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New York Law Journal

Matter of E. River Housing Corp. v. NYS Div. of Human Rts

Co-op Denied Setting Aside DHR Decision Dismissing Housing Discrimination Complaint
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

When Domestic Violence Moves Into the Workplace

Sometimes the violence in an employee's home life spills over into the workplace—and when it does, the company and its in-house lawyers need to be ready.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

U.T. System Seeks A.G. Opinion on Privileges

Fearing that a legislative committee may force University of Texas System lawyers to testify and give up documents--and jail the attorneys if they refuse--the U.T. System is asking for a legal opinion about the committee's authority.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Default Approval of Subdivision Applications

In his Zoning and Land Use Planning column, Anthony S. Guardino of Farrell Fritz, states: Local governments must meet various deadlines when considering zoning-related applications. But a municipality's failure to decide a subdivision application on time can lead to a unique result: its automatic approval.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Medicare Hospital Coverage: The Risk of Observation Status

In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish, a principal in Daniel G. Fish LLC, writes: The observation status issue is one that affects enormous numbers of Medicare beneficiaries and has very large negative consequences to them. At the same time it has been an issue that has remained hidden from view, a trap for the unwary.
7 minute read

Law.com

Filibuster Vote Spells D.C. Circuit Changes

The Senate's historic vote to end minority party filibusters of most judicial nominees means three nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will likely win approval.
5 minute read

Commercial Litigation Insider

Bench-Bar Conversation: Alan D. Scheinkman

In their latest Bench-Bar column, Vincent J. Syracuse and Paul D. Sarkozi spotlight Westchester County Commercial Division Justice Alan D. Scheinkman--his background, his courtroom practices and what he expects from the attorneys who appear before him.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Disability Hearings Before Different Judges Approved

A federal judge has signed off on a settlement to allow some 4,000 Queens residents who received partial and full denials of their Social Security claims to have their cases reheard before different administrative law judges.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

In Blow to Business, Judge Upholds Conflict-Mineral Rule

A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that will require about 6,000 publicly traded companies to report whether their products contain four so-called conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where warlords use proceeds from the mineral sales to finance murder, rape and torture.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Mobile software company scrutinized by FTC hires lobbyists on privacy bills

Following a year of federal scrutiny over its use of cellphone consumer data, a company that has its software in millions of mobile devices is enlisting the services of a Washington lobby shop.
2 minute read

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