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November 10, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Deadline Extended for WTC Plaintiffs to Take Settlement

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June 19, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Judge Cites Ethics Concern Over Tobacco Case Fees

A MANHATTAN judge has asked the Attorney General`s office and several law firms to justify $625 million in attorney`s fees awarded as part of New York`s historic $25 billion settlement with the tobacco industry.Orders Lawyers to Justify $625 Million in Fees for Settlement
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July 26, 2002 | Law.com

New York Tobacco Fee Hearing Has Lawyers Smoking

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Ramos' unprecedented inquiry into the $625 million arbitration award to six law firms who handled New York state's case against the tobacco industry produced an oral argument Thursday that was equally unparalleled -- for its vitriol, much of it aimed at Ramos. During the two-hour argument, Ramos faced more than a dozen lawyers, all of them intent on dissuading him from his quest.
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September 11, 2006 | National Law Journal

N.Y. Contractors Battle Over 9/11 Insurance Claims

Some 8,000 cleanup workers at the World Trade Center site are battling with the World Trade Center Captive Insurance Co. over money the workers say they are owed for illnesses they suffered while working at the site. But it could be years, if ever, before they see any money.
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April 16, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Proposed Legislative 'Reforms' of Labor Law

In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot, a partner with Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, writes that proponents of "reform" typically argue that New York is alone in imposing "absolute liability" as to work site accidents and that the resultant insurance costs place a unique and undue burden upon New York landowners and builders.
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April 01, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Baby Harmed, But Suit Against City Is Dismissed

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April 26, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Labor Law ��240(1) and 241(6): Construction Work vs. Construction Work

In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot, a partner at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, writes that, as the Court of Appeals confirmed earlier this year, the scope of Labor Law �240(1) is in some respects much broader than that of its sister statute.
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January 31, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Cooperatives, Condominiums and Labor Law 'Ownership'

In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot, a partner with Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, asks: Who are the "owners" for purposes of sections 240 and 241(6) of the Labor Law when a proprietary lessee of a cooperative or condominium hires a contractor to do work in "his" or "her" apartment?
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August 08, 2006 | National Law Journal

Notice requirement waived in 9/11-related suits

More than 200 lawsuits against New York City filed by people who allegedly suffered injuries when exposed to toxics during 9/11 rescue-and-cleaning efforts will go forward following a Manhattan judge's decision to allow late notices of claim.
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October 19, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Federal Credit Unions Must Pay Mortgage Tax, Judges Conclude

At issue before the Court of Appeals was whether the Federal Credit Union Act of 1934, which exempts federal credit unions "from all taxation," except that on real and tangible personal property, bars collection of a recording tax. The court also examined issues of employment, real property and more.
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