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Disclosure of Information on Social Networking Websites
Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at Albany Law School, discusses several recent decisions where parties have sought information contained on social networking sites, but similar principles will likely apply in instances where the information sought is contained on an electronic device, or where the information sought pertains to the use of a particular device.
Ciparick Praises Spitzer's Diverse Picks for Bench
Bankruptcy Decision Threatens Deficiency Claims
In their Financing column, Jeffrey B. Steiner and Jason R. Goldstein, members of DLA Piper, analyze 'In re Loop 76,' where Loop 76 successfully argued that Wells Fargo Bank's unsecured deficiency claim should be placed in a class separate from the rest of the unsecured claims, because the bank had a third-party payment guarantee. Until this point, most practitioners have understood that lenders' deficiency claims, whether or not backstopped by a principal guaranty, were substantially similar to other unsecured claims.
Married Woman Can Seek Order Against Boyfriend, Panel Says
Roberts Takes His Time in Reshaping Supreme Court
Couple Enjoined From Taking Over Apartment Building
Candidate's 'Offensive' Comments About Rape Hit Home for Attorney
"The term 'legitimate rape' is a major problem as it puts the woman, not the man, on trial and suggests that it's somehow OK to judge and shame women [that claim to have been raped]," Shauna Prewitt, a litigation associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, said.
Attempts to Use Settlement Discussions as Evidence
In his Products Liability column, Michael Hoenig of Herzfeld & Rubin discusses the importance of drafting additional confidentiality agreements in order to minimize risks while permitting full settlement negotiations to go forward.Plan to Modify Surveillance Law Raises Privacy Concerns
Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.Cuomo Bill Would Move Forfeiture Rulings to Criminal Sentencings
The measure, designed to eliminate the need to pursue assets in a civil action separate from the criminal prosecution and to generate money for the state and local governments, was inserted into the budget at the request of prosecutors, especially Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., officials said.Trending Stories
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