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Environmental Law
Friday, January 23, 2009
By Michael B. Gerrard

" Michael B. Gerrard, senior counsel at Arnold & Porter, a professor of professional practice at Columbia Law School and director of its Center for Climate Change Law, outlines the recommendations the Task Force on Global Warming will be releasing at the Presidential Summit at the upcoming NYSBA annual meeting, recommendations that, given the current fiscal situation, concentrate on action items that will either save the state money because of their energy cost savings or will have, at worst, a modest cost to state and local government. "

No-Fault Insurance Wrap-Up
Friday, January 23, 2009
By David M. Barshay and David M. Gottlieb

"David M. Barshay, a partner at Baker, Sanders, Barshay, Grossman, Fass, Muhlstock and Neuwirth, and David M. Gottlieb, an associate with the firm, write that the Appellate Division, Second Department, found that a class action challenging GEICO's '[systematic reduction of] reimbursement for medical equipment and supplies,' can be certified as a class action, but not with its current class representative."

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 What Is the Propriety of Service Of Process on Foreign Central Banks?
Friday, January 23, 2009
By Stephen M. Harnik and Christian Votava

"Stephen M. Harnik, a partner at Harnik Wilker & Finkelstein, and Christian Votava, an associate at the firm, whether characterized as the state itself or an 'agency or instrumentality' of the foreign state, service of process on a foreign central bank regardless of the existence or designation of its U.S. presence should have to be made exclusively under §1608(a). Until such time as the FSIA may be so amended, they conclude, foreign central banks with offices in the United States may be advised to seek to acquire consular status."

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The Organized Lawyer
Friday, January 23, 2009
By Kelly Lynn Anders

 "Kelly Lynn Anders, associate dean for student affairs at Washburn University School of Law, asks: When was the last time you saw the wood on your desk? The legal profession is busy and demanding, she warns, and it can be easy to become overwhelmed with all of the competing projects and responsibilities. As January is National Organization Month, she says it's an ideal time to think about what it will take to develop an organized workspace."