• August 16, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 10, No. 157 -- August 16, 2002

    STATE COURT CASES CIVIL PROCEDURE -- DISCOVERY07 3 1397 Bischoff, et ux. v. Hummer, et al., Law Div. (Williams, J.S.C.) (3 pp.) Although the judge finds that defendant Cameron

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  • March 3, 2011 | The Recorder

    Blair Nicholas

    Securities litigation didn't take off as expected during the financial crisis and, at least according to some critics, the stock option backdating scandal mostly fizzled with a few high-profile exc

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  • Leifer v. Berkowitz

    Publication Date: 2005-01-21
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    NEW YORK COUNTY Civil Court Judge Engoron Upon the foregoing papers, it is hereby ordered that defendant's motion for summary judgment is granted. Summary/

  • January 10, 2005 | Legal Times

    Swidler Berlin's New York Minute

    It didn't work.When D.C.'s Swidler & Berlin merged with New York's Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman in the summer of 1998, the marriage was touted as a means to help Swidler

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  • Matter of McDougall v Scoppetta

    Publication Date: 2010-07-20
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    Case Number: 2009-02176

    Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P. STEVEN W. FISHER ARIEL E. BELEN LEONARD B.

  • November 23, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    WTC Settlement Gets Backing Needed to Take Effect

    Enough plaintiffs have accepted a massive settlement of claims alleging respiratory and other health problems from the post-9/11 response and cleanup at the World Trade Center site to seal th

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  • May 12, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Pa. Says Thanks, but No Thanks, to Federal-Style E-Discovery

    In 1978, when the youngest members of the law school class of 2003 were born, the newest technology was the five-and-a-quarter-inch floppy disk, designed for use with the Apple II computer an

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  • July 28, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Law Firm Partnership Law

    Being a contract partner isn't easy! You have the hassles of an employee combined with the responsibilities of a partner. Firm creditors try to hold you liable for partnership obligations and

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  • Didder v. Didder

    Publication Date: 2005-07-22
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    QUEENS COUNTY Supreme Court Justice Morgenstern QUESTIONS PRESENTED: Should the Defendant be held in Contempt without a hearing of this Court's Order of Dec

  • December 19, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

    Litigation Financing Becoming a Useful Tool for In-House Counsel

    Litigation can be a risky, costly undertaking for any company, in which even the strongest of claims can pale in comparison to the funds needed to bring (or defend) them in court. Caught between th

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