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September 14, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Tax Litigation Issues

John J. Tigue Jr. and Jeremy H. Temkin, principals in Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, write that while the number of tax protestors in recent years has increased, it is unlikely that the IRS will be discouraged in its pursuit of these individuals or in debunking their claims.
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August 05, 2010 | New York Law Journal

News In Brief

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February 03, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Newsbriefs

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September 08, 2011 | New York Law Journal

How New Breed of Copyright Plaintiff Tackles Old Problem

Marvin S. Gittes, a member of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, and Joseph M. DiCioccio, an associate at the firm, write: While traditional copyright enforcement tactics varied, all had one common theme—curtailing infringement. Now it appears that a new breed of copyright owner has surfaced deploying highly aggressive tactics calculated to not only reduce infringement, but by using economies of scale, to make litigating these actions significantly more profitable.
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February 06, 2007 | New York Law Journal

People, respondent v. Christos Georgiou, appellant

Trial Counsel Not Ineffective Despite Failing to Seek Jury Instruction on Affirmative Defense to Felony Murder
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April 30, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Formal Composition Agreements: A Cost-Effective Option to Chapter 11

Mark Samson, a managing director of Getzler Henrich, and Julie Dyas, a senior associate at Halperin Battaglia Raicht, discuss composition agreements, use of which can minimize the expense and time of a restructuring, afford the principals the opportunity to retain equity of the company, and place less of a public spotlight on the company and its principals, which can minimize the stigma associated with the restructuring.
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July 11, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Wife's Brief Voir Dire Exclusion Violated Husband's Rights, Panel Says

The Fourth Department panel split 3-2 over whether the trial judge's error in briefly excluding the defendant's wife was too trivial to warrant reversal, and whether the defendant or the court bore the burden of inviting her back once there was room.
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January 03, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Newsbriefs

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November 30, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Frustration Builds as Effects of Storms Linger in Orange County

Nearly three months after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee saturated Orange County's principal government office building, attorneys and judges are struggling to cope with disruption that may take years to remedy.
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December 12, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law, analyzes recent caselaw, including a dispute over an oral contract with a subcontractor and another where a church was denied a special use permit in area designated as an industrial park.
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