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January 06, 2012 | Daily Business Review

City challenges $1 million verdict in suit over retention of brain

New York City is challenging a jury's verdict that it must pay $1 million for keeping, without notification, the brain and other organ parts of a teen killed in an auto accident when the medical examiner released the body to his grieving parents for burial.
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November 01, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Don't Be Afraid to Make Your Own Dicta

As researchers and brief writers, we are always seeking to match our facts to the facts in cases with good dicta and, where necessary, to distinguish our facts from the facts in cases with bad dicta. Sometimes, we find only bad dicta or no dicta at all. In such cases, we may need to create our own dicta.
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March 22, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Won't Revive 'Auction Rate Securities' Conspiracy Case

In his Antitrust column, Elai Katz, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindell writes that other antitrust developments of note included a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that plaintiffs who bought price-fixed goods outside the state could bring claims under California antitrust law because the alleged collusion took place in the state and the European Commission's decision to prohibit Ryanair's renewed proposal to acquire rival Irish airline Aer Lingus.
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November 16, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Posting of Med Mal Payouts in N.J. Chills Settlements

Nearly five months after a New Jersey state government Web site began posting doctors' malpractice histories, the publicity may be having a chilling effect on settlements.
7 minute read
October 01, 2003 | Law.com

Pretrial Hearing May Explore 'Taint' of Child Victim Testimony

Pretrial competency hearings may be held in child sex abuse cases to consider whether a young child's testimony has been tainted by outside influence, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled. The majority ruled that outside influence that taints a child witness's testimony compromises the competency of that testimony, not the witness's credibility. The proper way to vet the testimony is through a pretrial hearing, the court said.
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September 17, 2008 | National Law Journal

A law firm that learned from Katrina is ready to offer advice about Ike

Storm-battered Texans, or at least those with phone service in the wake of Hurricane Ike, are calling Jones Walker, Louisiana's largest law firm with headquarters, for legal advice on recovery. The New Orleans firm used its own experience pulling together after Hurricane Katrina to develop a practice specialized in guiding clients in preparing for, and recovering from, the hurricanes that repeatedly batter the region.
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April 11, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Second Circuit Says John Williams' Work 'Falls Below Minimum Standards'

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals had harsh words for John Williams, saying they did not find his actions surprising, "given his history of lawyering that falls below minimum standards before this Court and the district courts."
9 minute read
April 03, 2006 | Law.com

Will You Have Malpractice Coverage When You Need It Most?

For an attorney, the prospect of being sued by a client for malpractice can be very unsettling. But preparing for that possibility, by getting malpractice insurance, may bring some comfort. Here's a rundown of several different types of malpractice coverage that are available, along with some issues that you might want to consider when you are shopping for an insurance plan. Because it's a good idea to know exactly what coverage you're getting when you purchase your insurance plan, rather than afterward.
16 minute read
November 04, 2009 | Law.com

Firms Scammed by Overseas 'Clients' Sue Handling Banks

At least two New Jersey law firms that were victimized by phony check scams have gone to court seeking to get the money back from the banks that handled the checks. Freedman & Gersten claims it wired $236,659 to a company in South Korea based on a check that turned out to be fake, while Levitan & Frieland has lodged similar allegations. Freedman is suing Bank of America, on whose assurances it says it relied when it deposited a client check in its attorney trust account and wired most of the money overseas.
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July 07, 2010 | Law.com

Aiding and Abetting Charges in $22M Ponzi Scheme Reinstated Against Law Firm

A New York appeals court has reinstated aiding and abetting charges against a New Jersey law firm in a suit by investors over its alleged role in a $22 million Ponzi scheme. A lower court in 2008 granted Lum, Drasco & Positan's motion to dismiss the charges by investors who claimed the lawyers knew about the undisclosed criminal histories of the scheme's perpetrators prior to its unraveling. But the appeals court judge reversed, saying the investors had adequately alleged the lawyers had actual knowledge of the fraud.
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