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July 08, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Oral Argument in Family Cases Can Be Denied if Asked for Badly, Court Says

Family judges have more leeway to deny oral argument than a court rule might otherwise seem to indicate.
5 minute read
June 01, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Civil Rights Action Based on Deputies' 'Indifference' Gets Green Light

A jury must decide whether two Berks County deputy sheriffs showed "deliberate indifference" when they allegedly turned up the music in a transport van to drown out the complaints of an inmate who repeatedly complained he was freezing and was later found unconscious and suffering frostbite.
4 minute read
December 01, 2010 | New York Law Journal

No Surreptitious Sublet When Tenant Surrenders Lease

In their Landlord/Tenant Law column, Warren A. Estis, a founding partner at Rosenberg & Estis, and William J. Robbins, a partner at the firm, write that a subtenant concerned about protecting its right of continued occupancy in the event the tenant/sublessor surrenders its lease, needs to interact with the over-landlord before taking occupancy.
13 minute read
January 06, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers Play Their Hand With 'Poker Law'

Texas Hold'em poker is keeping lawyers busy these days, but not at the tables. The wildly popular card game has created a buzz over the legality of using poker tournaments to raise money for charitable causes. Over the last year, organizations nationwide, from schools to churches to plain old poker-junkie groups, have turned to lawyers for help in battling what they deem as rigid charity poker laws.
9 minute read
January 31, 2005 | Daily Report Online

Exec Faces Uphill Battle in Suits Over Anonymous Web Attacks

Jessica M. [email protected] clockwork each day, someone who calls himself Wolfblitzzer0 logs on to RagingBull.com, a stock-talk Internet message board, and posts slurs about Michael J. Zwebner, the chief executive of Miami Beach-based Universal Communication Systems. Wolfblitzzer0's allegations have covered business practices, political conspiracies and personal misdemeanors.
6 minute read
October 12, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Judge Stays Soldier's Divorce Action but Orders Compliance With Court Orders

In an unusual application of state and federal laws designed to temporarily shield military personnel from court actions, an upstate judge stayed a divorce proceeding but ordered a soldier to comply with return-of-property and disclosure orders.
5 minute read
November 15, 2011 | The Recorder

'Brinker' at The Supreme Court

Both sides, with persuasive arguments, aimed to convince the justices to resolve the meal-break issue in their favor, explains Aaron W. Heisler of Sheppard Mullin.
10 minute read
July 02, 2008 | The Recorder

Brinkley Divorce Trial to Stay Open

N.Y. judge rejects the argument that blogs and other "new age" media alter the grounds for closing proceedings.
9 minute read
March 26, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Sidewalk Bridge License Fees: Are They Required Under RPAPL Section 881?

Joseph A. French, a partner at French & Casey, and Douglas R. Rosenzweig, an associate at the firm, write that in addition to neighbors who object to the sidewalk bridge on aesthetic or convenience grounds, some property owners view the installation of an adjacent sidewalk bridge as a way to create an additional revenue stream and will demand exorbitant license fees upwards of $5,000 per month for the use of its property.
9 minute read
June 11, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Attorney-Client Privilege: Is There a Fiduciary Exception?

Every lawyer is familiar with the attorney-client privilege. Most, however, have perhaps never encountered what is often referred to as the "fiduciary exception" to that privilege.
11 minute read

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