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January 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review decisions that granted the government's request to keep a trial jury anonymous and partially sequestered, rejected insurers' motions for reconsideration of an earlier order in the Hurricane Sandy litigation requiring them to turn over engineering reports and related materials, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

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December 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review decisions that vacated a petitioner's guilty plea in light of the government's misleading pre-plea disclosures, invited plaintiffs to apply for sanctions as compensation for a defendant insurer's deceptive engineering report on Hurricane Sandy damage to plaintiffs' house, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

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October 10, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan report on recent decisions which involved employer status and aiding and abetting in a discrimination case, sex offender registration and residency requirements, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

10 minute read

September 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review recent holdings in which Judge John Gleeson applauded the government for agreeing to a sentence reduction in an old case where the court had been statutorily constrained to impose an overly harsh prison term, Judge Arthur D. Spatt held that, despite a related pending state-court proceeding, abstention did not apply in light of recent U.S. Supreme Court authority, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

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August 08, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review recent cases involving the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, allegations of pregnancy discrimination, a successful attempt to vacate a conviction in the interests of justice and an unsuccessful attempt to win expungement of a conviction, denied for lack of jurisdiction.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

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July 11, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan discuss recent decisions involving parents' religious beliefs and mandatory vaccinations for their school-aged children, a summary judgment motion based on a prisoner's non-exhaustion of administrative remedies for his section 1983 claims, a motion to seal

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

9 minute read

June 13, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan report on several recent Eastern District decisions that tackle: probable cause to keep body armor as evidence of a crime; an in rem civil forfeiture action; newly discovered deposition testimony in a state case; and an untimely motion to withdraw a bankruptcy reference.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

12 minute read

May 09, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review recent decisions that suppressed evidence seized pursuant to an insufficiently particular search warrant, upheld an order finding waiver of attorney-client privilege and work-product protection by a party that failed to submit a timely privilege log as required by the local rules, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

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March 14, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Schlam Stone & Dolan Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan report on recent decisions, including the rejection of one of the bankruptcy court's grounds for disqualifying debtors' counsel and remand to determine whether the remaining ground warranted disqualification, a opinion offering pretrial guidance as to potential damages in an employment discrimination action, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

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February 14, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Schlam Stone & Dolan partners Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review recent decisions that imposed restitution and forfeiture as concurrent penalties in a criminal case, dealt with issues of collateral estoppel in a RICO case in light of a prior acquittal on related charges, and dismissed claims against an "assisted living facility" that allegedly misrepresented the date of its licensing.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

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