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May 14, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Determining the Bounds Of Lis Pendens on Real Property

John R. Higgitt, law clerk to Associate Justice James M. McGuire, Appellate Division, First Department, and an adjunct assistant professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, as a recent decisions demonstrates, the question of whether a particular action directly affects real property is not always an easy one. A plaintiff who wishes to use the notice of pendency must therefore take pains to draft a complaint that spells out the factual basis of a claim that would support the filing of a notice of pendency, he notes.
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April 20, 2012 | Law.com

Court Cuts Homeowner's Debt, Says Bank Acted in 'Bad Faith'

Acting Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Spinner in Suffolk County said Bank of America "deliberately acted in bad faith" while prosecuting the foreclosure over 34 months and ordered the bank to pay $200,000 in damages to the homeowner, John Lucido.
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February 05, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Motorist Must Pursue State Fund When Other Driver's Insurer Goes Bankrupt

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August 18, 2004 | 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 a case where a state department's inability to locate documents created a loss for the petitioner.
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October 31, 2003 | New York Law Journal

United States v. Illaya Stephens

Community Confinement Reasonably Related to Offense and Defendant's History May Be Longer
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May 01, 2007 | New York Law Journal

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January 15, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Tenant Faces ,000 Debt For Back Rent

A MANHATTAN resident may owe her former landlord almost ,000 in back rent, after a divided appellate court yesterday reinstated a housing agency`s determination in a dispute over the laws governing rent stabilized apartments.
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September 11, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Day-Long Jury Trials in Bronx Get Under Way

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March 17, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Sentencing Practices at Issue For Post-Release Supervision

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March 11, 2003 | New York Law Journal

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