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- Supreme Court Speaks (Again) On Preemption of Lawsuits
- Subject Matter Jurisdiction in the Surrogate's Court
- Judge Rebuffs Bid to Learn Locations of NYPD Cameras
- Former Client Blames Firm for 'Usurious' Funding of Suit
- City Ramps Up Intervention for New PINS Diversion Effort
- News In Brief
- SEC Chair Admits Agency's Credibility Took a Hit Over Ex-General Counsel's Madoff Ties
- UPDATED: Court Hears Tapes of Attorney's Conversations With Terror Suspect
- Outside Counsel: Toward a State Bankruptcy Alternative: Resolving Claims, Respecting Sovereignty
| Supreme Court Speaks (Again) On Preemption of Lawsuits | Top |
| In his Products Liability column, Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, writes that preemption of tort suits is still a "player," but the party asserting the defense needs to do its homework, limber up and stretch well in order to jump that hurdle successfully. | |
| Subject Matter Jurisdiction in the Surrogate's Court | Top |
| In their Trusts and Estates Law column, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek's C. Raymond Radigan and Jennifer F. Hillman write that although the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act seeks to statutorily define the jurisdiction of the Surrogate's Court, in practice, the actual extension of the court's jurisdiction may be much more fact-specific. | |
| Judge Rebuffs Bid to Learn Locations of NYPD Cameras | Top |
| Former Client Blames Firm for 'Usurious' Funding of Suit | Top |
| City Ramps Up Intervention for New PINS Diversion Effort | Top |
| News In Brief | Top |
| SEC Chair Admits Agency's Credibility Took a Hit Over Ex-General Counsel's Madoff Ties | Top |
| Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform took turns grilling Mary Schapiro about the SEC allowing former general counsel David Becker to attempt to recover money for Madoff victims despite his family's investment of $2 million with Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. | |
| UPDATED: Court Hears Tapes of Attorney's Conversations With Terror Suspect | Top |
| Outside Counsel: Toward a State Bankruptcy Alternative: Resolving Claims, Respecting Sovereignty | Top |
| Todd R. Snyder, a senior managing director of Rothschild Inc., and John J. Rapisardi, a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, write that the ongoing public debate regarding the possible need to amend the Bankruptcy Code to permit sovereign states to seek bankruptcy protection should consider the essential nature of the state as a sovereign when considering the state as debtor. | |
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