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January 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Litigating 'Cause' Under New York Employment Contracts

Sometimes the "cause" standard in employment contracts specifies particular misconduct and a minimum level of culpability, such as "gross negligence" or "recklessness." Sometimes it's undefined. Either way, these provisions leave open a critical issue: the relevance of the employer's honesty, good faith and evenhandedness in applying the "cause" standard. Surprisingly, the New York case law on this point is a mixed bag.
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January 03, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Refuses to Assume Attorney-Client Privilege for Shareholders in Closely Held Corporations

"In our opinion on the first appeal, we declined defendants' request to adopt a rule where shareholders in closely held corporations are presumed to hold the privilege individually as distinct from the corporate entity," the opinion said. "We continue to decline to make that rule in this opinion."
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Royzenshteyn v. Pathak
Publication Date: 2024-01-02
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
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Court: Appellate Division
Judge: Per Curiam
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Case number: A-1386-22

Plaintiffs appealed the denial of their motion to reject the special master's report and the order compelling them to produce their communications with the law firm McCarter & English to defendants.

In the Matter of the R.W. Burrows Grantor Family Trust
Publication Date: 2023-12-23
Practice Area: Civil Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Judge: Unsigned Smith, J.P., Bannister, Ogden, Greenwood, and Delconte, JJ.
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Case number: 0868

In the Matter of the R.W. Burrows Grantor Family Trust

December 18, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 18, 2023—Lamb McErlane, McCarter & English

Lamb McErlane announced that chairman and managing partner Joel L. Frank has been appointed to serve on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Investment Advisory Board.
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December 11, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Seyfarth Gets 5 White-Collar Lawyers, Including Practice Co-Chair, From Dissolving Stroock

Richard Morvillo and his team joined Stroock from Orrick in 2021.
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December 06, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

What Does My Signature Page Attach To? An Important Lesson in Contracting

In Braga, an investor sought to rescind an agreement and recoup its investment based on a fraudulent inducement theory after the investor's relationship with the deal sponsor turned sour. The Delaware Court of Chancery refused to undo the transaction and the investor was left with several expensive lessons in deal making.
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December 01, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move and After Hours: Goldberg Segalla; Ogletree Deakins; Javerbaum Wurgaft; Nagel Rice; Capehart Scatchard; VLJ

Goldberg Segalla welcomes two associates; Nagel Rice celebrates 40 years with donations; and more moves.
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November 21, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Keep an Eye on Judges' Chambers for Insight Into AI Adoption in Law

"As a law clerk, if the artificial intelligence tools can enable you to do what might have taken 100 hours of legal research in five or 10, that helps your judge. That helps the court get to the right answer," said Peter Torcicollo, managing director at Gibbons in Newark.
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November 21, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Forging a Diverse Path—Lifetime Achievement Honoree Rosemary Alito

K&L Gates employment law practice group leader Rosemary Alito has not only broken glass ceilings but elevated employment law in her state of New Jersey and beyond.
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