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Paul Weiss Wins Over Celebrity Artist in Fee Dispute
Paul Weiss has emerged the victor in a fee dispute with noted artist Jeff Koons. The artist must pay in full on a $4 million tab, ruled a Manhattan Supreme Court justice. Koons had rejected the fees as excessive, but the justice decided that he'd invited high costs by urging the firm to use every means at its disposal to help him regain custody of a child he'd had with porn star-turned-politician Ilona Staller.Doctors' Testimony Upsets Award in Wrongful Commitment Case
A New York trial court's decision to allow defendant doctors to testify as expert witnesses in a suit alleging the wrongful involuntary commitment of a purportedly suicidal man has led the 2nd Circuit to reverse a verdict in the man's favor. The circuit found that doctors' failure to testify to "generally accepted medical standards" under New York's Mental Hygiene Law meant there was not enough evidence for a reasonable jury to find the patient was wrongfully committed.Man arrested in Valdosta, Ga. shootings
VALDOSTA, Ga. AP - Police in Valdosta say a 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an outbreak of shooting at an apartment complex that left one man dead and wounded 10 other people.Police identified the man arrested Thursday night in the Sunday shootings, which took the life of 19-year-old Sidney Bivens, as Bernard James Sanders of Valdosta.
Spirit Airlines agrees to $6.7 billion plane deal
The Miramar carrier's plan to add 75 single-aisle jets from Airbus would triple its current fleet.
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The CPLR Turns 50! Taking Stock of Good, Bad and Ugly
In his New York Practice column, Albany Law School professor Patrick M. Connors writes: Viewing the landscape of New York procedure before the CPLR took effect, it is apparent that it has achieved the goal of modernizing civil practice. The road has, however, been a bumpy one and there are certainly many shortcomings with our current system.Lawsuit Not Required for Insurance Coverage
A declaratory judgment action is a viable method for establishing plaintiff's rights under an insurance policy with a no-action clause.
Judge Says He Is "Seriously Concerned" With APS Prosecution
The judge in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating case said Monday that he was "seriously concerned" about the prosecution's case surviving a challenge from defendants who claim the entire 60-count indictment is tainted. Mike Bowers (above), who was appointed by the governor to investigate the scandal, said the district attorney was not "intensely involved" in the probe.Trending Stories
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