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January 13, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The Bankruptcy Files: Twinkies, Bad Banks, and Belly-Up Law Firms

The number of large companies filing for bankruptcy in 2011 declined for the third straight year since the start of the financial crisis in 2008, according to information compiled by Bankrupt

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June 3, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Disputed Research Drives Debate on Kendra's Law

ALBANY � When New York's law for assisted outpatient treatment of the mentally ill � named Kendra's Law � was enacted five years ago, many activists and advocates criticized it as a knee-jerk

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August 1, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Tax Tips

By the end of September a bipartisan nine-member panel is set to release a comprehensive plan to dramatically change the federal tax system. The panel has been holding public he

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Wells v. Douglas Elliman, LLC, 115373/2009

Publication Date: 2011-03-08
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Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 46
Judge: Justice Lucy Billings
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs, David P. Kownacki Esq. and Andrew Leftt Esq., New York, NY
for defendant: For Defendant Axion LLC, Thomas W. Hyland Esq. and A. Ernest Tonorezos Esq., Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP, New York, NY For Defendants Douglas Elliman, LLC, De Acquisition, LLC, and Insignia Douglas Elliman, LLC, Patricia D'Antone Esq., Curtis, Vasile, P.C., Merrick, NY
Case Number: 115373/2009

Cite as: Wells v. Douglas Elliman, LLC, 115373/2009, NYLJ 1202484671966, at *1 (Sup. NY, Decided February 28, 2011)Justice Lucy BillingsD

In Re Robyn H. Deutsch-Sokol

Publication Date: 2003-03-18
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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Judge Conner IN RE: ROBIN H. DEUTSCH-SOKOL — Plaintiff-appellant Robyn H. Deutsch- Sokol appeals to this Court from an oral Order (the “Order”) entered February 5, 2002

May 19, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Obama, Same-Sex Partnerships, Immigration: a Half-Step Forward

In recent weeks, immigration and civil rights advocates were given reason to be guardedly hopeful about the Obama administration's policy on same-sex marriage and immigration. On Feb. 23, 2011, Att

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Brooks v. City of San Mateo

Publication Date: 2000-06-07
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Date Filed: 2000-06-05
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: WOOD, KOZINSKI, and RYMER, Circuit Judges
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John F. Prentice and Sheila A. Reid
for defendant: Nancy E. Pritikin, et. al.
Case Number: No. 98-15818

The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. We consider the legal implications of a single, rather unsavory, episode of workplace sexual harassment.

December 22, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The Global Lawyer: The Global Lawyer of the Year

Dollar for dollar, there was really no victory that compares. David Kavanagh of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom not only stopped a proposed $16 billion share swap between BP and the Russian s

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In re Jose C.

Publication Date: 2010-09-03
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Date Filed: 2010-09-02
Court: C.A. 2nd
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrea Sheridan Ordin, County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, and William D. Thetford, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
for defendant: Christopher Blake, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Intervener and Appellant N.C. Darlene Azevedo Kelly, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Appellant Jose C. No appearance for Defendant and Respondent.
Case Number: No. B221562

Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 11660In re JOSE C., A Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAM

June 19, 2003 | New York Law Journal

WorldCom Employee Claims Go Forward

A federal judge has refused to dismiss claims that former WorldCom Chief Executive Bernie Ebbers violated his duty to employees who invested in company stock as part of their retirement plan.

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