• Estate of Frederick Wagner, Deceased, 2010-748A

    Publication Date: 2010-10-27
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    Court: Surrogate's Court, Kings County
    Judge: Surrogate Margarita Lopez Torres
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner, Rivka Wagner: N. Carl Caller, Esq, N.C. Caller, P.C., Brooklyn, New York Of Counsel for Petitioner: Leo Beitner, Esq., Seth Rubenstein, P.C., Brooklyn, New York For Movants, Betty and David Sebrow, and Joel Weiss: Joshua Annenberg, Esq., Jan Meyer & Associates, P.C., New York, New York
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2010-748A

    Cite as: Estate of Frederick Wagner, 2010-748A, NYLJ 1202473862780, at *1 (Surr., KI, Decided October 14, 2010)Surrogate Margarita Lopez Torresp class="dec

  • In re Pelkey

    Publication Date: 2009-01-07
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    Date Filed: 2008-12-23
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Reid, Associate Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for respondent: Hamilton Fox III, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: Attorney for Office of Bar Counsel: Julia Porter, Office of the Bar Counsel, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 06-BG-893

    On Report and Recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility (BDN 67-03)Argued January 23, 2008Before REID, Associate Judge, FARRELL, Associate Judge, Retired,a HREF="#D*fn1" NAME="

  • February 1, 2010 | Legaltech News

    Are We Just Makin' Copies?

    Courts have the power to shift costs of discovery from responding to requesting parties, as a punitive measure or to achieve an equitable result. For lawyers obliged to advance litigationexpe

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  • Home Loan Corp. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2010-05-03
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    Date Filed: 2010-04-29
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 14
    Judge: Jeffrey V. Brown Justice
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    Case Number: 14-09-00119-CV

    Affirmed and Opinion filed April 29, 2010.OPINIONHome Loan Corporation d/b/a Expanded Mortgage Credit appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. On

  • June 15, 2005 | Legal Times

    A Brand-New Book of Numbers

    "Freakonomics"by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner(William Morrow, 242 pages, $25.95) Morality may represent the way the world should work, but economics exp

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  • Glass v. Grecco

    Publication Date: 2003-10-09
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    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk County
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    Judge Lifson Glass v. Grecco - In a taxpayer's action, the defendant Peerless moves for an order pursuant to 22 NYCRR §§130-1.1 and 130-2.1 imposing sanctions against the plaint

  • Sandra W. Beauchamp, individually and on behalf of a class, Plaintiff v. Financial Recovery Services, Inc., Defendant, 10 Civ. 4864 (SAS)

    Publication Date: 2011-03-18
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Abraham Kleinman, Esq., Kleinman LLC, Uniondale, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Scott A. Schechter, Esq., Sergio Alves, Esq., Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Valhalla, NY.

    Case Number: 10 Civ. 4864 (SAS)

    Cite as: Beauchamp v. Financial Recovery Services, Inc., 10 Civ. 4864 (SAS), NYLJ 1202486598549, at *1 (SDNY, Decided March 11, 2011)District Judge Shira A. Sch

  • September 14, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Despite Naysayers, Juris Doctor Degree Still a Valuable Investment

    The other night over dinner, a colleague told me that his brother-in-law was still looking for a job — and so were all his brother-in-law's pals. As it happens, this unemployed relative

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  • February 23, 2006 | Legal Times

    Senior Associates Wonder: Should I Stay, or Should I Go?

    The ad is brazen, almost taunting, targeting the wounded ego of the thwarted associate. "So they promised to put you on the fast track, huh? That you'd make partner six years out of law scho

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  • August 21, 2008 | Law.com Corporate

    Worst Year for Big Firms Since 2001

    Since 2001, the legal industry has been characterized by double-digit profit growth, strong demand, solid productivity, and controlled expense growth. That all started to change in the second half

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