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December 10, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Eastern District Roundup

Peter R. Schlam and Harvey M. Stone, partners at Schlam Stone & Dolan, report on several decisions handed down recently, including Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. holding that plaintiff's conclusory claim of discriminatory retaliation by his employer could not survive a motion for summary judgment.
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January 07, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Ski Resort Liability: An Overview

Brian P. Heermance, a partner with Morrison Mahoney, writes that injured skiers are often deemed to have accepted the risk inherent in skiing, whether the injury is caused by other persons or equipment on the trail or the configuration of the trail. However, ski resort operators cannot always escape liability, as shown in a recent case.
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November 15, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Newsbriefs

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June 29, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Health Law

Leo T. Crowley, a partner in Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, reports that recent developments in the House and Senate suggest that increasing scrutiny will be brought to bear on whether tax-exempt hospitals and other tax-exempt health care organizations are truly behaving in a charitable manner consistent with their tax-exempt status.
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February 28, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Summary of Article 9 Class Actions in 2005

Thomas A. Dickerson, a Supreme Court Justice sitting in White Plains, and Kenneth A. Manning, a partner at Phillips Lytle, write that last year the Court of Appeals ruled on the meaning of "annual premium" and "risk-free" insurance in three consumer class actions. In addition, the Appellate Divisions and numerous trial courts ruled on a variety of class actions in 2005.
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January 29, 2010 | New York Law Journal

News In Brief

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December 14, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Anatomy of an Acquittal

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December 14, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Police, District Attorneys Unveil Statewide Identification Procedures

Kristine Hamann, executive assistant district attorney in the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York, writes that, in a unique collaboration, law enforcement agencies at all levels of government across New York State have agreed upon new uniform guidelines for identification procedures.
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January 23, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Client 'Satisfaction' and Legal Malpractice

Andrew Lavoott Bluestone, an attorney specializing in legal malpractice litigation, discusses a novel defense in malpractice actions arising from matrimonial cases: that the client's often naive statement that he or she is satisfied with the conduct of counsel at an on-the-record settlement immunizes the attorney.
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April 24, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Estate Planning and Philanthropy

Conrad Teitell, a principal at Cummings & Lockwood, writes that whether railroad rights-of-way gifts are deductible or not would seem to be an issue only railroad owners would care about, but a recent Technical Advice Memorandum from the IRS is an excellent primer on the law of retained rights and the so-called so-remote-as-to-be-negligible doctrine. So you don't have to be on the railroad's track to pick up knowledge that can help you in an array of situations.
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