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November 28, 2011 | New York Law Journal

New York Same-Sex Marriage and Employee Benefits

With the passage of the New York State Marriage Equality Act, effective July 24, 2011, New York became the fifth state, along with Massachusetts, Iowa, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont, as we

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July 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Hogan Lovells Leads Way On Spate Of Office Openings

Nearly a year and a half after announcing its intentions to put down stakes in Brazil, Hogan Lovells has opened an office in Rio de Janeiro—the firm's 44th global loca

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October 19, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sealed Filings Increase at High Court

When the U.S. Supreme Court debates the constitutionality of the federal "partial-birth abortion" law next month, it will have some sensitive information in its hands that no member of the pub

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Escaler v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,* 07-3769-cv

Publication Date: 2009-09-18
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Date Filed: 2009-09-11
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
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Before: Winter and Sack, C.JJ, and Cogan, D.J.** U.S. COURT OF APPEALS SECOND CIRCUIT Thomas E. Moseley, Newark, New Jersey, for Plaintiff-Appellant. F. Jam

December 1, 2009 | Legaltech News

E-Billing Pet Peeves

Q: What is your pet peeve about e-billing?A. Mine relates to how companies use -- or rather do not use -- the systems. Companies spend a fair amount of money to implement and

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September 11, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Surrogate's Court Surrogate Webber

Surrogate's CourtSurrogate WebberESTATE OF ALEC L. COLLETT, Deceased (2812/08) — The proposed compromise of a cause of action for deceden

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Hobson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

Publication Date: 2009-08-07
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Date Filed: 2009-07-29
Court: 2nd Cir.
Judge: John M. Walker, Jr., Circuit Judge
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Case Number: 07-0364-cv

Argued: October 30, 2008Before: WALKER, B.D. PARKER, and RAGGI, Circuit Judges.Plaintiff-Appellant Deborah Hobson ("Hobson") is a member of an employer-provided health care plan (the "Plan") tha

December 20, 2001 | Texas Lawyer

Quotable Cuss Words From Texas Appeals Court Opinions

If you think literary authors led the way in introducing certain celebrated vulgarisms into print, think again. Fred Shapiro has found early examples of potty-mouth terms in the opinions of co

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Condit v. Dunne

Publication Date: 2004-12-22
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Judge Leisure Defendant Dominick Dunne brings this motion for a protective order barring public dissemination of the

Monique Sykes et al. v. Harris, 09 Civ. 8486 (DC)

Publication Date: 2011-01-03
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: By: Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, Esq., Elisha Jain, Esq., Emery Celli Brinkerhoff & Abady LLP, New York, New York By: Susan Shin, Esq., Claudia Wilner, Esq., Josh Zinner, Esq., Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project, New York, New York By: Carolyn E. Coffey, Esq., Andrew Goldberg, Esq., Anamaria Segura, Esq., MFY Legal Services, Inc., New York, New York
for defendant: For Mel Harris Defendants: By: Brett A. Scher, Esq., Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, New York, New York For Leucadia Defendants: By: Adam R. Schwartz, Esq., Mcelroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, New York, New York For Samserv Defendants: By: Jordan Sklar, Esq., Babchick & Young, LLP, White Plains, NY
Case Number: 09 Civ. 8486 (DC)

Cite as: Monique Sykes et al. v. Harris, 09 Civ. 8486 (DC), NYLJ 1202476897389, at *1 (SDNY, Decided December 29, 2010)Circuit Judge Denny Chinp class="dec