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Cross-Examination: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Newark trial lawyer Bruce Goldstein talks about the importance of organ donation.ACLU Petitions U.S. Justice Department To Investigate Newark Police Misdeeds
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has appealed to the federal government to intervene in what it calls serious and ongoing misconduct by the Newark Police Department.Tears and Applause as Judges Perform City's First Same-Sex Weddings
As last-minute accommodations were being made, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Sherry Klein Heitler told volunteering judges that she would try to rotate the judges among the clerk's three large chapels and smaller rooms, where judges would consider waiver applications and also conduct weddings. Though initial plans were to close the building by 4:30 p.m., she said hours could be extended to 6 p.m. if necessary. "We will get it done," she said, to the applause of the volunteers.A Range of Views Emerge on Govt. Effort to Tamp Down Executive Pay
When the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Bank announced plans Oct. 22 to monitor executive compensation, it certainly caught the attention of the Delaware corporate legal community.View more book results for the query "*"
CPUC Judge Blasts PG&E Settlement
In a move that throws the future of the Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s bankruptcy case into doubt, an administrative law judge has rejected the agreement at the heart of the utility's plan of reorganization. In an opinion released late Tuesday, Judge Robert Barnett advised the California Public Utilities Commission to reject a settlement agreement between PG&E and state regulators, saying its defects were "patent, obvious on the first reading."It's Prime Time for Videoconferencing in Court
Videoconferencing is fast becoming a critical adjunct to legal practice, from multioffice meetings to depositions to remote court appearances. Frederic Lederer, director of the Center for Legal and Court Technology at The College of William & Mary, describes a pilot program using videoconferencing at a suburban Virginia circuit court to allow counsel to argue routine motions from their desks. If all goes well, lawyers should regain time lost commuting and save clients' money.Attorney-Expert Communications Not Discoverable
In a complete reversal of course from its decision last year, the state Superior Court has ruled communications between an attorney and his expert witness are not discoverable.Chapter 11 Creditors Can't Sue for Avoidance of Fraudulent Transfers
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated a widely used mechanism by which Chapter 11 creditors could, with bankruptcy court permission, sue to avoid fraudulent transfers. The court affirmed a finding that creditors are not proper parties to bring avoidance claims under 11 U.S.C. 544(b). The ruling makes the 3rd Circuit the first to disallow such suits, which are lodged when debtors fail to bring avoidance claims.Trending Stories
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