• February 22, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Long Island: Briefly Noted

    The Appellate Division, Second Department, is giving Peace a chance. Two years ago, veteran Mineola criminal defense attorney Ernest J. Peace fumbled his right to defend himself when h

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  • July 26, 2000 | New York Law Journal

    Inspector Owed Duty to Client's Workers

    A private company that conducts safety inspections for employers has a duty to its clients' employees to make sure that no unsafe conditions cause injury, a unanimous panel of the Suprem

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  • Avery v. Integrated Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2013-07-24
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2013-06-27
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, Niall P. McCarthy, Justin T. Berger, Eric J. Buescher; Coughlin Law Firm, Frank J. Coughlin, Kim-Thao T. Le; Jerry K. Cimmet; Law Offices of John M. Kelson, John M. Kelson; and Gerald M. Werksman for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
    for defendant: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Richard J. Simmons, Derek R. Havel and Daniel J. McQueen for Defendants and Appellants.

    Case Number: No. G046202

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 7812 ALEXANDRA AVERY et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. INTEGR

  • June 11, 2012 | Daily Business Review

    Justice Watch: New rulings may shield banks in Ponzi litigation

    The legal bar is getting higher for investors and trustees who try to hold banks accountable for allowing fraudsters like Scott Rothstein to run their criminal activity unabated through their

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  • March 21, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Appellate Division Review

    Long past are the days when Philippe Petit could earn the acclaim of millions by traversing the twin towers of the World Trade Center on a high wire. Today, even a carefully thought-out plan t

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  • September 29, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Inmate's Right to Free Exercise of Religion Clarified

    Exploring the parameters of a statute that protects the right of inmates to freely exercise their religion, a federal appeals court has ruled that a prisoner who founded a religion that requires ma

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  • October 25, 2002 | Daily Report Online

    Panel Backs Rejection of Suit Over Porn Put in Film Rental

    Jonathan Ringel [email protected] Film critic Roger Ebert called "It Takes Two," a 1995 comedy starring twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, "harmless and fitfully amusing.

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  • September 4, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Appellate Division Review

    We looked up "appellate division" in Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, and learned a new word (at least, we think it's a word): "disambiguation." Because both New Y

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  • Warriner v. Warriner

    Publication Date: 2012-09-10
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2012-09-05
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 8
    Judge: Christopher Antcliff, Justice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-11-00210-CV

    OPINION Fredrick Merida Warriner ("Appellant") appeals the decision of the trial court regarding the distribution of property relating to the divorce proceeding between Appella

  • Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co. v. Goel

    Publication Date: 2001-12-13
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    Date Filed: 2001-12-04
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Dennis, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 99-60443

    Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of MississippiAfter suffering an injury to his hand that prevented him from performing surgery, Dr. Dinesh K. Goel sought dis