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April 16, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Child Prostitutes: Criminals or Victims?

Susan L. Pollet, the coordinator of the New York State Parent Education and Awareness Program of the Office of Court Administration, writes that New York, with the passage of the Safe Harbor for Exploited Children Act that took effect on April 1, has taken a momentous step forward in recognizing and addressing the needs of commercially sexually exploited children. More states need to do the same.
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September 08, 2004 | The Recorder

An Ounce of Retention

The electronic age has brought about a sea change in the creation, dissemination and storage of exponentially greater volumes of information. Previously unthought-of challenges face those who manage huge flows of information in all kinds of organizations. The much-anticipated Sedona Guidelines have now been released for public comment. These guidelines integrate the emerging legal requirements for records retention with current electronic information technology and records management practices.
5 minute read
May 20, 2004 | Daily Report Online

Sierra Club Challenges Bill Pryor's Judgeship

Jonathan [email protected] senators in Washington enjoyed a judicial nominations truce on Wednesday, the fight escalated in Atlanta, as the Sierra Club asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to disqualify Judge William H. Pryor Jr. from hearing a case.The Sierra Club filed a 43-page motion with the court arguing that President Bush's February recess appointment of Pryor violated the U.
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May 20, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Are You Sure Your Settlement Negotiations Are Confidential?

Brian S. Fraser and Patricia C. O'Prey, partners at Richards, Kibbe & Orbe, write that there is a good chance that, at least once, you have started a conversation with a real or potential adversary by saying "this is for settlement purposes only" or words to that effect and discuss the pitfalls if the other side doesn't keep the deal.
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October 24, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Morgan Stanley, B Of A Join In Broker-Recruiting Truce

The owners of the world's largest brokerages say the days of paying big bonuses to lure each other's brokers and keep their own in place may be ending.
5 minute read
October 19, 2010 | Daily Business Review

City OK's site for charter school, but residents object

As young families have moved into some of the nearly 23,000 condos built in downtown Miami and surrounding areas during the housing boom, the need for schools has become more pressing.
7 minute read
June 04, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Man toppled by tanker truck wins $1.2M verdict

A Fulton County jury has awarded $1.2 million to a man who was knocked down by a tanker-truck's trailer when it rolled onto the curb as he worked near a main road in Douglasville.
8 minute read
August 05, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Veterans Ubiquitous in Argument Cycle

In a remarkable feat, by the end of April arguments in the 2008-09 term, two veteran U.S. Supreme Court advocates each had argued six cases, and attorneys from just three firms and one law school clinic stood at the podium in nearly 35 percent of the term's 78 argued cases.
4 minute read
February 22, 2012 | National Law Journal

Montana's river case sinks at Supreme Court

Montana on Wednesday lost a $53-million battle in the U.S. Supreme Court over ownership of land under three of its major rivers.
5 minute read
March 06, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Insurers Cannot Blend Family's Losses to Madoff, Justice Rules

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard B. Lowe III ruled that the coverage must be based on the difference between how much the plaintiffs put into Bernard Madoff's fraudulent fund, and how much they took out - not, as they had argued, on the losses reflected by their fraudulent account statements from Mr. Madoff.
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