulte Roth & Zabel discuss a case in which primary and excess insurers denied coverage and ultimately commenced...
View ArticlePresident's Move on Visa Modernization and Other Efforts to Fix the System
Zlatko 'Zack' Hadzismajlovic of McCarter & English discusses the proposed changes to the L-1B specialized knowledge adjudication standards.
View ArticleThe Sony Hack: Why Companies Must Review Network Security
In their Cyber Security column, Karen H. Bromberg and Duane A. Cranston of Cohen & Gresser write: The Sony breach is a wake-up call, not only because the hack was carried out with the principal aim...
View ArticleValuation of Condemned Property Subject to Wetlands Regulations
In his Condemnation and Tax Certiorari column, Michael Rikon analyzes a recent a Second Department decision involving the valuation of Staten Island Wetlands. The decision is important to the...
View ArticleAdvantages and Approaches in Registering Trademarks
Gerald M. Levine writes: The value of trademarks in modern times accrues through use. They do not have to be registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to have statutory protection under the...
View ArticleDefining the Limits of Liquated Damages Clauses
Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman write: The importance of liquidated damages clauses are two-fold: They make the tenant think twice before breaching the lease or overstaying it, thus reducing the...
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Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law, reviews ?Brardo v. American Hope Group,? in which the court dealt with an alleged...
View ArticleJustice Department Seeks to Block Cinema Advertising Merger
In his Antitrust column, Elai Katz reviews recent developments, including Seventh Circuit's reaffirmation of its ruling that a domestic corporation could not assert price-fixing damages claims on...
View ArticleLimiting the Scope of Warrantless Searches
In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss a decision that makes clear that the presence of illegal firearms in a high-crime area does not, on its own, justify a...
View ArticleUsing Section 1983 to Contest State Court Rulings
In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz writes: In a series of decisions the Supreme Court and lower federal courts extended the Younger abstention doctrine, which generally bars the...
View ArticleVictory for Gay Marriage Doesn't Affect Workplace Rights
James G. Ryan writes that while Congress has been unsuccessful in addressing workplace sexual orientation discrimination, a number of states have enacted laws that prohibit discrimination based on...
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