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Filing Reports Other Than Appraisals in Condemnation Proceedings
In their Condemnation and Tax Certiorari, column, M. Robert Goldstein and Michael Rikon, partners at Goldstein, Rikon & Rikon, write that the Appraisal Rule is not limited to just appraisal reports but extends to other experts as well and the failure to exchange reports upon which testimony may be based precludes the use of such evidence.
Private Detectives Peer Into Public Scandals
W ITH AN unprecedented wave of scandal plaguing corporate America, the hunt is on for further evidence of mischief and misconduct by top business executives, currently emerging as the nation`s new favorite bad guys.
Client-to-Client Conflicts: New Look at Overlooked Rule Change
Devika Kewalramani and Alvin H. Schulman, partners at Moses & Singer, write that New York's three-year-old current clients conflicts rule has a different look and feel from that of its predecessor, and the changes adopted in April 2009 may have altered the way lawyers are required to analyze client-to-client conflicts.Shorter Time to File No-Fault Claims Upheld
NEW YORK`S Superintendent of Insurance yesterday won approval for a controversial method of fighting insurance fraud, as a Manhattan judge dismissed a suit to defeat new rules that will give accident victims and doctors less time to file no-fault insurance claims.Trustee, Madoff Investors Spar Over Payout Calculation
The attorney for the bankruptcy trustee recovering the assets of Bernard L. Madoff argued before a packed courtroom yesterday that "no one in their right mind" would use the financial statements concocted by Mr. Madoff as a basis for distributing the funds. During a nearly four-hour hearing, David J. Sheehan argued for a "cash-in/cash-out" method of compensating investors that would apply only to those who suffered net losses under the Ponzi scheme.Inmate Accused in Riker's Killing Ordered Out of Lock-In
People, respondent v. Gary Alford, appellant
Convictions for Criminal Sexual Act, Sexual Conduct Against Child Dismissed as Lesser Included OffensesPeople, respondent v. Camillo Douglas, defendant-appellant
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