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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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2009 Required Minimum Distribution Alert

Posted on February 19, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 19, 2009. 2009 required minimum distribution alertDorsey & Whitney LLP"This memo is intended to alert you to the effect of the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 on the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules...

Second Circuit Court of Appeals: Arbitration Class Action Ban Enenforceable

Posted on February 19, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 19, 2009. Second Circuit: arbitration class action ban unenforceableJorden Burt LLP"On a matter of first impression, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals considered the enforcement of a mandatory arbitration clause in a contract that also contained a 'class action waiver' forbidding parties to the contract from pursuing class claims in the arbitral forum...

Illinois: New Decision on the Application of Attorney Client Privelege to Communications With In House Counsel

Posted on February 19, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 19, 2009. Illinois - New decision on the application of attorney- client privilege to communications with in-house counselRichards Kibbe & Orbe LLP"A recent decision out of the Northern District of Illinois provided a more expansive application of the attorney-client privilege to communications with in-house counsel than other courts have been willing to adopt...

New Liabilities and Policies for Incidential Private Use of Company Electronic System and PDAs

Posted on February 19, 2009
Source: Lexology, February, 19, 2009. New liabilities and policies for incidental private use of company electronic systems and PDAEdwards Angell Palmer & Dodge"Incidental personal use of company supplied computer devices and services, including Blackberries, often supported or hosted by third party providers, is commonplace...

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Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on February 19, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, February 19, 2009. NY voters prefer sales tax hike to more income taxTimes Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA" 'In fact, Governor Paterson has said numerous times that the federal stimulus funding represents an opportunity to eliminate many of the tax and fee ...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines February 19, 2009

Posted on February 19, 2009
SourceNLJ.COM, February 19, 2009. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� How do firms lay off lawyers? Very carefully."Laid-off workers in any industry are bound to be distressed, bitter and potentially litigious after a job loss...

List of Selected U.S. Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Posted on February 19, 2009
Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reporrts, Congressional letters, draft bills, and other primary source materials. Documents listed are accessible� through subscription to the GalleryWatch...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest February 19, 2009

Posted on February 19, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links proveded below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: U...

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists February 19, 2009

New York Law Journal Lead Articles February 19, 2009

Posted on February 19, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Thursday, February 19, 2009 Warrant in Porn Case Is Found Insufficient Free: Sorkin Uses Likability, Savvy to Protect a Despised Client Nassau Commercial Courts Adopt New E-Discovery Requirements Continuous Treatment Doctrine Allows Malpractice Suit to Proceed Use of Alternative Sentences Plunges for Federal Crimes, Report Says Correction Newsbriefs

Portland Oregon Police Chief Shifts Funds to Gang Outreach Workers

Posted on February 19, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 19, 2009. "In a rare move, Portland's new police commissioner is terminating grants for six youth outreach agencies four months early and redirecting the remaining $120,000 to support eight to 10 street-based gang outreach workers, reports The Oregonian...

New York: SEC and Madoff Reach Agreement on Partial Judgment

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 18, 2009. New York - SEC and Madoff reach agreement on partial judgmentAlston & Bird LLP"...�the SEC announced that it ha[s] submitted a partial judgment to the Honorable Judge Louis L. Stanton, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York...

Ponemon Institute Publishes its Foruth Annual Survey of Costs of Data Breaches

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 18, 2009. 2008 data breach study: average costs increase to $202 per compromised recordPerkins Coie LLP"The Ponemon Institute has published its fourth annual survey of the costs of data breaches."

New York: Google Settles Book Search Case With Authors and Publishers

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 18, 2009. New York - Google settles Book Search Case with authors and publishersMcCarthy T�trault"Google has entered into an agreement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers to settle two lawsuits over Google's Book Search project...

"Controversial" Immigration Provision Included in Final Stimulus Bill

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 18, 2009. Controversial immigration provision included in final stimulus billPorter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP"The conference committee negotiating the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R.1), also known as the stimulus bill, agreed to include one controversial immigration provision, but deleted a second...

