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April 18, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Escalations and Rents - the Defensive Side of the Voluntary Payment Doctrine

Menachem J. Kastner, a member of Cozen O'Connor, and Amanda L. Nelson, an associate at the firm, ask: "What happens when the tenant does not seek recoupment, but rather stops (or decreases) future rent payments, arguing that the landlord incorrectly calculated the amounts due and that the tenant is entitled to offset future amounts by any 'overpaid' sums?"
16 minute read
August 02, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyer Sanctioned for Behavior That 'Tarnished' Justice System

Supreme Court Justice Alan Scheinkman sanctioned Jeffrey Levitt of Massapequa $5,000 in a sharply worded decision that said the attorney had "acted in a consistently unprofessional manner that has substantially delayed the course of this litigation, and that he appears to believe himself to be above the law and beyond reproach."
6 minute read
October 04, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Untangle Procedural Knot Over Dueling Appeals

Not too much went right in Michael Cooper's appeal.
5 minute read
September 21, 2009 | New York Law Journal

New York Practice

Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at Albany Law School, writes that, surprisingly, however, the law concerning disclosure of a more traditional settlement agreement that disposes of claims between parties without a high-low contingency is still not clearly defined in New York state law.
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July 08, 2011 | The Recorder

Viewpoint: No Need for Antitrust Prosecution of Google

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July 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Proskauer Wins Landmark Case; Do Employees Lose?

Lawyers say the case may be the most significant chink yet in New York City's otherwise strong antidiscrimination laws.
3 minute read
June 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Ruling Blocks Realtor From Suing Over Comments on Rival's Blog

Adopting a broad reading of the federal Communications Decency Act, a 4-3 majority of the Court of Appeals ruled that New York City apartment rental agent and seller Christakis Shiamili is blocked from suing a rival company for anonymous comments in a February 2008 blog post about the New York real estate industry that accused Mr. Shiamili of being a racist, an anti-Semite, a wife-beater, an adulterer and a bad boss.
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September 08, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Deadline Looms for Disclosure of Offshore Accounts

The Voluntary Disclosure Practice, or VDP, for any taxpayer who has a previously undisclosed and untaxed interest in a foreign account or entity is set to expire Sept. 23.
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May 11, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

Threats by Client Sour on Plea Deal Lead to Arrest at Lawyer's Office

A plea deal in a traffic-violation case that seemed satisfactory at the time apparently left a client seething with rage, leading to an altercation months later at Mercer County lawyer Edward Heyburn's office that police were called to break up.
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