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New Jersey Law Journal

FAMILY LAW

In this supplement, learn about how the tax overhaul affects family law matters; "forensic mediation" in a matrimonial case; #MeToo and a divorce matter; and the importance of securing life insurance to cover support obligations.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Lawmakers Could Change Payday-Loan Industry Rules

Florida lawmakers have started moving forward with a proposal to revamp rules for the payday-loan industry, allowing customers to borrow larger amounts of money over longer periods of time.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Keeping Up With the Business Law World

Kathleen A. Scott, Chair of the NYSBA Business Law Section, writes: One of the best ways to keep up with the latest developments in the business law field is to join the Business Law Section. The Section encompasses a variety of specialties: banking, insurance, technology and venture law, nonprofit organizations, franchise, bankruptcy, public utility.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Sides With 18-Lawyer Firm in $84M Malpractice Fight

An appellate panel said a lower court was wrong to grant summary judgment to an ex-client suing New York's Gilbride, Tusa, Last & Spellane.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sidley Adds Former Greenberg Traurig Finance Co-Chair

Andrew “Drew” Cardonick, a 25-year veteran of Chicago's lender side banking practice, has switched firms.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

CFPB Moves to Drop, Delay Cases as Priorities Shift Under Mick Mulvaney

"This case should never have been brought in the first place. We're pleased that the bureau has decided to withdraw a lawsuit," Lori Alvino McGill, a Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz partner, said about the CFPB's decision Thursday to drop a lawsuit against payday lenders in Kansas federal court.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

BlackRock Chief's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility Has Governance Experts Buzzing

"To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society,” BlackRock's CEO Laurence Fink wrote.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Firm Sues Company Charging Disabled Vets $168,000 in Exchange for $12,000

Court documents allege the company targets disabled and retired military veterans with pensions.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ruling Clarifies Statute of Limitations, Damages in Foreclosure Cases

The decision drew a special concurrence from a judge, who wanted to go further by keeping all missed payments in play.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Bankruptcy Judge Applies Anti-Forfeiture Statute to Save Debtor's Exercise of Option to Renew Lease

In a recent decision, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher S. Sontchi addressed the question of whether a Chapter 11 debtor, the tenant under a commercial lease, could exercise an option to renew the lease during the bankruptcy proceedings, even though the debtor was in default under the lease and the lease specified that it could not be renewed if defaults existed at the time the option was exercised.
7 minute read

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