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No-Fault Insurance Wrap-Up
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
By David M. Barshay

 "David M. Barshay, a partner at Baker, Sanders, Barshay, Grossman, Fass, Muhlstock and Neuwirth, writes that the defense of 'Workers' Comp' ? that is, that the claimant was injured in the course of his or her employment and therefore is not entitled to no-fault benefits ? has historically been misunderstood and misapplied by both sides of the bar, as well as the judiciary."

OUTSIDE COUNSEL:

Coercive Creditor Treated As Insider in Bankruptcy Case
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
By Brad Eric Scheler and Alan N. Resnick

"Brad Eric Scheler, a senior partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, and Alan N. Resnick, of counsel to the firm, write that lenders and other creditors of financially distressed companies should recognize the risk that they may be treated as insiders in a subsequent bankruptcy case if their dealings with the debtor are not at arm's length due to excessive bargaining power and coercion."

Technology Today

Computer Crime
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
By David Frey

" David Frey, an assistant district attorney on Staten Island and chief of the computer and technology investigations unit, writes that when one finishes digesting the Weaver case, one realizes that although the Court has declared that law enforcement must get a warrant in order to use GPS technology, that questions are left unasnswered, including, since the Court was offended by the length of time the GPS device was attached, does it give a time limit it finds reasonable? "