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By therecorder | The Recorder | June 5, 2017
Cal.Sup.Ct.; S219567 The California Supreme Court reversed a court of appeal decision. The court held that a statutory requirement that a resident have…
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By therecorder | The Recorder | June 5, 2017
9th Cir.; 15-15542 The court of appeals reversed a district court judgment. The court held that the prior dismissal of a federal case, due to the plaintiff’s…
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By therecorder | The Recorder | June 5, 2017
U.S. Sup. Ct.; 16–605 Land developer Steven Sherman paid $2.7 million to purchase land in the town of Chester (Town) for a housing subdivision.…
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By Ethan M. Simon | June 5, 2017
New Jersey Rule 4:11-1 affords litigants a little-known, but extremely powerful tool by which to obtain information before filing a lawsuit.
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By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | June 5, 2017
Status report provided by the New Jersey State Bar Association: A review of eCourts across the state system
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
The verification to the plaintiff bank's mortgage foreclosure complaint did not satisfy the requirements of Pa.R.Civ.Pl 1024 where the authorized signer did not provide defendant with information as to the source of her knowledge as an officer of the bank or through personal knowledge. The court sustained defendant's preliminary objection for failure to verify the complaint.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
The tax court correctly concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider appellant's untimely petition, even though an IRS letter gave appellant an incorrect date, because the 90-day deadline in §6015 was jurisdictional and the tax court lacked the authority to consider untimely petitions. Affirmed.
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By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 2, 2017
Machine's Maker May Amend Answer to Raise Improper Service, Long-Arm Jurisdiction Defenses
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By therecorder | The Recorder | June 2, 2017
C.A. 2nd; B270513 The Second Appellate District affirmed a trial court judgment and order. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that…
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By B. Colby Hamilton | June 2, 2017
A investor with the convicted fraudster Bernard L. Madoff was turned back in his argument that the withdrawal and re-investment of $7 million shouldn't be subject to the clawback action being pursued by the Securities Investor Protection Act-appointed trustee Irving Picard in a partial summary judgment order handed down by Southern District Bankruptcy Judge Stuart M. Bernstein on Thursday.
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