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October 25, 2004 |

Lebegern v. Forman et al

In this action arising out of a fatal motor vehicle accident, where there is an actual conflict between the laws of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the decedent was a Pennsylvania resident, the accident occurred in New Jersey, the defendants are all New Jersey residents, and the decedent's presence in New Jersey was not merely fortuitous, under the governmental-interest analysis, New Jersey has the greater interest in seeing its law applied and the survivor's claim will be governed by that state's law.
16 minute read
October 07, 2009 |

Star Turn for Hollywood Newcomers

A few players are catching their big break in entertainment law, but for most, there's still no business in show business.
8 minute read
May 06, 2008 |

Vives, Plaintiff-Appellee v. City of New York, Defendants-Appellants

Municipality Cannot Be Held Liable For Enforcing Penal Law
28 minute read
February 24, 2000 |

Behind the Throne

11 minute read
March 07, 2005 |

Zive v. Stanley Roberts, Inc.

In a Law Against Discrimination termination claim, so long as the employee shows that he had been performing in the position from which he was terminated he satisfies the second prong of proving a prima facie case, and the quality of his performance does not come into play; here, where plaintiff worked for defendant for eight years before suffering a stroke but was ready to return after rehabilitation, the finding that he was wrongfully discharged is affirmed.
11 minute read
May 14, 2012 |

Sounds Like a Broken Record

Lisa M. Buckley, a partner at Pryor Cashman, writes that as 2013 approaches, and with it the first-time application of the termination provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, the notorious omission of "sound recordings" from the list of commissioned works that may constitute a work for hire to which the right of termination does not apply has exposed the issues and consequences of the exercise of termination rights.
20 minute read
July 02, 2001 |

Controlled-Substance Conviction No Longer Leads to a Lawyer's Automatic Suspension

In a decision that will fundamentally change the way the State Bar of Texas punishes some lawyers, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a lawyer's conviction for possession of a controlled substance is no longer grounds for an automatic license suspension. Raising the question of what is a crime of "moral turpitude," the case represents a departure from the high court's traditional attitude toward lawyers convicted of possessing illegal drugs.
7 minute read
November 01, 2002 |

Lawyers Prepare to Challenge Georgia Elections

In Georgia, both political parties have lawyered up more than at any time in history in preparation for Tuesday's election. Georgia's Republican Party has signaled that its lawyers may challenge any Democratic victories because absentee ballots were mailed late, in violation of state law. And four suits already have been filed in federal court alleging irregularities or seeking to halt or void elections in individual races.
9 minute read
May 01, 2002 |

Proxy Wars

For Stephen Neal, the HP battle has offered a chance to be at the center of one of the most exciting corporate sagas the Silicon Valley's ever seen. As Walter Hewlett's attorney and CEO of Palo Alto, Calif.'s Cooley Godward, Neal's used the occasion to wage an assault against the region's long-reigning legal titan, Larry Sonsini -- attempting to yank Sonsini off his pedestal.
21 minute read
October 21, 2002 |

Clerks Follow New Path to High Court

It's the time-honored path for incoming U.S. Supreme Court law clerks: First they clerk for a top-notch federal appeals court judge, then they immediately proceed to their prestigious positions at the Supreme Court. Not anymore. A dramatically increasing number of high court clerks are spending time at a top law firm or elsewhere after their appeals court stint and before clerking at the Court.
10 minute read

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