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  • May 29, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    The Risk of Using Independent Contractors

    The legal landscape involving independent contractors has dramatically and swiftly changed. For decades, legal challenges to an employer's use of independent contractors were infrequent, and many c

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  • In re Hill

    Publication Date: 2009-04-06
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    Date Filed: 2009-04-01
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 08-9006

    Before Torruella, Selya and Lipez, Circuit Judges.This bankruptcy appeal concerns a matter of first impression at the circuit court level. The pivotal question is this: May a debtor's homestead exe

  • Applebaum v. Palagonia, 46794/07

    Publication Date: 2008-09-04
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-25
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County
    Judge: Arthur Schack
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    Case Number: 46794/07

    Justice Arthur M. Schack KINGS COUNTY Supreme Court Justice Schack D

  • Licciardello v. Lovelady

    Publication Date: 2008-10-17
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-10
    Court: 11th Cir.
    Judge: Hill, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 07-14086

    PUBLISHBefore BIRCH, DUBINA and HILL, Circuit Judges.Carman Licciardello brought this action in the Middle District of Florida against Rendy Lovelady under the Lanham Act for trademark infringem

  • Herzog Transit Services, Inc. v. United States Railroad Retirement Board

    Publication Date: 2010-10-31
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    Date Filed: 2010-10-22
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Ripple, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 09-3945

    ARGUED MAY 26, 2010Before RIPPLE, KANNE and SYKES, Circuit Judges.Herzog Transit Services ("Herzog") operates, under contract with Dallas Area Rapid Transit ("DART") and Fort Worth Transportatio

  • March 20, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Thou Shalt Not Trade: Restrictions on Trading in Bankruptcy

    Recent developments in high-profile Chapter 11 cases involving foundering corporate giants like United Airlines and Conseco have brought renewed attention to the role played by bankruptc

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  • RSR Corp. v. International Insurance Co.

    Publication Date: 2010-07-28
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    Date Filed: 2010-07-26
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Garwood, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 09-10405

    Published opinionBefore GARWOOD, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.From 1972 until 1983, Quemetco, Inc. (Quemetco), a subsidiary of RSR Corporation, operated a lead smelter on Harbor Island, ne

  • AmBase Corp. v. City Investing Co. Liquidating Trust

    Publication Date: 2002-01-23
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    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
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    Wednesday, January 23, 2002 U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Judge Stanton AmBase Corp. v. City Investing Co. Liquidating Trust Defendants m

  • March 8, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Limits Inquiry for Foreign Subpoena

    A federal district judge in a discovery action may not consider the admissibility of evidence in foreign jurisdictions when deciding whether to grant a subpoena for testimony or document

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  • In re Nosek

    Publication Date: 2008-10-13
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-03
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Lipez, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: Nos. 07-2173 & 07-2174

    Before Lipez, Merritt,*fn1 and Howard, Circuit Judges.This case requires us to evaluate an award of compensatory and punitive damages by the Bankruptcy Court for t