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Second Circuit Review
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp

"Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp, partners at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, discuss Estate of Pew v. Cardarelli, in which the Second Circuit ruled that a state-law securities class action that otherwise satisfies the relatively low jurisdictional threshold for federal removal under CAFA will not be remanded to state court solely because the lawsuit relates in some way to any securities."

Condemnation and Tax Certiorari
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
By Michael Rikon and Joshua H. Rikon

"Michael Rikon, a partner of Goldstein, Goldstein, Rikon & Gottlieb, and Joshua H. Rikon, an associate at the firm, review De Laus v. State of New York, a case where the issue of condemnation blight was central to the court's decision on just compensation. "

OUTSIDE COUNSEL:

A Semantic Sting in 'Sudden Stop' Rear-End Collisions
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
By Joseph D. Nohavicka

" Joseph D. Nohavicka, a principal in the Nohavicka Law Firm, writes that the phrases "sudden stop, or 'stopped suddenly,' should not be interpreted as lexical constructions having the juridical force of creating an issue of fact precluding summary judgment or shifting the burden of production on an opposing party at trial."

REAL ESTATE TRENDS:

Partnership Allocations 101
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
By Ezra Dyckman and Seth Hagen

"Ezra Dyckman, a member of Roberts & Holland, and Seth Hagen, an associate at the firm, write that despite the commonly held notion that partnerships afford nearly limitless flexibility as to how profit and loss will be allocated among partners, new Treasury regulations impose meaningful limits. "