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• Richard Green (Fine Paintings) v. McClendon
• Finally - A Revitalized Patent Act
• Tax Planning in an Era of Uncertainty
• Worldwide Chevron Injunction Provokes Questions in Circuit
• Pelham Bay Landfill Suit Can Proceed, Panel Rules
• Judge Rejects Lehman Bid to Claim $500 Million
• Judge Grants Successor Hospital a Say for Cy Pres
• Doctor Who Provided Mental Health Services Liable for Having Sex With Patient, Panel Says
• Suit Alleging Attorneys Misappropriated Escrow Intended for Investment Fund Goes Forward
• Looming Federal Sentence Does Not Avert Civil Action
• Man Tied to Disappearances Gets 30 Years
• Senate Panel Backs Legal Services Cut
• S.B. v. G.B.
• J.V. v. G.V.
• Matter of Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Troise
• Town of Huntington v. American Manufacturers Mut. Ins. Co.
• People v. Doty
• People v. McDowell
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Comm'n v. Verdiramo
• Grocery Haulers Inc. v. C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc.
• Williams v. Department of Corrections
• Owens v. Aspen Funding LLC
• Desabio v. Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
• Outside Counsel: Manifest Disregard Standard Survives, Barely, in the Second Circuit

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Richard Green (Fine Paintings) v. McClendon	Top
Woman Loses Breach Suit Over $4.2 Million Painting; E-Mails Satisfied Statute of Frauds
Finally - A Revitalized Patent Act	Top
In their Patent and Trademark Law column, Robert C. Scheinfeld, a partner at Baker Botts, and Parker H. Bagley, a partner at Goodwin Procter, write that fter years of debate, Congress finally passed, and the President signed, the "Leahy-Smith America Invents Act," the most comprehensive overhaul of the patent statute since it was enacted in 1952. They summarize its key provisions, including the statute's new "first to file" system, derivation, post-grant review and supplemental examination procedures, and new rules affecting litigation tactics and strategy.
Tax Planning in an Era of Uncertainty	Top
In his Tax Tips column, Sidney Kess, CPA-attorney and of counsel at Kostelanetz & Fink, discusses several pieces of legislation that intersect, resulting in some tax provisions expiring and others taking effect, and the best ways for individuals and practitioners to plan in the short-term with these changes in mind.
Worldwide Chevron Injunction Provokes Questions in Circuit	Top
Pelham Bay Landfill Suit Can Proceed, Panel Rules	Top
Judge Rejects Lehman Bid to Claim $500 Million	Top
Judge Grants Successor Hospital a Say for Cy Pres	Top
Doctor Who Provided Mental Health Services Liable for Having Sex With Patient, Panel Says	Top
Suit Alleging Attorneys Misappropriated Escrow Intended for Investment Fund Goes Forward	Top
Looming Federal Sentence Does Not Avert Civil Action	Top
Man Tied to Disappearances Gets 30 Years	Top
Senate Panel Backs Legal Services Cut	Top
S.B. v. G.B.	Top
Wife's Maintenance Award Based on Newly Enacted Formulas, Guidelines in DRL
J.V. v. G.V.	Top
Court Deviates From Mandatory Guidelines, Grants Wife Half of Presumptive Maintenance
Matter of Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Troise	Top
Framed Issue Hearing Ordered on Whether Vehicle Was Insured on Date of Accident
Town of Huntington v. American Manufacturers Mut. Ins. Co.	Top
Town's Claims Regarding Breach of Settlement Agreement not Barred by Res Judicata
People v. Doty	Top
Inadmissible Hearsay Evidence From Illegally Obtained Records Impairs Grand Jury Integrity
People v. McDowell	Top
Assault Charge Dismissed; Element of Physical Injury, Substantial Pain Insufficiently Pleaded
U.S. Securities and Exchange Comm'n v. Verdiramo	Top
Shares' Sale Not Exempt From Registration Under SEC Rule 144(k) 'Safe Harbor' Clause
Grocery Haulers Inc. v. C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc.	Top
Firm Fails to Show Wholesaler's Actions 'But For' Cause of A&P's Rejection of Contract
Williams v. Department of Corrections	Top
Inmate Footwear Not Confinement Condition Violating His Eighth Amendment Rights
Owens v. Aspen Funding LLC	Top
Court Partly Dismisses Elderly Widow's Suit Alleging Fraud in Home Loan, Credit Line
Desabio v. Howmedica Osteonics Corp.	Top
Negligence, Res Ipsa Claims Over Hip Device Pre-Empted by Medical Devices Amendments
Outside Counsel: Manifest Disregard Standard Survives, Barely, in the Second Circuit	Top
Geoffrey A. Mort, of counsel at Kraus & Zuchlewski, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the district courts in it and elsewhere have grappled with the question of whether "manifest disregard of the law" remains a viable ground for vacatur of an arbitral award.

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