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  • May 11, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Prosecute pirates worldwide

    The pending trial in federal court of the surviving pirate involved in the dramatic hijacking of the Maersk Alabama will be the first piracy prosecution in the United States since the late 19

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  • Victor M. Lopez, et al., Plaintiffs v. ACME American Environmental Co., Inc., et al., Defendants, 12 Civ. 511

    Publication Date: 2012-12-19
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge William Pauley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiffs: Nancy Kaboolian Abbey Spanier Rodd Abrams & Paradis, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for Individual Defendants: Jon Andrew Ward, Sahn Ward & Baker, PLLC, Uniondale, NY. Counsel for Corporate Defendants: Anthony Paduano, Paduano & Weintraub, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 12 Civ. 511

    Cite as: Lopez v. ACME American Environmental Co., Inc., 12 Civ. 511, NYLJ 1202581737517, at *1 (SDNY, Decided December 6, 2012)District Judge William Pa

  • Leventhal v. Knapek

    Publication Date: 2001-10-04
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    Date Filed: 2001-09-26
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: Sotomayor, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 00-9306

    Argued: April 19, 2001Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Norman A. Mordue, Judge) granting defendants' motion for summary judgment, de

  • April 12, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Keep an Eye on the End Game: Enforcement

    As the globalization of business persists, international arbitration continues to be the preferred method for resolving cross-border disputes.1 The increased prevalence of international

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  • Ustanik v. Nortex Foundation Designs, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-06-18
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    Date Filed: 2010-06-16
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 10
    Judge: Tom Gray Chief Justice
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    Case Number: 10-09-00272-CV

    OPINIONMike and Teresa Ustanik sued Nortex Foundation Designs, Inc. and Jerry Coffee when the foundation on their newly built house failed. When the trial court granted Nortex's and Coffee's motion

  • Butler v. Shinseki

    Publication Date: 2010-05-07
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    Date Filed: 2010-04-23
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Per curiam.
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    Case Number: 2009-7066

    Before NEWMAN, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges.Opinion for the court filed PER CURIAM. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.Steven Butler, appearing pro se, appeals the decision of t

  • Matter of Acosta v. Kelly

    Publication Date: 2005-04-25
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
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    NEW YORK COUNTY Supreme Court Justice Ling-Cohan Background Petitioner, Efraim Acosta, had been employed by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DOS)

  • April 14, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Decides Filing of Suit Triggers Debt Notification Law

    A consumer debt collector's filing of a lawsuit in state court to get unpaid back rent is an "initial communication" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a federal appeals court has r

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  • April 20, 2009 | Legal Times

    Free Speech Does a Body Good

    The free flow of information drives the marketplace of ideas and the marketplace of commerce. People will pay for data about a ballplayer’s batting average, a politician&rsqu

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  • October 3, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

    N.J. Court Seems Inclined to Let Dems Pass Torch in Senate Race

    The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared poised to allow the Democratic Party to substitute a new candidate on the Nov. 5 ballot for incumbent Sen. Robert Torricelli, who announced his w

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