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August 15, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Lawyer Layoff News Is Not All That Bad

Click on most law blogs or open a legal newspaper, and it will not take long to see some mention of law firm layoffs. With the repercussions of the credit crunch creating a slowdown in finance, real estate and big-deal work, several law firms have unloaded attorneys, and have done so under the scrutiny of news outlets eager to report the bad news. But in relative terms, the news might not be all that dismal. A look at the bigger picture shows a profession responding to the economic downturn rather adroitly - at least so far.
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December 10, 2003 | New York Law Journal

People v. Cedric Darrett

Court Suggests Attorneys May Alert Judge Sparingly on Client About to Perjure Himself in Hearing
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June 03, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Judge Seeks Specifics on Supermarket Discount Program

Based on the "barren record" before him, Northern District Judge Lawrence Kahn said he cannot determine whether New York state is violating a supermarket chain's constitutional rights by barring its offer of gas price discounts in exchange for the purchase of prescription drugs.
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April 06, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Impact of the Auction Rate Securities Market Collapse

Andrew M. Genser, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, writes: The collapse of the $330 billion Auction Rate Securities (ARS) market in February 2008 has been eclipsed in the media by a string of other dramatic collapses (and near collapses) on Wall Street, from Freddie Mac to the Madoff scandal. However, despite the fact that ARS may have receded from the headlines, billions of dollars of illiquid ARS are still at stake. Indeed, although regulators have reached large settlements with the major ARS dealers, many investors are not covered and even investors who are covered are searching for ways to claim additional damages. At the same time, regulators continue to investigate the sales practices of secondary ARS dealers. This article surveys the ARS regulatory and private litigation landscape one year after the market collapse.
13 minute read
July 11, 2002 | New York Law Journal

New Trial Ordered for Man Shot by Police

AN APPELLATE court yesterday vacated an .9 million verdict won by a man who was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by a police officer.
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April 01, 2003 | New York Law Journal

CSC Consulting, INC, v. ThinkChain Inc.

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April 19, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Shaw Pittman Local Office Hit With Defections

A WAVE of departures in the last six months has steadily whittled down the three core practice areas of Shaw Pittman LLP`s New York office, which now faces an uncertain future.
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February 10, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Evidence

Michael M. Martin, Distinguished Professor of Law at Fordham Law School, discusses three of the decisions raising evidentiary issues from the New York Court of Appeals' 2004-2005 term. All arose from criminal prosecutions; none broke new doctrinal ground; and a couple narrowly divided the court.
11 minute read
June 17, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Tenant Granted Relief Over Bedbug Infestation

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March 29, 2005 | New York Law Journal

State Cleared of Liability for Outbreak of Waterborne E. Coli

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