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Company That Bought Tax Liens Said to Hold 'Tax Claim'
A company that bought an upstate city's real property tax liens is entitled to the same 21 percent post-sale statutory interest the municipality could have obtained, a Northern District judge has held.
Financial Gain Hotly Disputed in Galleon Presentence Hearing
Prosecutors and defense lawyers were miles apart yesterday as they argued how much financial gain should be attributed to Raj Rajaratnam when Southern District Judge Richard Holwell sends him to prison in the Galleon Group hedge fund scandal.
State, Federal Disparities and Nonguidelines Sentencing
Michael J. Gilbert, a partner at Dechert LLP, and Matthew J. Lang, an associate at the firm, write that many crimes may be prosecuted in either state or federal court. Conventional wisdom is that, in many areas - particularly narcotics offenses - a conviction in federal court will result in a significantly longer sentence than one in state court.Pilot Program's 'Team-Oriented' Approach Strives to Reduce Emotional Cost of Divorce
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Suppression Motion�s Summary Denial Was Proper; Defendant Failed to Address Claims Underlying ArrestAdministrators Set to Confront Increased, Widespread Case Logjam
As the state courts emerge from a year of budget cuts, administrators are mobilizing to confront a lingering problem: a growing and widespread backlog of cases. Recent statistics compiled at the request of the Law Journal show just how formidable the challenge is.
What's Really Going On in Corporate Charging Decisions?
Andrew C. Hruska, a partner at King & Spalding, wrties that a wellspring of commentary suggests that corporations should always tenaciously resist government investigations. Some have expressed fears that even cooperating companies are likely to be subjected to lethal prosecutions. In many cases, this view is flawed, misunderstanding both the role of corporate criminal prosecution and the interests of corporations subject to government scrutiny.Trending Stories
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