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Free With Registration: DOI's Authority to Investigate Private Citizen Is Affirmed
A private citizen who misrepresented Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer's position on the fate of two historic stables at a public hearing can be investigated by New York City, a state appeals court has ruled. The Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously held that the Department of Investigation had the authority to subpoena Virginia Parkhouse, a community group member who volunteered at a city Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing to read a statement on behalf of Mr. Stringer without his permission and then altered its contents.
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Domestic Banking
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Clyde Mitchell, adjunct professor of banking law at Fordham University School of Law, writes that while Fannie's and Freddie's critics are glad that we finally have a strong regulator with sufficient powers in the wkae of the passage of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, they are concerned that the "implied" guaranty by the U.S. government may have become explicit in view of the Fed's consultation rights and Treasury's expanded lending and new investment authority.
Surrogate's Practice and Proceedings
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Colleen F. Carew, a court attorney-referee with the Surrogate's Court, Westchester County, and John J. Reddy Jr., a partner with Bekerman & Reddy, write that until recently, the interplay between a guardian of the property of an incapacitated person under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law and a personal representative appointed to handle the IP's estate has been unclear.
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Free With Registration: 10 N.Y. Firms Listed as Best for Women
Friday, August 15, 2008
Roughly half of the law students across the country presently involved in on-campus interviews have a personal stake in this question: Exactly which large firms are best for women? Conveniently, the second annual survey by Flex-Time Lawyers and Working Mothers Magazine was released Tuesday, listing the nation's top 50 shops in terms of work-life balance, mentoring opportunities for women, retention of female attorneys and family accommodation.
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California Noncompetes; LinkedIn in London
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Kelly D. Talcott, a partner at K&L Gates, reviews two employment-related cases some 5,500 miles apart that may be of particular interest to technology-focused companies. From California, a Supreme Court decision essentially does away with employee noncompete agreements in that state, and from England, a High Court ruling permits an employer to gain access to information from a former employee's LinkedIn account.
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Defining 'Due Diligence' Standard Under CPLR 308(4)
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Anthony J. Centone, a sole practitioner, offers tips to to ensure that the "nail and mail" service upon the defendant in a New York civil action is upheld against any future challenge to the same.
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REAL ESTATE TRENDS
Solar Energy
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
John R. Nolon, a professor at Pace University School of Law, counsel to its Land Use Law Center, and director of the Kheel Center for the Resolution of Environmental Interest Disputes, and Jessica A. Bacher, an adjunct professor at the school, senior managing attorney for the Land Use Law Center, and director of its Real Estate Law Institute, write that the cooperation of local governments that enjoy nearly plenary authority to regulate private land uses is essential if solar power is to fulfill its potential to supply state energy needs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
More from Real Estate Trends...CORPORATE UPDATE
Directors' and Officers' Liability
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Joseph M. McLaughlin, a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, writes that together, CAFA and SLUSA reflect Congress' recognition that federal securities class action claims are a subject of paramount federal concern and its intent to place such claims in the federal courts. In its recent decision in Luther v. Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the remand of 1933 act claims to state court, frustrating this clearly expressed congressional intent.
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Labor & Employment
August 11, 2008
In this Special Section from the New York Law Journal: "Corporate Social Responsibility," "Enforcing Restrictive Covenants in Times Of Layoffs" and "Employment Issues Arising In Internal Investigations."
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Genetic Information
James E. Kellett, a partner at Crowell & Moring, writes that to some, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 may simply be a new entry into "the alphabet soup" of statutes governing employment in the United States, or another administrative burden and another set of potential legal liabilities for employers. Looking forward, the potential interactions of GINA with various other statutes, including the ADA and the FMLA will present interesting challenges.
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