A.G. Sues Banks Over Their Use of MERS Electronic 'End-Around'
In his latest broadside against the banking industry, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is alleging that the nation's largest banks use the Mortgage Electronic Registration System to evade public filings, shortchange localities of $2 billion in fees and compromise the interests of homeowners.
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A judge presiding over a protracted custody case, which was inexplicably taken from him and then returned, has now recused himself, saying that his calendar had filled up in the meantime, and it would be "an injustice" to all sides to force them to wait for his next available trial date.
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Southern District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin was wrong to vacate an award on the grounds that some of the arbitrators did not disclose that they were working on a second dispute that involved one of the same witnesses, the Second Circuit held.
With Drug Quantity at Issue, a Plea Is Overturned
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Defendant Troy Culbertson insisted that he pleaded to a conspiracy involving only three kilograms of cocaine in 2009 before Eastern District Judge Sterling Johnson, an amount that would subject him to a five-year mandatory minimum instead of 10 years.
Attorney Sanctions Upheld in 9/11 Conspiracy Case
Dennis Cunningham and co-counsel William W. Veale, who insist that former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld caused the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, were ordered to pay a total of $15,000 in addition to double what the government spent defending against their lawsuit.
Boy's Defamation Claim Against Newspaper Revived
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The Second Department has revived a claim by a 10-year-old boy and his parents accusing a newspaper of falsely suggesting that the boy was involved with gangs.
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Sexual Abuse Charge Against Father Is Dismissed, But Not Endangering Charge
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Legal Malpractice in Criminal Cases: A Claim Rarely Proved
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In his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Justice Barry Kamins, Administrative Judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, discusses the elements of a malpractice action, including a specific pleading requirement that essentially bars actions against defense counsel in the overwhelming majority of criminal matters, so much so, that it is fair to say a successful claim of legal malpractice in a criminal case must be viewed as a rarity.
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Must Experts Duke It Out Before Class Certification?
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In their Employment Law feature, Weil, Gotshal & Manges partners Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas discuss the differing views offered by the courts regarding the requirements for full 'Daubert' reviews at the class certification stage, which will likely herald continued disagreement by various circuits.
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Custody Evaluations: The Propriety of Preparation
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Robert Z. Dobrish, a member of Dobrish Michaels Gross, writes that the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Child Custody Consultant Task Force has taken on the job of recommending guidelines for mental health professionals who are brought into the process of custody evaluations for the purpose of assisting attorneys.
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Co-Chairs Turn a Double Play
Peter J. Sacripanti and Jeffrey E. Stone, co-chairs of McDermott Will & Emery, write: When we were elected co-chairmen in 2010, we knew that our proposed management model was untested in our firm and posed some unique challenges. Now, two years later, we have seen clear benefits and can offer some specific observations about why this model, if implemented properly, can be a boost to a firm's success.
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Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria L. Ciampi of Ciampi LLC discuss the nuts and bolts of partnership law, from methods of revisiting some of basic partnership tenets to reviewing one's partnership agreement for a successful career in law.
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Ed Poll, principal of LawBiz Management, writes that with all the potential lateral hiring problems - high revenue expectations, the former firm's accounts receivable, competition for clients - two solutions are essential: planning and communication.
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Hofstra students are hoping to make analyzing court rulings easier for future attorneys with a project teaching computers to identify the logic behind legal decisions; a new study finds law schools have not done a great job of providing comprehensive job placement data for the class of 2010; and more.
Too Much of a Muchness
Law school writing courses, and by proxy, the attorneys that graduate from them and go on to practice in the real world seem to universally overlook a simple concept when it comes to writing: more is not necessarily better.
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A 55-year-old plumber's assistant wins a $250,000 pretrial settlement after claiming a series of workplace accidents caused him to have two heart attacks.
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