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August 11, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Corporate and Securities Litigation

Leon P. Gold, a partner at Proskauer Rose, and Richard L. Spinogatti, senior counsel at the firm, Investors, ananlyze the issue of whether and to what extent a plaintiff has to demonstrate a prima facie case that the members of the putative class relied upon an analyst's allegedly fraudulent advice.
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July 13, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Section 1983 Claims Dismissed; Electronic Evidence Suppressed

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan, partners at Schlam, Stone & Dolan, write that Judge Jack Weinstein dismissed a father's §1983 claims relating to the conduct of the New York City Administration for Children's Services, and Judge Frederic Block rejected the government's defense of sovereign immunity where plaintiff claimed false arrest/false imprisonment in connection with his detention by immigration officials.
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July 27, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Inequitable Conductors: All Aboard the 'Therasense' Train

In their Patent and Trademark Law column, Robert C. Scheinfeld of Baker Botts and Parker H. Bagley of Goodwin Procter review a decision in which the Federal Circuit, by tightening the intent requirement and espousing a new "but-for" materiality standard, seemingly attempts to reduce the number of inequitable conduct cases "plaguing" the courts.
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November 21, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Arms Dealer, Codefendant Found Guilty On All Charges

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March 01, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Newsbriefs

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August 19, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Judge Gives Government 10 Days To Avoid Contempt on CIA Tapes

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July 31, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Robbery Convictions Overturned

AN APPELLATE court has overturned the convictions of four men accused of robbing and shooting a Chinese food deliveryman in Queens, saying police officers did not have sufficient reason to question and detain the men.
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July 12, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Plaintiffs Ordered to Pay Attorney Fees for Rejected SLAPP Lawsuit

A state judge has thrown out a $45 million defamation suit by a developer against opponents of a controversial proposed day camp in Southampton, awarding attorney fees and costs to the defendants, although he did not sanction the plaintiffs.
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February 24, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Franchising

David J. Kaufmann, a senior partner of Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin & Robbins, writes that the forthcoming revised FTC Franchise Rule will fundamentally alter today's franchise disclosure paradigm and submits that franchise counsel � especially those representing larger or more complex franchisors � should not wait for the final promulgation of the revised rule to begin responding to it.
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January 15, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Girls' Biracial Look Cited in Ordering Genetic Test in Paternity Suit

Despite a century of legal tradition that a child's appearance should not factor into paternity determinations, Judge Patricia Gallaher ordered genetic testing for two girls said to have a complexion quite different from that of the white couple listed as their parents.
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