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April 05, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Moore, a senior partner with Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, and Matthew Gaier, a partner with the firm, analyze a recent case which has potentially significant consequences with respect to the rights of parties to out-of-court settlements and may require practitioners to alter the manner in which they effectuate settlements.

By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier

10 minute read

February 28, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Three bills recently introduced in the state Legislature would move toward rationalizing the municipal land use approval process.

By Thomas Jay Hall, Kevin J. Moore and Ted Zangari

4 minute read

February 23, 2005 | Law.com

In a controversial new twist in the saga of Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault, eight former partners of the law firm are trying to force the partnership, which is already liquidating its assets, to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The bankruptcy petition has caused an explosion of ill will among former firm partners. "They're pulling two rugs out from under themselves," groused one, who expressed concern that the filing may cause other creditors to panic and reduce the firm's available capital to pay its debts.

By Heidi Moore with David Marcus

5 minute read

May 06, 2002 | New York Law Journal

I ncluded in the New York Pattern Jury Instructions as a potential addendum to the general medical malpractice charge, is a paragraph regarding errors of judgment by defendants. That paragraph reads:

By Thomas A. Moore And Matthew GaierError Of Judgment Rule Error Of Judgment Rule Medical Malpractice

9 minute read

April 03, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Moore, senior partner at Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, and Matthew Gaier, a partner at the firm, review recent cases under Public Health Law �2801-d, which establishes grounds for liability that might not otherwise be actionable and adds to the value of cases by setting minimum amounts of damages and providing for punitive damages, which can lead to the prosecution of meritorious cases which might not otherwise be economically feasible.

By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier

13 minute read

August 07, 2002 | New York Law Journal

When advising clients whether to resolve a New York state criminal charge by a guilty plea, careful lawyers warn of important collateral consequences, including the possible loss of professional licenses and the limitations of a certificate of relief from civil disabilities. 1

By Thomas C. Moore

11 minute read

February 23, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

Scott Wiegand, the ex-GC of PurchasePro.com, says he tried to help the government investigate alleged fraud at his former company. But that cooperation didn't stop a federal grand jury from indicting Wiegand last month, along with five other executives at PurchasePro and America Online.

By Heidi Moore

4 minute read

August 05, 2002 | New York Law Journal

I N THE JUNE 1998 edition of this column in The New York Law Journal, we analyzed the law addressing the extent to which the courts of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state health care provider who negligently injures a New York State resident during the course of treatment rendered outside the state. 1 Inspired by a recently published opinion, we revisit that subject in this month`s column.

By Thomas A. Moore And Matthew Gaier

12 minute read

April 13, 2005 | Law.com

Taking a more aggressive stance toward Morgan Stanley's 13-person board of directors, a group of eight dissident retired executives has sent the board an open letter with 14 questions about its corporate governance practices. The G-8 hopes to force the board to call a special shareholders meeting to achieve the group's primary goal: the ouster of chief executive Philip Purcell.

By Heidi Moore

4 minute read

December 01, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Moore, senior partner of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, and Matthew Gaier, a partner with the firm, write that the potential ramifications of the Court of Appeals' decision in Fasso v. Doerr were far more onerous than the opinion recognized. By maintaining the right to recover should they not consent to settlements, health insurers were given considerable opportunity to thwart the will of the parties to settle unless they received the amount they demanded. The Legislature has now remedied these problems in the recently-passed Governor's Program Bill #95.

By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier

11 minute read