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• Richard Green (Fine Paintings) v. McClendon
• 'Zeig' Still Governs Exhaustion of Underlying Policy Limits in New York
• 2011 Guideline Amendments: A Mixed Bag
• Gay Librarian's Suspension Shocks Court's Sense of Fairness
• Criticism of Lab Evidence Testing Prompts Judge to Order New Trial
• D.A. Drops Murder Case Against 2 Men Who Spent 19 Years in Prison
• Albany: State Bar to Increase Dues For Most Members in 2012
• A.G. Names Remaining Public Integrity Officers
• Ex-Broker Takes Judge's Advice and Waives Venue
• Circuit Finds Enron Investor Payments Are Protected
• New York Law School Dean to Step Down
• Debevoise Names Presiding Partner
• People v. Encarnacion
• People v. McLartey
• People v. Nichson
• Matter of Yoda
• People v. Neville
• Matter of Kiara C.
• Matter of Giles C v. Janet L
• Argentto Systems Inc. v. Subin Associates LLP
• Mason v. Duncan
• Forman v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
• Leroy v. New York City Board of Elections
• Cabrera v. NYC Housing Authority
• Outside Counsel: Court of Appeals Clarifies Qualification of Reputation Evidence

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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
'Zeig' Still Governs Exhaustion of Underlying Policy Limits in New York	Top
In their Corporate Insurance Law column, Schulte Roth & Zabel's Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes write: On Jan. 9, 1928, Judge Augustus Hand, then sitting on the Second Circuit, called it as he saw it in Zeig v. Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co., and to this day courts across the nation have followed and continue to follow this seminal decision on triggering excess insurance. In the last few years, however, several courts have taken the time to reexamine Zeig.
2011 Guideline Amendments: A Mixed Bag	Top
Alan Vinegrad and Jason Levine of Covington & Burling discuss the the proposed amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines and how they will affect a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, and a proposal which will make it marginally easier for minimal participants in crimes to receive a downward adjustment.
Gay Librarian's Suspension Shocks Court's Sense of Fairness	Top
Criticism of Lab Evidence Testing Prompts Judge to Order New Trial	Top
D.A. Drops Murder Case Against 2 Men Who Spent 19 Years in Prison	Top
Albany: State Bar to Increase Dues For Most Members in 2012	Top
A.G. Names Remaining Public Integrity Officers	Top
Ex-Broker Takes Judge's Advice and Waives Venue	Top
Circuit Finds Enron Investor Payments Are Protected	Top
New York Law School Dean to Step Down	Top
Debevoise Names Presiding Partner	Top
People v. Encarnacion	Top
Confrontation Right Forfeited by Threats Used to Induce Refusal to Testify at Trial
People v. McLartey	Top
Counsel Only Required to Advise Non-Citizens Of Immigration Consequences, Not Citizens
People v. Nichson	Top
Court Finds Criminal Trespass Charges Facially Sufficient in Public Housing Case
Matter of Yoda	Top
Officers Lacked Requisite Suspicion for Stop, Frisk; Suppression of Knife Is Granted
People v. Neville	Top
Complaint Found Sufficient Alleging Welfare Of Incompetent Person Was Endangered
Matter of Kiara C.	Top
Juvenile Delinquent Granted Motion to Seal Record Over Baby's Death in Interest of Justice
Matter of Giles C v. Janet L	Top
Minor Will Get County Attorney if She Files Affidavit That Parents Refused Her Counsel
Argentto Systems Inc. v. Subin Associates LLP	Top
Copyright's Purported Infringement Found to Occur Before Registration
Mason v. Duncan	Top
Persistent Felon Sentence Did Not Violate Due Process, Right to Jury Trial Under 'Apprendi'
Forman v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.	Top
Expert?s Opinions on Drug Firm's Compliance With FDA Rules Found Relevant to Litigation
Leroy v. New York City Board of Elections	Top
Due Process, Gender Bias Claims Are Rejected In Board's Refusal to Put Name on Ballot
Cabrera v. NYC Housing Authority	Top
Court Annuls Termination of Tenancy Found Shocking to Judicial Conscience
Outside Counsel: Court of Appeals Clarifies Qualification of Reputation Evidence	Top
Joseph D. Nohavicka, a partner at Mavromihalis Pardalis & Nohavicka, writes: The credibility of a witness in both civil and criminal cases can be impeached by showing that their reputation for truth and veracity is bad. The right to do so is triggered once a proper foundation has been laid that a "key opposing witness" has a bad reputation in the community for truth. But what, exactly, is a "community?" The Court of Appeals recently issued a decision on this question.

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