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, Search run on February 18, 2009. NYC to use new federal aid to avoid teacher layoffsReuters - USA"Democratic Governor David Paterson, in a speech on Tuesday, said the $14 billion deficit in the state budget that starts on April 1 could be followed by a ...

List of Selected U.S. Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Posted on February 18, 2009
Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reporrts, Congressional letters, draft bills, and other primary source materials. Documents listed are accessible� through subscription to the GalleryWatch...

Selections From National Law Journal Daily Headlines February 18, 2009

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: NLJ.COM, February 18, 2009. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� ABA lowers ethics hurdle for lateral hiring"The American Bar Association's House of Delegates voted on Feb...

New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest February 18, 2009

Posted on February 18, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links�provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: U...

New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists February 18, 2009

Posted on February 18, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylu.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Free With Registration: Surrogate's Practice and ProceedingsWednesday, February 18, 2009By Charles Gibbs and Colleen Carew"Charles Gibbs, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Colleen Carew, a court attorney referee with the Surrogate's Court, Westchester County, write: In a vacuum, an estate plan is intended to dispose of a testator's property at death...

New York Law Journal Lead Articles February 18, 2009

Posted on February 18, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Free With Registration: Circuit Upholds City Law Requiring Chains to Display Calorie Counts Safety Net Recipients Lack Standing to Sue Over Housing Panel Validates Branding Kidnappers of Children as Sex Offenders Small Firms, Solos Face Tough Economic Decisions ABA Eases Rule on Hiring of Laterals With Client Conflicts Correction Free: Newsbriefs

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights February 18, 2009

Posted on February 18, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the LAW.COM service you should be able to click on any of the links below, sign in, and access the full text of all articles listed. A subscription to LAW.COM is needed for online access to this service...

Minorities Victimized More By Crime In Recession: Study

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 18, 2009. "When the economy goes sour, certain minority groups suffer at the hands of criminals more than others, says a study quoted by U.S. News & World Report. Crime statistics from 1973 to 2005 show an increase in violent, non-lethal crime against blacks and Latinos during and after periods of recession, says research scheduled for presentation last Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in Chicago...

Can Mexico Learn "From Columbia in War On Drugs?

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 18, 2009. "A decade ago, before Mexican cities became bloody front lines, the biggest battles in the drug war were taking place 3,000 miles to the south, says the San Diego Union-Tribune. Colombia made headlines as a hotbed for violence, a large part of it tied to the cocaine trade...

Newark NJ: Crime Down But Drug Trade Featured on Reality TV

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 18, 2009. "Demand for drugs in Newark is so high that sellers will literally kill each other to gain a little more market share, the Associated Press reports. Even as the city lowers its crime rate , including a nearly 33 percent drop in homicides last year , the illegal narcotics trade, dominated by heroin and cocaine, continues despite the coordinated efforts of many law enforcement agencies...

Eric Holder Success Story: Community Prosecutors

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 18, 2008. "When Eric Holder was the U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., he started a program that sent prosecutors into communities to get to know residents and local law enforcement - ties that prove helpful when putting together criminal cases, says National Public Radio...

Crime Council Assails News Coverage of Youth Crime

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 18, 2009. "News media coverage of juvenile crime "does not reflect a sufficiently thorough or, in many cases, accurate understanding of youth or youth crime," says the National Council on Crime and Delinquency...

National Academy Forensic Science Critique Due Today

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 18, 2009. "A panel of the National Academy of Sciences is expected to issue its long-awaited critique of forensic science techniques today. TheCrimeReport.org will provide ongoing coverage of the release this afternoon...

Courts Face Budget Cuts; Public Defenders Hard Hit

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source:�Crime and Justice News, February 18, 2009. "The budget emergency facing state governments has produced an alliance of advocates - from business leaders to public defenders and chief judges - who are urging state lawmakers not to slash funding for the courts, reports Stateline...

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Ramsay Tries to Detect Pattern in Killings of Five Police Officers

Posted on February 18, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 18, 2009. "Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey is trying to detect a pattern in the killings of five Philadelphia officers since he took over last year - the highest line-of-duty casualty rate of any force in the nation, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer...

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