Today's Top Stories
• Macy's Barred From Detaining Shoplifters, Demanding Damages
• Manufacturers Have Duty to Warn of Asbestos-Laden Parts
• Queens Judge Strikes Down Pedestrian Protection Law
• Straub Stepping Down From Bench After 18 Years
• Breach of Attorney-Client Privilege Results in New Trial
• Wilson Elser Absorbs Three-Attorney Firm
• Jury Convicts Woman Of Defrauding Government
• Prosecutors Urge Veto of Bill To Alter Definition of Knives
• Probes Into Civil Rights Cold Cases Wind Down
• Muslim Attorneys Navigate Challenges of Ramadan
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• Assuring Reasonable Compensation for Workers' Comp Attorneys and Their Clients
• US Judge Considers Fate of New Florida Abortion Law
• 10 states with the best economies
• Sotomayor Tells Thomas What She Really Thinks About Police Searches
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Macy's has been blocked from detaining suspected shoplifters and demanding they agree to pay damages before they are released. Read More »
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Manufacturers have a duty to warn of the dangers of using their products if they contain asbestos-laden parts from a third party that are essential for those... Read More »
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A law enacted as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's initiative to eliminate pedestrian deaths that created a criminal penalty for motorists who strike and cause... Read More »
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Second Circuit Senior Judge Chester Straub is closing his chambers and assuming inactive status, ending 18 years of hearing appeals in Lower Manhattan. Read More »
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A prosecutor violated attorney-client privilege for a defendant charged with sex crimes by asking him on cross-examination if he had made admissions to his... Read More »
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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker has absorbed a three-attorney New York firm that focuses on trusts and estates, corporate and health care law. Read More »
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A former U.S. Postal Service employee who claimed she spent 15 hours a day in a hot tub to relieve a work-related injury has been convicted of bilking the federal... Read More »
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An association representing the state's prosecutors is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to veto legislation that would modify the Penal Law definitions of switchblades... Read More »
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After more than a half-century of investigations, which have resulted in nine convictions, Mississippi state officials last week announced their decision to... Read More »
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Working as a criminal defense solo practitioner can be challenging work. But Mahmoud Rabah has had the additional challenge this month of handling a full caseload... Read More »
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Mediation is uniquely suited to resolving employment claims, whether they are based upon a “wrongful termination,” discrimination, violation of post-employment restrictive covenants or misuse of trade secrets or confidential information. Importantly, mediation gives the parties control over the outcome and avoids the uncertainties of litigation. Read More » |
A Florida Supreme Court decision striking down a law capping attorney fees in workers' compensation cases has the potential to expand the practice area and... Read More »
A Tallahassee federal judge weighs a Planned Parenthood attempt to block the law set to take effect Friday. Read More »
To make retirement income last, when planning for retirement you might consider the economic health of the state where you'll live. Here are the 10 states with... Read More »
In a powerful dissent, the Supreme Court's first and only Hispanic member discussed 'the talk' that parents in many minority communities must give their chil... Read More »
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