New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest October 1, 2008
By David Badertscher, PLL
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<p><font size="2">APPELLATE DIVISION<br/>SECOND DEPARTMENT<br/>Torts<br/><font>Accident Victim's Action for Injuries During Medical Exam on Insurer's Behalf Is for Simple Negligence</font> <br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914864&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>Bazakos, appellant v. Lewis, respondent</i></b></a></font> </font></p>
<p><font size="2">COURT OF CLAIMS<br/>Legal Profession<br/><font>Counsel Denied Motion to Withdraw; Court Finds He Is Obligated to 'Front' Expert Fees for Trial</font> <br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914750&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>McCord v. State of New York</i></b></a></font> <br/><br/></font><font size="2"><font color="#265a8e"><b>NEW YORK COUNTY<br/>Alternative Dispute Resolution</b></font><br/><font><font color="red">Free With Registration:</font> Court Rules Law Firm Entitled to Arbitration To Recover $13 Million in Unpaid Legal Fees</font><br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914603&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>ConnectU Inc. v. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP</i></b></a></font><br/><br/></font><font size="2"><font color="#265a8e"><b>NEW YORK COUNTY<br/>Torts</b></font><br/><font><font color="red">Free With Registration:</font> Moviegoer Denied Recovery for Dental Injuries From Unpopped Kernel of Popcorn at Theater</font><br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424915030&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>Kaplan v. American Multi-Cinema Inc.</i></b></a></font><br/><br/></font><font size="2"><font color="#265a8e"><b>NEW YORK COUNTY<br/>Civil Practice</b></font><br/><font>Improper Use of Subpoena by Landlord's Counsel Prejudiced Tenant; Information Derived Suppressed</font><br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914663&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>Extell 609 West 137th Street LLC v.Bonilla-Morel</i></b></a></font><br/><br/></font><font size="2"><font color="#265a8e"><b>RICHMOND COUNTY<br/>Insurance Law</b></font><br/><font>Insurer Articulates 'Founded Belief' Provider Fraudulently Incorporated; Doctor's EBT Warranted</font><br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914574&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>Bay Plaza Chiropractic PC v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.</i></b></a></font><br/><br/></font><font size="2"><font color="#265a8e"><b>SUFFOLK COUNTY<br/>Civil Practice</b></font><br/><font>Class Certification in Suit for Alleged Violations Of RPL, GBL Against Mortgage Company Granted</font><br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914692&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>Dowd v. Alliance Mortgage Co.</i></b></a></font><br/><br/></font><font size="2"><font color="#265a8e"><b>U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, SECOND CIRCUIT<br/>Criminal Practice</b></font><br/><font>Panel Upholds Convictions Under Statute Barring Marijuana Distribution Within 1,000 Feet of School</font><br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914779&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>United States v. Godfried Martin, Garfield Douglas</i></b></a></font><br/><br/></font><font size="2"><font color="#265a8e"><b>U.S. <font size="2">COURT OF APPEALS, SECOND CIRCUIT<br/>Immigration Law</font></b></font><br/></font><font size="2"><font>Board Erred in Rejecting Legal Framework To Evaluate if Alien Convicted of Aggravated Felony</font><br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914837&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>Gertsenshteyn v. Mukasey</i></b></a></font><br/><br/></font><font size="2"><font color="#265a8e"><b>U.S. DISTRICT COURT<br/>SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK<br/>Bankruptcy</b></font><br/><font>Court Upholds Approval of Settlements Resolving 7,500 Asbestos Claims Against Auto Parts Maker</font><br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914633&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>In re: Dana Corp.</i></b></a></font><br/><br/></font><font size="2"><font color="#265a8e"><b>U.S. DISTRICT COURT<br/>EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK<br/>Legal Profession</b></font><br/><font>Criminal Contempt Charges Against Lawyer For 'Misconduct' Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt</font><br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914808&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>In re: Ruth M. Pollack</i></b></a></font><br/><br/></font><font size="2"><font color="#265a8e"><b>U.S. DISTRICT COURT<br/>EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK<br/>Intellectual Property</b></font><br/><font>Lanham Act Claims by Brooklyn Importer of Russian Candy Against Rival Importer Summarily Dismissed</font><br/><font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202424914721&pStyle=decision" target="_blank"><b><i>Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc. v. Trilini Imports</i></b></a></font><br/></font></p></font>
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