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Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 11, No. 93 -- May 15, 2003
Brennan v. New York Law School
Court Explains Setting of Charging Liens In Settled Suit Against New York Law SchoolSilence Still Golden for Nontestifying Defendants
Prosecutors may not use nontestifying defendants' pre-Miranda silence as substantive evidence of their guilt, a sharply split state Superior Court has ruled.Improper Solicitation, Post-Release Supervision, Stabilized Rent Increases
In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett partners Roy L. Reardon and Mary Elizabeth McGarry discuss: a decision arising out of the sale of a business in which the Court of Appeals provided some guidance on what constitutes improper solicitation by the seller of its former clients; a decision resolving six cases in which the sentencing court failed to impose post-release supervision during the initial sentencing hearing; and the Court's take on whether the New York City Rent Guidelines Board has the authority to promulgate orders allowing different rent increases for apartments based upon whether there had been a recent vacancy.Lawyer: KPMG settles Fulton case on faulty tax shelters
A TRIAL SCHEDULED to begin Monday between accounting giant KPMG and former clients suing over tax shelters later ruled illegal by the Internal Revenue Service appears to have been averted by a settlement."The case hasn't been dismissed yet but it is settled and is not going to trial," plaintiffs' counsel H.View more book results for the query "*"
HNBA Pursues Hispanic Supreme Court Appointment
Although at least 11 Hispanics have been named as judges in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, a Hispanic has yet to be named to the country's highest court -- an appointment many believe is long overdue. "The Supreme Court should reflect its citizenry," said Hispanic National Bar Association board member Lourdes Santiago. "Shame on the country if it doesn't happen." The HNBA wants to make sure it does.State Bar of Texas Board Elects New Chairman
Beginning in June, Robert A. "Bob" Black, an attorney whose practice focuses on mediation, will take over as chairman of the State Bar of Texas board of directors, and a lawyer who advises the state's Office of the Attorney General on ethics matters will become the Bar's general counselBaker Dinged With $121M Punitives
A San Francisco jury on Wednesday awarded $121 million in punitive damages to 17 African-American employees of the maker of Wonder Bread and Twinkies for racial discrimination that denied them promotions, pay raises and even the use of certain bathrooms. The sanction follows a compensatory damages award of $11 million earlier this week.Gifts: Validity, Enforceability, Fodder for Litigation
In her Trusts and Estates Update, Ilene Sherwyn Cooper, a partner at Farrell Fritz, addresses decisions respecting inter vivos gift transactions, providing the practitioner with useful instruction as to their enforceability.Trending Stories
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